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- Assad's forces bomb rebel-held neighborhoods in Homs
On Saturday the Syrian military bombed Homs, the country's third largest city, as part of an on-going effort to retake cities controlled by rebel forces. Activists also reported heavy shelling and tanks, in what may be the most violent day in Homs since the conflict in Syria began.
- Obama asks Egyptians to denounce violence on eve of mass protest
On Saturday, President Barack Obama said he was concerned about the political violence and unrest in Egypt, and called on both supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and the opposition to begin a constructive dialogue.
- Obama calls Nelson Mandela 'one of the greatest people in history'
Visiting South Africa Saturday, President Barack Obama noted the courage of nation's ailing anti-apartheid leader and former President, Nelson Mandela, and encouraged other world leaders to follow his example. The Obamas will visit with some of Mandela's relatives.
- Senior Vatican cleric arrested in money smuggling case
Monsignor Nunzio Scarano worked in the Vatican's financial administration and was taken into custody Friday.
- China knife attack death toll increases
China knife attack results in multiple deaths in the Xinjiang region. Police stations were one of the targets in the China knife attack.
- Pentagon slammed for $1 billion deal with banned arms dealer
Including the new contract, the Pentagon has spent more than $1 billion on helicopters and related maintenance and service with Rosoboronexport, Assad's top arms supplier.
- EU leaders win breakthrough on budget deal
The new, unanimous, multi-year European Union budget, which includes the first cuts to EU spending in its history, determines what the bloc can spend on common infrastructure like railway or road projects, farming subsidies, and aid to poor countries.
- Kate Middleton and Prince William release new baby details
Kate Middleton, now officially 'Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge,' still won't say if the heir to the crown is a boy or a girl, but she's revealing a few other facts.
- Rioting in western China: Why are 27 dead?
Rioting in western China: In one of the deadliest incidents since 2009, rioting broke out and assailants attacked police and other people with knives and set fire to police cars in western China Wednesday.
- Snowden stuck in Moscow: Public support falls
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden flew to Moscow from Hong Kong on Sunday. His ongoing presence in a Moscow airport may test the relationship between the United States and Russia. He faces U.S. charges of espionage for leaking secret government surveillance details.
- Nelson Mandela: Why Zuma cancelled a trip
Nelson Mandela: The health of South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela, continues in "very critical" condition. President Jacob Zuma cancelled a planned trip to neighboring Mozambique after visiting the revered former leader on Wednesday.
- Vatican no-show: Pope Francis skips gala concert, shocking cardinals
The day before the concert, Pope Francis said bishops should be 'close to the people' and not have 'the mentality of a prince.'
- 'Bunga bunga' busted: Berlusconi convicted of hiring underage girl for sex
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's infamous former premier, was sentenced to seven years in prison and banned from politics for life for paying an underage Moroccan prostitute for sex during so-called 'bunga bunga' parties.
- Caroline Kennedy lights memorial flame in Ireland
Caroline Kennedy lit a memorial flame in Ireland 50 years after her father, John F. Kennedy, made his iconic trip there. 'No visit . . . meant more to him that his visit to Ireland,' said Caroline Kennedy.
- Maria Sharapova slams Serena Williams for rape, boyfriend remarks
Maria Sharapova returned a verbal volley at Serena Williams over veiled remarks Williams made about her in a Rolling Stone interview. Sharapova and Williams will play at Wimbledon this week.
- 24 hours of Le Mans: Audi leads, but driver dies
24 hours of Le Mans: Danish driver Allan Simonsen was killed in the first 10 minutes of the race. The Audi team was in the lead but two cars faced mechanical problems some six hours into the 24 hours of Le Mans, which will end Sunday.
- Brazil's protests force President Dilma Rousseff to respond
A nationally broadcast speech ended Rousseff's much-criticized silence in the face of large-scale demonstrations that have roiled Brazil for more than a week.
- Italy earthquake measures 5.2, causes some damage
Italy earthquake: Italy's Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said the quake occurred at 12:33 p.m. in a mountainous region near the Tuscan coast between the provinces of Massa e Carrara and Lucca.
- Who does Pope Francis blame for world hunger?
At a UN Food and Agriculture Organization conference, Pope Francis launched criticisms at 'the dictatorship of the economy' and the spread of consumerist values.
- Cambodia's lost city discovered near Angkor Wat
Cambodia's lost city of Mahendraparvata lay hidden beneath a canopy of dense vegetation. Airborne lasers produced a detailed map of a vast cityscape, including highways and previously undiscovered temples near Cambodia's prized Angkor Wat temples.