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- Ahead of austerity cuts, Greek protests get violent
Athens descended into violence Wednesday when a few hundred protesters clashed with riot police ahead of a crucial parliamentary vote on new spending cuts.
- Guatemala earthquake: Strong 7.5 quake shakes region, at least one fatality
Guatemala earthquake: The 7.5 magnitude quake collapsed houses and a school building, injuring eight people. The earthquake, off the Guatemala coast, was felt as far away as Mexico City. .
- After winning re-election, Obama faces Iran, Syria
President Obama's re-election ensures continuity in US foreign policy, he now faces the governments of Iran, Syria, and possibly China.
- Britain to reach out to Syrian opposition
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron is set to tour a Syrian refugee camp on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Britain plans to reach out to the Syrian opposition, but will not be providing military advice.
- Greeks strike over spending cuts before crucial austerity vote
The strike has brought public transport to a virtual standstill and shuttered schools, banks, and local government offices in Greece the day before Parliament votes on a new round of wage and pension cuts.
- British PM Cameron says Assad could leave Syria
British Prime Minister David Cameron told the Arab news network Al Arabiya arrangements can be made to move the Syrian president out of the country.
- Iran's proxy war?
From Iranian hackers suspected of damaging Saudi oil facility computers to a suspected Hezbollah drone shot down over Israel, the largely hidden war between Iran and its foes seems to be heating up.
- Bahrain bomb attacks kill two migrant workers
Activists and government officials blame each other as the government has stepped up efforts to quell an uprising that has crippled the economy.
- Egypt's new Coptic pope faces charged political scene
Amid rampant complaints of discrimination against Coptic Christians in Egypt, Pope Tawadros II becomes the 118th Coptic leader.
- Suicide car bomber kills 50 soldiers, Syrian opposition says
Another day of relentless violence in Syria coincided with more unity talks in Qatar among opposition factions.
- Vatican trial: The butler did it, but did the IT guy help?
Claudio Sciarpelletti, an IT technician, is expected to come off with a light sentence. Many Vatican watchers say both men could be pawns in a palace power struggle.
- Syrian rebels capture oil field, but oil not marketable
Oil used to be a major source of revenue for the regime of President Bashar Assad before the European Union and the United States imposed an embargo on Syria's crude exports last year.
- Bo Xilai kicked out of China's Communist Party
Disgraced politician Bo Xilai has been formally expelled from China's Communist Party, almost one year after the murder of a British businessman sent his political ascent into a tailspin.
- India's Congress party rallies hundreds of thousands in Delhi
The ruling party is trying to reclaim momentum following years of crippling corruption scandals and political paralysis.
- European Union gives Somalia $200 million in aid
The European Union began a new aid program for Somalia Saturday. The goal is to restore a central government, improve the legal system, education, and security in a country that recently saw an end to more than two decades of conflict.
- Taliban suicide bomber kills 5 in Pakistan
A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up near a gas station in northwest Pakistan. The blast killed five bystanders, including the head of the local anti-Taliban militia.
- Syrian rebels attack key government airbase
Saturday morning Syrian rebels tried to disrupt air strikes that have pummeled their strongholds by launching an assault on a government airbase. The attack highlights questions of organization and disunion amongst the rebels.
- Northern Irish police arrest two for prison guard's murder
One of the two men arrested, alleged republican militant Colin Duffy, has been charged with multiple murders over the past two decades, although he was never successfully convicted.
- Day of the Dead takes on new meaning for families of Mexico's disappeared
Mexicans traditionally visit the graves of dead relatives on the Day of the Dead, but it's a difficult time for the families of the thousands of Mexicans who have disappeared amid Mexico's drug violence.
- Saudi Arabia: Explosion topples building, burns cars
An explosion in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia killed 23 people, Thursday. Dozens more were injured in the blast. The fire has been contained, officials say.