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- Hurricane Sandy hammers Cuba: Is Florida next?
Hurricane Sandy hit Cuba Thursday as a Category 2 hurricane. Flash flood warnings were issued. Hurricane Sandy is expect to hit the Bahamas later today. Sandy could pass by southeastern Florida by Friday.
- Easing restrictions and barriers could improve African food trade
A report by the World Bank found that easing fees, rules, and border restrictions could help Africa's food crisis, and could also lead to economic growth.
- Tropical storm Sandy closes Jamaica airports
Tropical storm Sandy is headed for Jamaica, Bahamas, and Cuba. Tropical storm Sandy could dump as much as 20 inches of rain.
- Tropical Storm Sandy threatens Jamaica
Tropical Storm Sandy will likely become a hurricane before it strikes land in Jamaica on Wednesday, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. Jamaicans are preparing for the storm, which may cause flash flooding and landslides.
- Ahmadinejad denied prison visit in Iran, a sign of his lame duck status
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was denied a prison visit by Iran's judiciary after a request to visit a former aide who is now in prison.
- Clintons preside over opening of $300 million industrial park in Haiti
On Monday, a South Korean textile company opened a 600-acre industrial park in Haiti. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton were on hand, as well as a number of American celebrities.
- Pussy Riot to prison colony: Two women transferred from Moscow jail
Pussy Riot to prison colony: Two members of the band Pussy Riot were each transferred from a Moscow jail Maria Alekhina was sent to a prison colony in the Urals and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova was sent to a prison colony in Mordovia.
- Lance Armstrong stripped of Tour de France cycling titles
The head of the International Cycling Union said Armstrong deserves to be forgotten in cycling.
- Shelling in former Gaddafi stronghold demonstrates instability
Libya's leadership has struggled to impose their authority in a well-armed country. Opposing militias have been shelling Bani Walid, a former Gaddafi stronghold.
- Iran and US can agree on one thing: There are no direct talks planned
Iran's foreign minister echoed White House denials that the two countries are scheduled to have direct bilateral negotiations on Iran's nuclear program.
- Lebanese mourn anti-Syrian official killed in car bombing
Thousands of Lebanese attended the funeral for Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan, an opponent of Syria, who died in a massive car bombing. Some have called him a martyr.
- Taxi bomb hits Syrian capital as UN envoy pushes for cease-fire
The bomb killed at least 13 people in Damascus. In another part of the capital, UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met with President Bashar Assad.
- Baby elephant rescue video: It doesn't get any more heartwarming
Baby elephant rescue: A video of the rescue of a baby elephant in a Kenyan national park tugs at the heartstrings. Wait for the final moments when mother and baby are reunited.
- Shot Pakistani girl Malala Yousufzai 'doing well': On her feet and writing
Shot Pakistani girl: Malala Yousufzai, a 15-year old advocate of education for Pakistani girls, was shot by the Taliban. Yousufzai is recovering rapidly in a British hospital.
- Syria: Airstrikes leave dozens dead
The Syrian war continues as airstrikes target opposition-held cities in the northern part of the country. Restrictions against journalists make it difficult to confirm the death tolls, but activists say more than 40 people have been killed.
- Libya: Militia commander under investigation
American media reports have suggested Ahmed Abu Khattala was the leader of the September attacks that killed four, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. The investigation is ongoing.
- Syria's wealthy business owners face war-time squeeze
Many wealthy businessmen in Syria continue to support President Bashar al-Assad. But some have expressed frustration or have fled abroad, as the conflict in their country and its economy worsens.
- CIA officer killed in Afghan suicide blast, US official says
Yet another insider attack has taken the lives of a CIA operative and a female soldier last weekend in Kandahar province, according to an unnamed US defense official.
- Sihanouk comes home to Cambodia for final time
Mourners, in the hundreds of thousands, lined streets in the nation's capital to pay homage to the former monarch on Wednesday.
- Million dollar art heist in Netherlands
Paintings by Picasso, Matisse, and Monet are among several stolen from a Dutch art gallery in Rotterdam.