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- Video: Guatemala volcano forces 17 villages to be evacuated
Guatemala volcano: The Volcan del Fuego erupted six miles from Antigua, Guatemala. The volcano spewed rivers of bright orange lava down its flanks on Thursday, authorities ordered more than 33,000 people evacuated.
- 16-year-old Mexican hit man, 'El Nino,' linked to 50 murders
A 16-year-old confessed to Mexican police that he took part in executions while working for a drug cartel.
- Prosecutor's arguement against former UBS trader begins Friday
A former trader for UBS will be tried in British court for fraud and false accounting. 'Unauthorized trading' and the culture of UBS are expected to come up in trial.
- Guatemala volcano erupts, forcing 33,000 to evacuate homes
Guatemala volcano: At least 17 villages near the Volcan del Fuego, six miles from the colonial city of Antigua, are being evacuated. The eruption of the volcano could cause a disruption in airline flights in and out of Guatemala.
- The Coptic Christian in California behind the anti-Islamic film
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, a Coptic Christian, says that he helped with logistics for the film "Innocence of Muslims," which mocked Muslims. He denied directing the film. But there's evidence to suggest the filmmaker, Sam Bacile is an alias, which is strikingly similar to Nakoula's middle name.
- Violence erupts in Venezuela when challenger campaigns in Chavez stronghold
A large crowd of supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez turned violent when opposition candidate Henrique Capriles campaigned in a Chavez-leaning area.
- Elite Marines sent to Tripoli in wake of Libya attack
A group of US Marines have been sent to Tripoli in response to an attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, during which the US ambassador to Libya was killed.
- Dutch vote could affect how EU tackles debt crisis
The free-market Liberal party and the center-left Labor party, running neck in neck in Dutch polls, could end up forming a centrist coalition and leave extremist parties out of government.
- Pakistan factory fires claim over 300 lives
Tuesday night, fires separately broke out at a garment factory in Karachi and a shoe factory in Lahore.
- In Egypt, Libya fierce clashes cause damage, death
Response to a U.S. film protestors say insulted the Prophet Mohammad lead to the death of one American and injured others in Benghazi, Libya. Protestors demanded the movie be banned and asked for an apology.
- Murray's US Open tennis win caps spectacular British athletic summer
Andy Murray became the first British man to win a Grand Slam tennis event since Fred Perry won the US Championship in 1936. That feat, along with a Tour de France champion, and successful Olympic and Paralympic Games in London, have the British in a sporting splendor.
- Angelina Jolie: Will her visit to Jordan help Syrian refugees?
Angelina Jolie met with women Syrian refugees in Jordan. Jordan has taken in some 200,000 Syrians – the largest number in the region.
- Somalia gets a new president
Somalia's parliament elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the new leader for the African nation on Monday.
- Yemeni defense minister unhurt after deadly bomb attack
13 people, including part of the minister's security detail, were killed when a car bomb exploded as the minister's motorcade was driving by in the Yemeni capital.
- Tropical storm Leslie hammers Newfoundland
Tropical storm Leslie arrived in Newfoundland, Canada, Tuesday morning. Tropical storm Leslie brought heavy rains and hurricane-force wind gusts up to 81 m.p.h.
- Oregon town angers China with controversial mural
A mural painted along the top of a building at a busy intersection in Corvallis, Ore., has angered Chinese consular officials. The mural's themes are China's human rights violations and independence for Taiwan.
- US transfers control of Bagram prison to Afghans
The United States handed control of the controversial giant Bagram prison to Afghan authorities on Monday. Hundreds of Afghan soldiers watched as an Afghan flag was hoisted in front of the prison at the huge US-run airfield north of Kabul, as part of a plan to withdraw foreign troops from combat operations in 2014.
- Al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula No. 2 killed in Yemen drone strike, government says
Yemeni military sources say Said al-Shehri was killed last week in an operation thought to have been carried out by a US drone.
- Death toll rises to 30 in Aleppo car bombing
The blast, in Syria's largest city, occurred near two hospitals. Some reports say both military personnel and civilians are among the victims.
- China reacts to Japan's plans to buy islands claimed by China and Taiwan
Japan says it will buy three uninhabited islands in the East China Sea. Beijing said it would not "sit back and watch its territorial sovereignty violated." The islands are part of what Japan calls the Senkakus, and China calls the Diaoyu group