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- More Syrian military attacks near Damascus
Syrian forces moved against a town near the capital Thursday, using tanks and artillery to flush out opposition fighters.
- North Korea's figurehead head of state will attend Iran summit
Rather than sending supreme leader Kim Jong-un to a developing nations summit in Iran, North Korea will send their figurehead leader of state, Kim Yong-nam.
- Greek premier will meet with Merkel and Hollande in bailout extension talks
The Greek premier will be meeting with eurozone leaders this week to negotiate an extension to Greece's timetable for making financial reforms and retaining access to bailout funds.
- Russia: West is 'openly instigating' Syrian civil war
In a statement on Wednesday, Russian officials accused Western powers of doing nothing to end the conflict in Syria, saying they were instead instigating it.
- Russia dismisses foreign criticism of Pussy Riot trial
Western governments have said the sentences handed down to the female band members were unreasonable. Russia's Foreign Ministry calls this criticism 'biased and politically charged.'
- Israel's foreign minister wants new elections to replace Palestinian leader Abbas
Avigdor Lieberman wrote to Middle East mediators, calling for new elections to replace Palestinian President Abbas. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu disassociated himself from the letter.
- Syrian forces shell two Damascus neighborhoods
Activists report over 30 deaths as a result of the bombardment Wednesday, part of President Assad's campaign to defeat opposition elements across the nation.
- Tajik troops shoot at protesters, witnesses say
Hundreds gathered in front of a regional headquarters to demand an explanation for the death of a local leader, residents say. Analysts believe the government of Tajikistan has launched a crackdown on former warlords.
- Interim Ethiopian PM to stay on until 2015 elections
Hailemariam Desalegn, who assumed the prime minister's office upon the death of Meles Zenawi Monday, will finish Zenawi's five-year term.
- Detained Chinese activists return by boat from Japan
The activists arrived in Hong Kong but that isn't likely to end the crisis over the disputed islands. Japan says it will prosecute any Chinese who land on the islands that may be near gas deposits.
- Syrian minister warns US against intervention after chemical weapons remarks
The comments came a day after President Barack Obama said the US would reconsider its opposition to military involvement in the Syrian civil war if Bashar Assad's government deploys or uses chemical or biological weapons, describing it as a 'red line' for the United States.
- Moscow court responsible for sentencing Pussy Riot hacked
'Putin's thieving gang is robbing our country! Wake up, comrades,' read the website of the court after it was attacked by activists associated with Anonymous.
- Anonymous attacks UK government websites to protest Assange-case
Downing Street, the office of Prime Minister Cameron and the Home Office said attempts to disrupt the work of their sites had failed or caused minor problems.
- US Joint Chiefs of Staff's plane damaged in Afghanistan
Gen. Martin Dempsey was not near the plane at the time of the overnight strike, officials say. It is not considered an intentional attack on the aircraft. Dempsey was in Afghanistan to raise the issue of 'insider' shootings by Afghan security forces.
- Meles Zenawi, Ethiopian Prime Minister and Western ally, dies
Meles Zenawi gained power in 1991 and went on to become a towering political figure on the African continent who was widely credited for steering one of the world's poorest countries to high economic growth. He died overnight in a Brussels hospital after a battle with illness.
- Moscow: Will police find other Pussy Riot members?
After the conviction of three members of the Russian band, Pussy Riot, Russian police are still searching for others. The punk band released its most recent anti-Putin song on Friday.
- Obama warns Syria of 'enormous consequences'
U.S. President Barack Obama threatened Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against using or moving weapons of mass destruction. Obama said the U.S. is preparing a 'range of contingency plans' should Assad ignore his warning.
- Some South African miners back to work after shooting
Owner Lonmin has threatened about 3,000 striking workers with dismissal if they do not show up at work in the platinum mine northwest of Johannesburg. But only a quarter of them returned to work after the police shooting that killed 34 last week.
- South Korean conservative politician could become first female president
Park Geun-hye won her New Frontier Party's presidential primary easily. Polls show Park is ahead of any of the declared liberal opponents by double digits for December's election.
- US general talks with Afghan officials about attacks on NATO personnel
Attacks from inside the Afghan security forces have been climbing. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed the rise as well as the progress with the military campaign with US commanders in the field.