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- 'Cruel' gunman filmed attack on French Jewish school
France's interior minister said the alleged shooter was captured on surveillance video videotaping his deadly attack.
- George Tupou V, King of Tonga, introduced democracy
Tongan Prime Minister Lord Siale'ataonga Tu'ivakano said in a brief radio address Monday that the king died at 3 p.m. Sunday during a visit to Hong Kong. He didn't give a cause of death, but said further details and funeral plans would be released when available.
- Greek finance minister quits post to lead struggling Socialist party
Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos is resigning his cabinet post amid the ongoing debt crisis to lead the Socialist party in general elections this spring.
- Maoist rebels abduct two Italians on vacation in India
Maoist rebels say they abducted two Italians on vacation after they were spotted taking photos of women from one of India's indigenous tribes who were bathing in a river in the eastern state.
- French school shooting: A serial killer of Jews and Arabs?
The fatal shooting at a Jewish school in Toulouse, France, on Monday is the third motorcycle killing in France in a week. Four French paratroopers, reportedly of Arab origin, were shot last week.
- Response to 'proselytizing'? Al Qaeda group claims killing of US teacher in Yemen.
Joel Shrun, an American teaching English in Yemen, was killed by motorcycle-riding gunmen on Sunday.
- Why North Korea missile launch angers US, Japan
North Korea announced plans to launch a satellite atop a ballistic missile. The US says North Korea would be violating a UN resolution.
- Swiss couple, held by Taliban, 'escape'
A Swiss couple, held hostage by the Taliban for nearly a year, say they escaped. The Taliban says they paid a ransom.
- At least 500 to run for Egyptian presidency
Eection officials say 500 have obtained applications to officially declare their candidacy for the vote, which follows last year's ouster of longtime authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak.
- Swiss bus accident kills 28, mostly Belgian schoolchildren
A group of Belgian students and two adults were among the dead as the result of a bus accident in the Swiss alps late Tuesday.
- Japan earthquake: Northern Japan rattled by 6.8 earthquake
Japan earthquake: Tokyo was hit by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake Tuesday. Northern Japan - the same area hit last year - was struck by a 6.8 earthquake. But there were no injuries reported.
- Taliban fire on Afghan president's brothers at shooting memorial service
Qayum and Shah Walid Karzai and other top Afghan officials in their delegation escaped in their cars unharmed from the Tuesday ambush in the country's south.
- Kony 2012: Director of video agrees with critics
Kony 2012: The ICC chief prosecutor praised the Kony 2012 video Monday. The director of the Invisible Children viral video agrees that he 'oversimplified' the issues.
- Is this France or Phoenix? Sarkozy touts 'Buy American' and border security
Facing tough re-election, France's Nicolas Sarkozy is calling for beefed up European borders and for a 'Buy European Act' modeled on the American version.
- Chinese police shoot three in Tibet amid protests
One was killed and two others wounded by the police.
- Island nation of Kiribati contemplates move to Fiji
The leaders of the Pacific nation, archipelago of 103,000 people, are considering moving their entire population to Fiji if climate change brings rising waters.
- Italian president: UK action 'inexplicable' on Nigerian hostage rescue bid
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano called UK action 'inexplicable' in failing to inform his government before launching a botched rescue mission with Nigerian forces that led to the deaths of British and Italian hostages held by a militant Islamist group.
- Syria's deputy oil minister defects to protest Assad crackdown
Abdo Husameddine's announcement came one day after the top US general said President Barack Obama has asked for a preliminary review of military options in Syria, as the conflict grows increasingly dire.
- Invisible Children causes stir online, seeks to help end wartime atrocities
Invisible Children is back with another film, "Kony 2012," which is lighting up the social mediasphere.
- Israelis critical of Netanyahu Iran-Holocaust comparison
The Nazi Holocaust of World War II is a delicate and charged topic in Israel, and many felt Benjamin Netanyahu's repeated equating of the Nazis with the possible modern-day threat of a nuclear-armed Iran went too far.