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- Greeks hit the streets, comparing latest austerity measures to dictatorship
Greek leaders say the country has no choice but to adopt the latest round of austerity measures, but eurozone leaders are skeptical Greece will follow through.
- Twin explosions rock security HQs in Syrian city Aleppo
The blasts come as escalating violence between regime forces and an increasingly militarized opposition has raised fears the conflict is spiraling toward civil war.
- Crisis in Maldives: Police issue warrant for ousted president
The former president of the Maldives awaited arrest in his house on Thursday, vowing to stay and fight against the government he says ousted him in a coup.
- Iran evades US sanctions by paying with gold
Iran bought 200,000 tons of Australian, and possibly US, wheat last week with gold. Commodities traders say Iran is also pitching oil barter deals for grains.
- Sanctions on Iran: Iranians face shortages of rice, corn, and cooking oil
US and European sanctions are preventing Iran from buying enough rice, cooking oil, and other staples, say commodities traders. Prices for food are rising in Iran.
- Negros earthquake: President Aquino criticizes shoddy road building
Negros earthquake: President Aquino visited Negros province where an earthquake struck Monday. Dozens of people are still missing, perhaps buried in landslides caused by the 6.9 magnitude quake.
- Maldives president asks for unity while rioting rages on
Backers of the Maldives former president clashed with police while the country's new leader sought to bring unity to government after months of turmoil.
- Why Israeli radio transmits in Farsi for listeners in Iran
Iranians in Israel run Radio Radisin, a private, Farsi-language station that tries to build a bridge between Israel and Iran
- 29 Chinese kidnapped workers held in Sudan released
Twenty-nine Chinese workers abducted by rebels in Sudan more than a week ago have been released, state media said.
- Trouble in paradise: Maldives president steps down amid protests
In the archipelago nation known for its beach resorts, Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed was forced to resign after the military clashed with protesting police dissidents.
- Negros earthquake: Urgent rescue efforts as death toll rises
Negros earthquake: Philippines President Aquino ordered armed forces to join rescue efforts on Negros Island as the death toll from Monday's 6.9 quake rose to 22.
- Alberto Contador stripped of Tour de France title amid doping scandal
Alberto Contador of Spain, a three-time Tour de France champion, was stripped of his 2010 title by the Court of Arbitration for Sport because of a failed drug test.
- Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 60 years on throne
Queen Elizabeth II: Dressed in a Tiffany-blue hat and colorful overcoat against the winter cold, she was greeted by well-wishers in the snow-covered town of King's Lynn at an event planned to mark Accession Day, the anniversary of the day she became queen in 1952.
- Rescuers dig to reach dozens after Philippines quake
At least 13 people were killed and 40 are believed missing, most of them along the shore near the epicenter of the 6.9-magnitude quake that struck in a narrow strait just off Negros Island.
- Seven Syrian embassies attacked by anti-Assad protesters
From London to Australia, mobs attacked Syrian embassies to protest the reported killing of civilians in Homs by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.
- Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria
Russia and China on Saturday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad. The other 13 members of the council, including the US, Britain, and France, voted in favor of the resolution aimed at stopping the ongoing violence in Syria.
- UN council to vote on Syria amid new assault
In an unusual weekend session, European envoys to the UN Security Council said they would vote on a resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down. The move came as more than 200 people reportedly were killed in one of the worst episodes of the uprising.
- Anonymous hacks FBI email, eavesdrops on call to Scotland Yard
Anonymous hackers listened to a sensitive conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard that discussed strategy for dealing with a hacking case.
- Iran working on missile that could reach the US, warns Israel
Iran is working on a missile that could travel 6,000 miles, and reach the US, says Israel's vice prime minister. A mysterious explosion killed 17 on Nov. 12 at the military base in Iran where Israel says the missile is being developed.
- Most-wanted terror leaders killed in the Philippines
Philippine officials say they killed members of the group Abu Sayyaf, which has been behind kidnappings, bomb attacks, and beheadings, terrorizing the country for over 20 years.