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Luis Suarez 4-month ban for biting upheld by CASThe Court of Arbitration for Sport said FIFA's sanctions against Luis Suarez are 'generally proportionate to the offence committed.'
Pope Francis calls for peace on Korean peninsula, while North launches projectilesNorth Korea test-fired an unknown kind of rocket on Thursday off its eastern coast, both before and after the Pontiff made his first public remarks on the Korean peninsula.
Thousands join convoy to Pakistan opposition rallyThe protesters are planning to gather in the nation's capital, seeking the ouster of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over allegations of vote fraud.
Doctors defend decision to not give experimental Ebola drug to Sierra Leone patientDoctors Without Borders defended their decision to not give a Sierra Leone physician an experimental Ebola drug. On Wednesday another top Sierra Leone doctor died of the disease.
Brazilian presidential candidate killed in plane crash, shaking up the raceEduardo Campos' private jet crashed in bad weather today as it prepared to land. He was polling in third place for the Oct. 5 presidential election.
Greece: Tomb unearthed from era of AlexanderGreece tomb unearthed: Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who visited the tightly-guarded site Tuesday, said the discovery 'is clearly extremely important' and dates between 325-300 B.C.
Six French climbers killed in fall on Mont BlancThe climbers, taking part in a two-week mountaineering course with a guide, died on Western Europe's highest mountain, officials said Wednesday, after a night of snow and wind.
France will send arms to Kurds in IraqThe move by the European nation follows a similar plan by the United States as the Kurds battle Islamic militants in the northern part of Iraq.
Maliki says he won't give up PM post until Iraqi court rulesIraq's current prime minister also warns of further turmoil if he is replaced.
- Video journalist and translator killed in Gaza
An Associated Press video journalist and a freelance Palestinian translator were killed Wednesday by an unexploded missile left over from the recent Israeli-Hamas conflict.
Touchstone of Mexican nationalism overturned: gas, oil open to foreign firmsPresident Peña Nieto signed new rules opening state-run oil, gas, and electricity industries to private and foreign companies, saying average Mexicans would gain lower prices and more jobs. Mexico nationalized its oil industry in 1938.
Ukraine approves Red Cross-led humanitarian mission to separatist regionRussia, the United States, and the European Union will help with the aid operation, the Ukrainian government said Monday.
UK pledges surveillance in Iraq, warns of humanitarian crisisPrime Minister David Cameron's Downing Street office said the aircraft would play a comparable role to that carried out while gathering information in areas hit by flooding in Britain earlier this year.
Israel, Hamas agree to Egyptian-brokered cease-fireIsrael and the Hamas militant group on Sunday agreed to 72-hour cease-fire proposal, after previous truce collapsed in renewed violence over the weekend.
Turkey's state-run news declares Erdogan presidential victorTurkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to win the country's first ever direct presidential election in the first round, state-run Anadolu news agency said Sunday.
Iranian passenger plane crashes after takeoff, 39 dead, 9 injuredA regional passenger plane assembled in Iran crashed in a residential area near Tehran's Mehrabad airport shortly after takeoff Sunday. Iran has suffered a series of airplane crashes, blamed on its aging aircraft and poor maintenance.
Kurdish forces claim to recapture 2 Iraqi towns from IS with US air supportKurdish forces recaptured the northern Iraqi towns of Guwair and Makhmur from Islamic State militants, according to a Kurdish leader.
Palestinian negotiators agree to new cease-fire, Israelis waryPalestinian negotiators accepted an Egyptian proposal for a new 72-hour truce with Israel. Israeli authorities, who walked away from negotiations after militants resumed their rocket fire on Israeli, have said they will not negotiate while under fire.
Rival Afghan presidential candidates agree to resolve disputeAbdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani signed a deal promising to cooperate on forming a national unity government. It puts in writing a verbal deal US Secretary of State John Kerry brokered last month.
WHO declares Ebola in west Africa world public health emergencyThe World Health Organization made the declaration Friday, reacting to the outbreak that has claimed over 950 lives in the past few months.
