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- Brazil: unfinished overpass collapses, killing at least two
Brazil overpass collapse: For the host city of the World Cup the incident is the biggest embarrassment yet for the country's hosting of the soccer tournament, which has been carried out with less chaos than many had feared.
- Uganda airport threat warned by US Embassy
Uganda airport threat: The Entebbe International Airport could be attacked on Thursday between 9 and 11 p.m. local time, the embassy said on its website, citing information obtained from Ugandan police.
- Omar al-Shishani, Chechen in Syria, rising star in ISIS leadership
Omar al-Shishani, one of hundreds of Chechens who have been among the toughest jihadi fighters in Syria, has emerged as the face of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
- China bans Ramadan fast in security crackdown
China bans Ramadan fasting: Statements posted in the past several days on websites of schools, government agencies and local party organizations in the Xinjiang region said the ban was aimed at protecting students' wellbeing and preventing use of schools and government offices to promote religion.
- Rob Ford: 'Every drug you can probably think of,' I've done
Rob Ford, who just returned from rehab, refused to say whether he'd resign if he falls of the wagon again. Asked if that was good enough for the people of Toronto,Ford said it would be up to them to decide in the Oct. 27 election.
- Oscar Pistorius 'a paradox,' according to physician
Oscar Pistorius's disability leads to anxiety about being able to move quickly from danger, says a doctor who has treated the Olympian. Oscar Pistorius's murder trial continued Thursday in South Africa.
- Why Saudi Arabia sent 30,000 troops to Iraq border
Saudi Arabia sent 30,000 soldiers to its border with Iraq after reports that Iraqi soldiers had abandoned their posts, reports Saudi-owned al-Arabiya TV. But Iraqi officials denied Iraqi forces had withdrawn. Saudi Arabia also named a new spy chief.
- 511 Hong Kong protesters arrested in overnight sit-in
Police forcibly removed hundreds of protesters from a central avenue running through the heart of Hong Kong early Wednesday morning. Demonstrators staged a sit-in to push for the right to elect their leader free of Beijing's influence.
- Former French President Sarkozy under investigation in corruption probe
Nicolas Sarkozy spent much of Tuesday being questioned about possible influence peddling within the French government.
- Iraq PM says Islamic state declaration threatens region
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki also offered amnesty to Sunni militants during a televised speech to the nation Wednesday.
- Suspected revenge killing sparks violence in Jerusalem
Israeli police clashed with Palestinians Wednesday in the nation's capital, following the funeral for three Israeli teenagers, the kidnapping of an Arab teenager, and the discovery of a body.
- Amanda Knox ex-beau wants third trial, provides different alibis
Amanda Knox trial: Raffaele Sollecito hopes the Court of Cassation will rule he deserves yet another trial and throw out the 25-year sentence he received in January from a Florence appeals court.
- Hong Kong democracy rally brings out 500,000, organizers say
Police say the number was less than 100,000. But organizers had hoped to outdistance, in terms of the number of participants, a 2003 march against a proposed anti-subversion law.
- After building collapse in India, survivors found days later
Building collapse: Rescue workers pulled seven more survivors from under the concrete ruins of a collapsed 11-story building in India on Tuesday. The building collapsed on Saturday night with nearly 90 contract workers in the basement, at least 29 people have been killed.
- Car bombing in northeast Nigeria: Boko Haram suspected, dozens feared dead
Tuesday's deadly bombing in Maiduguri appears to be the continuation of a string of fatal explosions around Nigeria and allegedly linked to the militant Islamist sect.
- Andy Murray Wimbledon rematch with Novak Djokovic? Final may be repeat of 2013.
With back-to-back, straight-set victories, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic moved closer to a semifinal showdown that would be a rematch of the final last year, when Murray beat Djokovic to become the first British man since 1936 to win Wimbledon.
- French veil ban on Muslim face covers upheld by European court
French veil ban: Since 2011, France has banned women from hiding their face in public. France has the largest Muslim population in Western Europe, but a court ruled that the veil ban is a legitimate bid to promote harmony in a diverse population.
- Germany vs. Algeria: World Cup kisses goodbye to Africa
Germany vs. Algeria and France vs. Nigeria: Monday's games sent Germany and France to the quarterfinals and ended any chance of the World Cup heading to Africa.
- Ukrainian cease-fire expires, with no extension yet
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday as the truce came to a close.
- Jozy Altidore available to play in Tuesday's World Cup game vs. Belgium, says US
Jozy Altidore was injured in the US opening match against Ghana on June 16 and didn't appear in their next two games. He has been working out on his own.