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- USA vs. Portugal: A World Cup draw snatched from USA victory
Team USA came from behind, and went ahead 2-1 against Portugal in Sunday's World Cup match. But Portugal scored with seconds left in the game, to take a 2-2 draw. Thursday, USA plays Germany in a battle to go to the next round.
Parents of renegade South Korean soldier urge surrenderSouth Korea soldiers surrounded a runaway soldier Sunday who is believed to have killed five comrades Saturday night after fleeing his post with his weapon.
Two Palestinians killed as Israeli forces move on West BankIsrael, continuing its search for three kidnapped teenagers, says it has evidence that Hamas was directly involved in the abduction.
Eight arrested for protesting Thai military juntaOne man was taken into custody by plainclothes police for reading George Orwell's 'Nineteen eighty-four' in public, according to a reporter.
Putin supports Ukrainian cease-fireThe Russian president wants both the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists to work on a compromise agreement.
Iraqi militants claim four Anbar towns in two daysSunni insurgents gained additional footing in Iraq's Anbar province, seizing four cities in two days. Iran's supreme leader urged the US to stay out of the mounting conflict.
- Seven priests suspended in Mexico, including one from L.A.
Seven priests suspended: The seven priests under investigation include Rev. Jeffrey Newell, who allegedly abused children in Los Angeles.
Palestinian teenager killed by Israeli troops in arrest raidsIsraeli soldiers killed a 13-year-old Palestinian in clashes during West Bank raids Friday, hospital officials said, as a search for three Israeli teens feared abducted in the territory entered its second week.
If Ukraine crisis continues, Baltic states will back further Russia sanctionsBaltic leaders said on Saturday they would back further sanctions against Russia at a European Union summit next week unless there was a de-escalation in eastern Ukraine where Kiev is trying to quell a pro-Russian insurgency.
Turkish army officers released: 200 'coup plot' officers to be retriedThe Istanbul court ruled Thursday that the officers — who include former army, air force and navy chiefs — be released from prison.
German caver rescued after 2 weeks undergroundGerman caver rescued: In all, 728 people from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Croatia participated in the operation.
Thousands flee Pakistan's North WaziristanMore than 10,000 Pakistanis are fleeing to neighboring Afghanistan, and tens of thousands to Bannu, Pakistan. A ground offensive against the Pakistani Taliban is expected any day.
- Battle for Iraq oil refinery rages, as Maliki calls for US air strikes
The battle for control of Iraq's biggest refinery continued on Thursday. Iraqi troops loyal to the Shiite-led government held off ISIL insurgents who had stormed the perimeter of the Baiji refinery a day earlier, threatening national energy supplies.
NATO sees Russian military resume buildup near Ukrainian borderNATO's Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced the development in a speech Thursday.
Kurds committed abuses in Syria - rights groupKurds in parts of Syria have carried out arbitrary arrests and failed to investigate the killings and disappearance of political opponents, according to Human Rights Watch.
King Felipe VI to be sworn in as Spain's royals try to updateSpain's new king will be sworn in on Thursday in a low-key ceremony which monarchists hope will usher in a new era of popularity for the troubled royal household.
Venezuelan activists discuss protester deaths at United NationsRepresentatives of the student opposition want the UN to visit Venezuela to investigate student protester deaths and possible human rights violations. In addition, Cuban activists discussed jailed dissidents with the UN.
- Boat sinks off western Malaysia, 61 feared drowned
A boat carrying 97 people from Indonesia sank off the western coast of Malaysia, with 61 of the passengers still missing.
- Yemeni forces seek to wrest Sanaa mosque from ousted president
Yemeni forces have surrounded a mosque complex in country's capital, in what is the most dramatic standoff yet between Yemen's current and former presidents.
Africa off to miserable World Cup startDefeat for Algeria on Tuesday completed a miserable start for Africa at the World Cup in Brazil.
