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Thailand's war-weary southerners fear coup will erode new freedomsMany Thai southerners fear the military will use the recent coup to roll back hard-won freedoms, including infringing on the freedom of the press.
How to end the conflict in Ukraine? Build a wall in the eastA Ukrainian oligarch has offered $136 million to build a six-foot high wall to keep Russian support from flowing through Ukraine's porous border.
USA beats Ghana 2-1: US goals bookend World Cup matchUSA beats Ghana 2-1: The US team scored a goal 32 seconds into their World Cup game with Ghana, and then a second goal just 4 minutes before the end of play.
Lionel Messi: Argentines made too many mistakes in World Cup vs BosniaLionel Messi, the Argentina captain, said his team committed too many mistakes in its 2-1 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina, including starting the game with two attackers instead of three.
Tony Blair: Refusal to intervene in Syria to blame for Iraq crisisIn an essay issued Sunday, Blair called for Western countries to intervene in Syria, though he did not specify how.
Aung San Suu Kyi rejects rule barring her from Myanmar presidencyAung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, says its up the 'will of the people,' not a Constitutional clause that forbids anyone with a foreign spouse or children from becoming president.
- Israeli forces sweep West Bank towns, hunting for kidnapped teens
Israel says members of Hamas kidnapped the three Israeli seminary students. They disappeared on Thursday after leaving a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank.
ISIS militants post images that reportedly show massacre of Iraqi soldiersAlso, as the government stepped up security around Baghdad, a deadly car bombing took ten lives in the capital on Sunday.
Curfew lifted in Bangkok, giving a green light to the red-light districtA midnight curfew that had been in place in Bangkok since the Thai army staged a coup May 22, was lifted Friday. Bangkok is known for its notorious nightlife, a big draw for tourists.
World Cup 2014: Colombia trounces Greece, so who needs Falcao?Colombia beat Greece 3-1 in the first World Cup 2014 match. Colombia's attacking style, even without star striker Radamel Falcao,
was too much for Greece.
Rouhani says Iran is ready to help in IraqIran's President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday, Iran would be willing to help fight militants in Iraq, if asked. More than 4,200 Iranians have reportedly volunteered to go into Iraq to protect Shiite shrines.
Accidental explosion kills eight in Syrian town near Iraq borderA British human rights group says eight people were killed and 21 wounded when a bomb exploded accidentally in the car of a local arms dealer who was at a weapons market in the eastern Syrian town Mayadeen trying to sell the device.
Old allegiances and hatreds threaten to redraw Middle East bordersCivil war, sectarian bloodshed, and leadership failures are redefining Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Libya, with quasi-states forming. Foreign-drawn borders that resulted in relatively stable countries for a century may soon be irrelevant.
Afghans vote in presidential runoffAfghans voted Saturday in a presidential runoff between former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah and ex-World Bank official and former finance minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai.
Rouhani declares sanctions regime broken, says nuclear deal still possibleIran's President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday, even if a final nuclear deal is not reached by the July 20 deadline, the sanction system against Iran will not be rebuilt. He also said Iran remains committed to the negotiations.
Hundreds of young Shiite men volunteer to fight Sunni militants in IraqIn response to a call by top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, hundreds of young Iraqi men have volunteered to join the fight against Sunni militants advancing in the north. The conflict threatens to push the country into civil war.
Separatists shoot down Ukrainian military plane, killing 49Ukrainian forces faced a major setback Saturday, when Russian separatists in Luhansk shot down a military transport plane, killing 40 Ukrainian troops, and the crew of nine. On Saturday, NATO released images showing Russian tank movement near the border.
- Ukrainian forces reclaim port city from pro-Russian separatists
The port city of Mariupol is back in the hands of the Ukrainian government as of Friday, as Russia threatens to cut gas imports to the nation.
Jets in East China Sea: Japan and China blame each other for encounterOn Wednesday, Japan lodged a diplomatic protest with Beijing over the incident. In response, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson told reporters, 'China strongly opposes and protests Japan's act of ignoring the facts, shifting the blame onto the victim, aggressive slandering and hyping the so-called China threat.'
Kim Jong Un warns weather men for incorrect forecastsIt remains to be seen whether the North Korean leader's trip to the state-run Hydro-Meteorological Service, reported by state media Tuesday, will lead to more accurate weather predictions.
