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- Turkey mine disaster: Rescue efforts continue as death toll rises
The death toll after an explosion in a coal mine in Turkey rose to 232 on Wednesday. Hundreds more miners are believed trapped in the mine.
- Why judge ordered mental evaluation for Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius was ordered by the judge in his murder trial to undergo an evaluation for mental illness after a psychiatrist diagnosed Pistorius with "mental anxiety." The trial will be delayed 30 days.
- U.N.'s chief negotiator on Syria resigns
Former Algerian foreign minister and longtime U.N. diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi resigned as the international point person on Syria Tuesday. Brahimi managed to get officials from the Assad regime and rebel representatives through two rounds of peace talks in Geneva, but they ended with no resolution.
- Anti-Semitism low in US, high in Greece, says global survey
Greece was the most anti-Semitic country in Western Europe, and Sweden was the least, based on an Anti-Defamation League survey of 102 countries. In the United States, nine percent of adults were found to harbor anti-Semitic views.
- Fall from grace: Former Israeli PM sentenced to six years in prison
Ehud Olmert was sent to prison for his role in a bribery case, in what many saw as triumph of Israel's justice system. He's the first former Israeli prime minister to go to prison.
- Google search results now limited by European court
In a decision that lifts privacy rights above freedom of information, Europe's highest court ruled individuals should have control over Google search results showing personal information. The decision applies to all search engines.
- Mozzarella arrests? How Italian buffalo mozzarella led to 13 arrests.
Mozzarella arrests: Police in Italy have shut down a mozzarella factory and arrested 13 people after finding that the 'buffalo mozzarella' included cheaper imported cow milk along with prized local buffalo milk.
- Oscar Pistorius: Are lawyers using 'anxiety' defense?
Oscar Pistorius was diagnosed as having an anxiety disorder, says a psychiatrist, who testified at his murder trial Monday. The psychiatrist said Oscar Pistorius would be more likely to 'fight' than run from an intruder.
- Boko Haram: New video of captive schoolgirls offers prisoner exchange
Nigerian Islamist militants released a new video of the 276 school girls it kidnapped last month. The leader wants Nigeria to release Boko Haram prisoners in exchange for the freedom of the hostages.
- South African election commission officially declares ANC victors
The African National Congress is the current ruling party in South Africa; the results were predicted by exit polls and confirmed Saturday.
- Nigeria: Boko Haram blows up a bridge, abducts retired police officer's family
Violence is escalating even as the international response builds to rescue hundreds of schoolgirls recently kidnapped by the militants.
- Can a hashtag really help kidnapped Nigerian girls?
#BringBackOurGirls hashtag is spreading in social media, and includes first lady Michelle Obama as a promoter. But what can a hashtag do to help?
- Two US embassy officers killed Yemeni attackers last month
The Americans, who were attached to the embassy in Sanaa, fended off an attempted kidnapping in a firefight late last month according to the State Department.
- Ukraine warns eastern provinces against secession vote
The acting president of Ukraine said that the referendums could lead to dire results for the pro-Russian provinces.
- Popular anger towards China a test for Vietnam
An escalating naval dispute has given fire to street protests upset at China, but the Vietnamese government fears that genie might not be able to be put back in the bottle.
- Syrians stream into Homs after rebel surrender
Thousands are starting to return home after two years of fighting.
- Nigerian kidnapping draws experts from Britain, US
Nigerian kidnapping: China and France have also promised help, and the deputy prime minister of Spain, Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, told reporters in Madrid on Friday that her government had decided to make available a specialist team from the police to assist, if Nigeria approves.
- Mexico earthquake shakes pacific coast and the capital
Mexico earthquake: A 6.8-magnitude quake shook the southern Pacific coast of Mexico as well as the capital where office workers streamed into the streets away from high-rise buildings Thursday. There were no reports of injuries.
- Jamaica crash landing caused by pilot error, says report
Jamaica crash landing: An American Airlines jet crash landed in Jamaica, breaking into three pieces in 2009. All 154 people aboard survived the crash landing, but 14 had serious injuries, though not life-threatening. An official report says the crew botched the landing in heavy rain.
- Syrian rebels withdraw from Homs, marking key victory for Assad
The exit of roughly 1,200 rebel fighters from their last remaining strongholds in Homs marked a de-facto end of the rebellion in the war shattered city. Homs was one of the first places to rise up against the rule of Syrian President Bashar Assad.