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Global retirement crisis: What it means from Tokyo to ParisEven before the Great Recession, workers worldwide faced a looming global retirement crisis. As retirement benefits are slashed and traditional pension plans eliminated, the post-WWII generation will face lower standards of living.
Antarctica: Cracking ice raises hopes aboard ice-bound shipIce began cracking, a positive sign as an Australian ice-breaking vessel approached the Akademik Shokalskiy, a Russian ship that has been stranded in Antarctica since Dec. 24.
Aleppo: Barrel bombs kill 25 Saturday, hundreds in recent weeksAn air strike by the Syrian army killed at least 25 people at a vegetable market in Aleppo Saturday. Hundreds have been killed by improvised 'barrel bombs' in recent weeks, including scores of women and children.
Israel to release some Palestinian prisoners, build 1,400 new West Bank homesUS officials say Israel plans to release about two dozen Palestinian prisoners on Dec. 30, the third group to be freed since peace talks resumed. Israeli officials also say 1,400 new homes will be added settlements in the West Bank.
Third icebreaker in route to rescue stranded Antarctic research teamAn Australian icebreaker is expected to arrive Sunday, to rescue a Russian research ship in Antarctica. Two icebreakers were forced to turn back while attempting to rescue the ship, which has been stuck in heavy ice since Christmas Eve.
Iraq: Prominent Sunni lawmaker arrested on terrorism chargesIraqi troops have detained Ahmed al-Alwani, a prominent organizer of Sunni protests against Iraq's Shiite-led government. Al-Alwani faces charges of terrorism and inciting violence.
Libyan government releases 4 American military personnel detained FridayFour Americans, who appeared to have been checking potential evacuation routes for US diplomats in Tripoli, were detained on Friday and held for several hours.
South Sudan: 'White Army' marches toward contested state capitalSouth Sudan's former Vice President Riek Machar rejected Friday's agreement end to hostilities. On Saturday, 25,000 young men known as the 'White Army,' from the same tribe as Machar, marched toward Bor.
One protester killed as Cairo police clash with striking studentsFor weeks students at Al-Azhar, Egypt's main Islamic university, have been protesting against the ousting of President Mohammed Morsi. On Saturday, riot police moved into the campus, spraying tear gas.
One protester killed in Thailand as political crisis deepensThailand's political turmoil took another turn Saturday, as demonstrators seeking to oust the prime minster blocked candidates from registering from upcoming elections. An activist was killed when gunmen opened fire on guards in a protest camp.
26 killed in fire on Bangalore-Nanded train in southern IndiaAt least 26 passengers were killed Saturday, unable to escape a fire that broke out in two cars on an express train traveling through the western state of Maharashtra in India.
South Sudan government agrees to end hostilitiesSouth Sudan's government has agreed to end hostilities, say regional leaders, raising hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to cease the violence that has displaced more than 120,000 people.
American hostage, abducted in Pakistan, calls for help in Al Qaeda videoWarren Weinstein, abducted from his home in Lahore in August 2011, is shown begging for help from the US government in a video released Thursday by Al Qaeda. The White House has called for Weinstein's immediate release but has said it won't negotiate with Al Qaeda.
Pope denounces violence against modern-day Christian martyrsPope Francis on Thursday drew parallels between the martyred St. Stephen and modern victims of religious persecution. He denounced discrimination and violence, especially in countries where religious freedom is guaranteed by law.
Russia: Greenpeace activists can return home. Will this buy goodwill for Sochi?Russia: Greenpeace activists are now free to leave Russia. Officials dropped criminal charges on Wednesday and began issuing visas Thursday. The charges stemmed from a September protest outside an Arctic oil rig.
- Queen Elizabeth posthumously pardons computer pioneer Alan Turing
Britain has pardoned Alan Turing, the code breaker key to winning WWII and laying the foundation for the computer age, for his conviction for "gross indecency" stemming from his relationship with another man in 1952.
Kalashnikov dies: 'I sleep well,' said the designer of the AK-47Kalashnikov died Monday. Mikhail "Misha" Kalashnikov designed the AK-47, the world's most popular firearm. An estimated 100 million Kalashnikov rifles are in use worldwide.
More than 1,000 killed, thousands more trying to flee Bor, South SudanSome 3,000 foreigners are trapped in Bor, a South Sudan city in one of the most violent areas of a week-long conflict that has likely killed more than 1,000 people, a top UN official said Monday.
Khodorkovsky: I will try to free other prisonersThe former Russian oil tycoon said he would not return to Russia, however.
South Sudan rebellion spreads as UN evacuatesThe state capital of South Sudan's oil-producing Unity State fell to rebels and the UN announced the evacuation of all non-essential staff from Juba, the national capital.
