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- Glasgow helicopter crashes into pub: Courage amid tragedy
A police helicopter crashed onto a crowded Glasgow, Scotland, pub Friday night, killing one and injuring 32. People formed a human chain to help pass the injured people out of the pub.
- North Korea airs 'confession' by 85-year-old American detainee
A US veteran of the Korean War, Merrill Newman, 85, has been detained by North Korea since late October. North Korean state media released a video showing Newman allegedly apologizing for past and recent crimes against the country.
- Could Afghanistan collapse after next year?
President Hamid Karzai has so far declined to sign a pact that would keep US troops in Afghanistan after 2104. Analysts in both the US and Afghanistan say that, in doing so, the embattled leader is taking a great risk with his country's security.
- China says it scrambled fighters to eye US, Japanese flights in its new defense zone
Less than a week after declaring a maritime defense zone extending between China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan, China has sent fighter planes to investigate foreign military flights in the new zone.
- Implementation of Iran nuclear deal could begin next month
The interim deal reached last week sets out a six-month time period for Iran to curb its nuclear program and the international community to provide sanctions relief.
- Syrian refugee children are becoming the family breadwinners
According to a new UN report, nearly one in two Syrian refugee families living outside a camp rely entirely or partly on income generated by a child.
- North Korea probably restarting nuclear reactor, says IAEA
Activity at a nuclear reactor in North Korea suggests the reactor is restarting, says the IAEA. And a satellite image from Aug. 31 showed white steam rising from a building that houses the reactor's steam turbines and electric generators.
- Berlusconi pledges to lead Italian politics from the outside: How?
While Italy's Senate voted to remove former prime minister and convicted tax evader Silvio Berlusconi from its ranks, he vowed to lead from the sidelines. Berlusconi owns the country's largest private broadcaster.
- Japan, China, South Korea: Strained relations cause problems for US
China's declaration of a maritime air defense zone escalates its territorial dispute with Japan and recently, Japan's relations with South Korea have faltered over the use of Korean sex slaves in WWII, leaving the US in a complicated position.
- Former deputy prime minister is passionate leader of anti-government Thai protests
Vowing to die for his cause and to never negotiate, former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban is spearheading mass street protests calling for the resignation of Thailand's Prime Minster, who is seen as a proxy for her brother, a controversial former prime minster.
- Latvian prime minister resigns in wake of supermarket tragedy
Latvia's Prime Minster Valdis Dombrovskis, the country's longest-serving prime minister, unexpectedly resigned Wednesday. Some have blamed the abolition of the state construction authority for the recent collapse of a supermarket roof which killed 54 people.
- Brazil stadium collapse kills 3
Brazil stadium collapse: A crane at the stadium hosting the 2014 World Cup opener in Sao Paulo, Brazil, collapsed Wednesday, destroying part of the stands and killing 3 people. The accident may delay the completion of the 70,000-seat stadium.
- German stocks rise as Merkel forges 'grand coalition'
On Wednesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats agreed to form a coalition government with the Social Democrats, buoying German stocks above their peers in Europe.
- China: American B-52 bombers crossed through airspace claimed by China: Why?
China: B-52s flew through a swath of the East China Sea just days after China asserted military control over it. The B-52s were unarmed, say US officials.
- Amanda Knox: Italian prosecutor demands guilty verdict in murder retrial
Amanda Knox is being retried in Italy for the 2007 murder of British roommate Meredith Kercher. Amanda Knox was found guilty of Kercher's murder in 2009 and served time in prison being released on appeal two years ago.
- Stoning adulterers? New Afghan law could bring back Taliban-era punishments.
Stoning adulterers – or shooting them – could become law again in Afghanistan, says a senior official. During the Taliban regime, convicted adulterers were routinely shot or stoned.
- Libyan army clashes with Islamist militias in Benghazi: 9 killed
Libya: Earlier this month, dozens were killed when Tripoli residents took to the streets to protest the presence of militias, prompting government action against the militants.
- Tiananmen Square attack was 'jihadi operation,' claims Islamist group
The Turkestan Islamic Party Saturday released a Uighur-language speech from its leader Abdullah Mansour. He said the Oct. 28 attack, and other jihadi operations by holy warriors, was only the beginning of attacks on Chinese authorities.
- Three London slaves: A commune or a cult?
Two of the three women, enslaved in London for three decades, started living together in a collective or commune, say police. Police also said the three women were kept in place by "invisible handcuffs" and may have been brainwashed.
- Rebels capture oil field, Syria responds with airstrikes
Syrian government airstrikes on rebel-held areas in the north on Saturday killed at least 44 people. And Al Qaeda-linked fighters ousted government troops from the al-Omar oil field during an overnight battle.