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- Leaders of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood face prosecution
Legal prosecutions are the next phase in the crackdown against Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood. In addition to ousted President Mohammed Morsi, other leaders of the group face charges of inciting violence and terrorism.
- Laos plane crashes in Mekong River
A Lao Airlines turboprop aircraft crashed Wednesday in the Mekong River, killing all 49 people from 11 countries on board, say Lao authorities.
- Shoeless Indian boys: No Nikes needed to win basketball tournament
Shoeless Indian boys: They weren't just shoeless, they were short. But the Trique Indian team of boys from Mexico swept all six games in South American basketball tournament.
- Iran talks: Serious and substantive, but without breakthrough
Despite a change in tone, this week's talks between Iran and six other nations, including the U.S., did not yield tangible results. The group will reconvene next month.
- Tropical Storm Octave sees another storm take shape nearby
Tropical Storm Octave is moving towards Mexico's Pacific coastline. Meanwhile, another tropical system has formed in the Pacific Ocean near Tropical Storm Octave.
- Typhoon Wipha triggers mudslide, leaving 17 dead in Japan
Typhoon Wipha hammered the east coast of Japan with heavy rain and 110 m.p.h. winds. A landslide on Izu Oshima island left 16 dead and destroyed dozens of homes.
- Queen Elizabeth II was away when armed, mentally ill man charged queen's palace
Is Queen Elizabeth II in danger? No. A man with a history of mental illness tried to rush through a Buckingham Palace gate carrying a six-inch knife, say prosecutors, but Queen Elizabeth II was away and the man was quickly apprehended.
- Philippines earthquake: Did Muslim holiday save lives?
Philippines earthquake: The magnitude 7.2 earthquake Tuesday struck Cebu and Bohol hardest, killing at least 90 people. But some say the toll could have been higher if the country hadn't declared a new Muslim holiday.
- Philippines earthquake: Major quake hits island of Bohol
Philippines earthquake: A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Philippines Tuesday a.m., destroying buildings and leaving at least 93 dead in Cebu and Bohol.
- Madeleine McCann: Police release new images of suspect
Madeleine McCann, then aged three, disappeared in 2007 while on a family trip to Portugal. Police say they have created a new timeline for Madeleine McCann's suspected abduction.
- F-35 fighter jets: Norway doubles its order for F-35 fighters, from 6 to 12
F-35 fighter jets: Norway is increasing its purchase order on F-35 fighter jets from six fighters to 12, Norwegian officials announced. In 2011, Norway ordered four F-35 fighter jets.
- Al Qaeda claims it captured a US drone base in Yemen
Al Qaeda claims their September attack targeted an operations room used by the US for drone strikes, but a Yemeni official says the base was only for anti-piracy operations.
- Gunmen kidnap 7 Red Cross workers in Syria
The team -- six international workers and a local volunteer -- were returning to Damascus after delivering medical supplies.
- Earthquake in Greece: A 6.4 magnitude quake shakes Crete
Earthquake in Greece: A major quake shook Greece but caused little damage and no serious injuries were reported. The magnitude 6.4 earthquake Saturday was centered off the coast of the island of Crete.
- Cyclone Phailin, a monster storm, hammers India
Cyclone Phailin, a category 5 storm with winds up to 184 miles per hour, hit India's east coast Saturday. More than 500,000 people had evacuated their homes, seeking shelter from cyclone Phailin.
- Taj Mahal photo lands Miss Universe in hot water
Taj Mahal photo: Police Inspector Sushant Gaur said American Olivia Culpo and others in her group are accused of violating India's Heritage Act. Culpo, from Cranston, Rhode Island, was on a 10-day visit to India.
- Car bomb damages Swedish and Finnish consulates in Libya
Sweden's and Finland's consulates in Benghazi occupy the same building. Authorities say no one was injured in the blast.
- Why Malala Yousafzai won Europe's $65,000 human rights award
Malala Yousafzai won the Sakharov Award, Europe's top human rights award. The Pakistan teenager was shot by the Taliban for being an advocate for girls' education.
- Passenger lands plane: British passenger gets help from airport officials
Passenger lands plane: After the pilot of a small plane became ill, a passenger with no flying experience safely landed it at a British airport.
- Tottenham Hotspur falls to West Ham as use of derogatory word persists
Tottenham Hotspur fell to their Premier League rivals Sunday in London. And a Tottenham Hotspur fan found himself under arrest for using what some consider a racist word in the stadium.