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- 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 suspectMadeleine 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 12F-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 YemenAl 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 CreteEarthquake 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 IndiaCyclone 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 waterTaj 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 LibyaSweden'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 awardMalala 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 officialsPassenger 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 persistsTottenham 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.
- Monster truck hits crowd: How safe are spectators?
Monster truck hits crowd at an event in Chihuahua, Mexico, killing eight people and injuring 79. What steps are taken to prevent a monster truck from hitting a crowd of spectators?
Iraq: 14 children, Shiite pilgrims killed in suicide bombingsSunday saw two deadly suicide bombings in Iraq, one at the playground of a primary school, killing at least 14 children and their headmaster. The other attack was on a group of Shiite pilgrims on their way to a shrine in Baghdad, the second in two days.
8 killed in monster truck accident in MexicoA monster truck drove into a crowd of spectators when the driver lost control at a Mexican air show Saturday, killing at least eight people and injuring 80.
Wladimir Klitschko beats Povetkin, retains titlesWladimir Klitschko, of Ukraine, retained his World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation belts Saturday, handing Russian Alexander Povetkin his first defeat in 27 fights.
German embassy guard gunned down outside Yemen supermarketA security guard employed by the German embassy in Sanaa, Yemen was shot as he was leaving a supermarket Sunday. It is the latest in a series of attacks against foreign and local officials, which bear the hallmarks of al Qaeda.
Divers recover more migrants' bodies in MediterraneanOn Sunday, divers began again recovering the bodies of hundreds of African migrants who drowned last week when a boat packed with 500 people caught fire and capsized near Sicily.
- Gunmen kill 16 Libyan soldiers
At least 16 Libyan soldiers died and more were wounded on Saturday, after men in vehicles mounted with machine guns attacked a military post south of Tripoli.
Irish voters reject PM's call to abolish senateBy a slim margin, Ireland voted to retain is upper house of parliament, despite a campaign by the prime minister and some opposition members to do away with the chamber, which has limited power.
