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- Egypt: After 20 days, Morsi still behind bars
Morsi's family has called for his release, threatening to take legal action while divisions rack Egypt.
- Syria death toll climbs as West label civil war a stalemate
This weekend saw one of the highest death tolls for Syrian rebels in a civil war that has now claimed an estimated 93,000 lives.
- Why did the Kremlin release Russian opposition activist Navalny?
Alexei Navalny's surprise release on bail may indicate government uncertainty, but others believe the move was more calculated.
- Conviction of Russian activist Navalny draws condemnation
Opposition leaders says the five-year prison sentence for anticorruption campaigner Alexei Navalny – who had just registered to run for mayor of Moscow – was politically motivated.
- North Korea missiles: Cache of 'obsolete' Cuban weapons seized from North Korean ship
North Korea missiles: Cuba says the 240 tons of weapons were being sent to North Korea for repairs. Many international observers are dubious.
- Capture of Zetas leader may bring more violence
Zetas leader captured: The arrest of drug kingpin Miguel Angel Treviño Morales could open the door to internal power struggles and challenges from other cartels.
- Snowden revelations: What more does he have?
Journalist Glenn Greenwald says the former NSA contractor has 'thousands of documents' that detail how the security agency operates.
- Show time? Snowden to hold meeting in Moscow Airport
The former NSA contractor has invited human rights groups and lawyers to his first public appearance since arriving in Russia last month.
- With F-16s, Obama signals no US challenge to Egypt coup
If Washington deemed Morsi's removal a coup, the US would be legally required to cut its estimated $1.3 billion in military aid.
- Russian report says sarin used in Syria – by rebels
The Russian report alleges that the rebels fired a rocket laced with homemade sarin into Aleppo in March.
- Japan to China: Stop trying to change the region by force
China blasted Japan's 'white paper' defense report about its maritime activities as 'untruthful.'
- Bloodshed in Egypt saps support for military-led transition
At least 40 people were killed Monday at a street demonstration, prompting one of the main religious parties to withdraw support for the military-led transitional government.
- Faulty lead linked Snowden to Bolivian jet, European officials say
On Friday Spain became the first European government to admit it believed Edward Snowden was aboard a flight carrying Bolivia's president that was grounded in Austria Tuesday.
- Canadians ask what 'inspired by Al Qaeda ideology' means
The Mounties say they foiled a pressure cooker bomb plot that was 'inspired by Al Qaeda ideology.' Others find the tie to be tenuous at best.
- Snowden waits in Moscow as asylum rejections pile up
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden applied for asylum to a slew of countries. Some have rejected him outright and for now his best hopes appear to be Venezuela and Bolivia.
- Has NSA spying put US-EU trade deal on the rocks?
Revelations of broad US surveillance of EU offices, particularly in Germany, have angered Europe.
- As Egypt nears boil, leading religious institution calls for calm
Usually apolitical Al Azhar University encouraged dialogue as major anti-Morsi protests loom. The military is also watching closely.
- Long layover: Ecuador says it could take two months to decide on Snowden's asylum
Russian officials say NSA leaker Edward Snowden is still in a Moscow airport.
- Clashes in tightly-controlled Muslim region of China leave 27 dead
The simmering conflict in China's western province of Xinjiang boiled over again Wednesday, with state media reporting 27 people died in the latest violence to hit the largely Muslim region.
- On anniversary of Korea War, cyber fireworks fly
On the 63rd anniversary of the Korean War that divided the peninsula, hackers hit systems in both North and South Korea.