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Anders Breivik trial gets underway in Norway as defendant claims self-defenseAnders Breivik admitted to July 2011 attacks in Norway that killed more than 70 people, but did not take criminal responsibility for them.- High stakes for Iran nuclear talksThis weekend is seen as Tehran's best opportunity to make concessions on the Iran nuclear program if it is has any intention of doing so.
Good Reads: No cyber-utopia for activistsActivists in Syria and elsewhere may find it ever easier to connect online. But the governments that want to thwart them are watching.
Syria cease-fire takes hold, but could be tested by Friday protestsAlthough the Syrian regime flouted a deadline earlier this week, it seems to be abiding by the UN cease-fire that went into effect today.- Sudan says talks off as border fighting with S. Sudan worsensKhartoum mobilized its military after Sudan's attack Monday and South Sudan's counterattack Tuesday. The fighting could threaten the region's oil production, a Sudanese official predicts.
China, Philippines dispute raises tensions in South China SeaWith tensions between China and its neighbors over the South China Sea already high, any disagreement runs the risk of becoming militarized.
Ready for blastoff: North Korea says rocket is set to goAfter weeks of preparation, as well as warnings and condemnation from the international community, North Korea is ready to launch a long-range rocket.
Reports: North Korea planning a new nuclear testThe threat of such a test, coming amid plans to test a controversial rocket this week, is seen as an effort by North Korea to extort more aid from the international community.- Fear not!Reality isn't as scary as some would like us to believe.
Did Libya's revolution topple Mali into crisis?Maybe, but the Tuaregs have longed for independence for decades, and Mali's security has been declining for years.
Arms dealer Viktor Bout, blamed for arming Al Qaeda, receives 25 years in prisonAn angry Moscow has vowed to repatriate Russian arms merchant Viktor Bout, whom a US court convicted of conspiring to kill American citizens.
Assad pulling Syria troops out of cities by Tuesday?Kofi Annan seems to think so. But there are strong grounds for doubt.
9/11 trial to resume at Guantánamo, ending quest for civilian trialThe Pentagon yesterday authorized five 9/11 suspects, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, to be tried in a military commission on the US base in Guantánamo Bay.
Deadly blast at Somali theater mars Mogadishu's budding peaceAt least 10 people were killed in a suicide bombing at Somalia's national theater in Mogadishu. The capital of the wartorn country had been experiencing a revival of sorts.
Netanyahu says Iran sanctions aren't working. His UN ambassador disagrees.Who to believe?
France arrests 10 suspected militants in latest post-Toulouse raidsWhile President Nicolas Sarkozy denies the crackdown on alleged Islamist militants in France has anything to do with last month's shootings in Toulouse, today's raids were the second series since the incident.- To the victor in Egypt's presidential race: a terrible economyThe Muslim Brotherhood has fronted a candidate. A former ally of Mubarak may even run. But whoever wins will start with less than half the foreign reserves Egypt had before the revolution.
- US tightens screws on Pakistan with $10 million bountyYesterday the US announced a $10 million bounty for Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the leader of the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba who lives openly in Pakistan.
- Dubai kicks out US democracy NGO, tooThough far more deftly than Egypt did.
Weapons flowing from Iraqi Sunnis to Syria's rebels?So says a fairly credible CNN report.
