Australian flooding claims victim
A woman swept from a bridge in her car becomes the first victim of widespread flooding in the Australian state of Queensland.
Palestinian dies following rally
A Palestinian woman has died after inhaling gas fired by Israeli troops during a protest against the West Bank barrier at Bilin on Friday, medics say.
A top ally of the man widely recognized as Ivory Coast's president said incumbent Laurent Gbagbo is using stalling tactics to stay in power and urged the international community on Saturday to intervene with "legitimate force" to remove him.
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Cardinal says Cuba will free prisoners as promised
Catholic Cardinal Jaime Ortega assured on Saturday that "in coming months" Cuban leaders would release 11 political prisoners as promised under a landmark deal with the government.
Chavez, Clinton shake hands, chat amid tensions
US Secretary of State saw the Venezuelan President at the inauguration of new Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.
Ivory Coast leader says he is victim of 'world plot'
Ivory Coast's incumbent leader, Laurent Gbagbo, who has refused to cede power, has accused world leaders of launching a coup to oust him. Meanwhile, the UN has warned Gbagbo supporters not to attack the hotel where his political rival, Alassane Ouattara, is being protected by hundreds of UN peacekeepers.
Russia-China oil pipeline opens
The first oil pipeline linking the world's biggest oil producer, Russia, and the world's biggest consumer of energy, China, begins operation.
Public Workers Facing Outrage as Budget Crises Grow
Across the nation, a rising irritation with public employee unions is palpable, as a wounded economy has blown gaping holes in state, city and town budgets.
Ireland's financial distress pushes horses out to die
In this country of lush green landscapes, celebrated for its traditional love of horses and the generations of racing thoroughbreds it has bred to conquer the racetracks of the world, the Dunsink tip on the outskirts of the Irish capital is a place that wounds the heart.
Whose 1977 Peugeot would raise $1m at auction?
A 33-year-old car owned by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that has been put up for auction reportedly attracts an offer of $1m (£640,000)
Gazan youth vent anger with all sides
An anonymous group of students has created a document to express their frustration born of Hamas's violent crackdowns on 'western decadence', the destruction wreaked by Israel's attacks and the political games played by Fatah and the UN
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