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Libya's Saif Gadhafi could be tried within weeks, official says
Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of Libya's deposed leader Moammar Gadhafi, could go on trial "within weeks or months," Libya's interior minister said Sunday.
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Syrian violence grows after U.N. veto
After world leaders decried the U.N. Security Council's failure to pass a resolution on Syria, reports of violence surged once again in the besieged country.
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Protesters clash with police in Cairo as anger mounts
Demonstrators clashed with police outside the interior ministry in Cairo on Sunday as anger mounts over a deadly stampede at a soccer match that killed dozens last week.
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Heathrow cancels flights as snow blankets London
Heathrow Airport, one of the world's busiest international airports, canceled about three out of 10 flights Sunday as several inches of snow fell on London overnight.
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Finland set to elect new president
Finland heads to the polls Sunday to elect a new leader, with a former finance minister running against the nation's first openly gay presidential candidate, according to the country's media.
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Thousands stranded by rising floodwaters in Australia
Authorities were using military helicopters and a C-130 cargo plane Sunday to evacuate thousands of residents stranded by rising floodwaters in the eastern Australian province of Queensland, the government said.
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Papua New Guinea to shift to recovery mode in ferry sinking
Authorities in Papua New Guinea said Sunday it may be time to shift from rescue to recovery mode in their search for 98 people who remain unaccounted for in last week's ferry sinking.
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Strong words at U.N. after vetoes
U.N. Security Council members used strong language after Russia and China vetoed a resolution condemning Syria for human rights violations and attacks against its citizens.
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U.S. brigadier general dies in Afghanistan
U.S. Brig. Gen. Terence Hildner died in Kabul of apparent natural causes, officials said, making him one of the highest ranking officers to die in Afghanistan.
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Security Council's Syria resolution fails
As international anger grows over reports of the Syrian regime's mass carnage, a U.N. Security Council draft resolution condemning Syria failed Saturday after Russia and China voted against it.
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Dozens killed at South Sudan peace meeting
At least 37 people were killed during a shootout at a meeting to resolve cattle disputes in South Sudan, officials said Saturday, the latest in a spate of violence in the world's newest nation.
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Flooding strands thousands in eastern Australia
Heavy rains left thousands stranded in eastern Australia on Saturday as authorities warned of more flooding and urged several communities to flee to higher ground.
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More die as Egypt protests escalate
Nine people died over two days in clashes between Egyptian police and protesters amid reports of inadequate security at a soccer match that devolved into a riot in which 79 fans were killed, officials said Friday.
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U.S. accuses Sudan of bombing civillians
The United States accused Sudan of targeting civilians in recent airstrikes, including one that destroyed a Bible school in South Kordofan, an oil-rich Sudanese province that borders the newly-created independent country of South Sudan.
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Hackers release private FBI call about hackers
The loose organization of hackers known as Anonymous released a recording Friday of a telephone call between the FBI and Scotland Yard that it claims to have recorded surreptitiously.
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Men sentenced to 18 years for slaying S. African lesbian
Gay rights advocates in South Africa hailed a judge's sentencing of four men to 18 years each in prison for brutally slaying a 19-year-old lesbian.
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Group: Syrian forces tortured children
Children have been "killed, arrested, and tortured," according to a Human Rights Watch report. The group asked the U.N. to help stop the abuse.
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Iran's leader warns U.S. on war
The supreme leader of Iran issued a blunt warning Friday that war would be detrimental to the United States.
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Protests shrouded in secrecy
As U.N. officials debate measures against the violence in Syria, individuals there are living it. Many protest in nightly rituals -- small, exhilarating stands for freedom.
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Officials: 2 kidnapped Americans released in Egypt
Two American tourists have been kidnapped in the southern part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, a security official said Friday.
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