Human remains found after Australian croc attack: reports
Police reportedly found human remains Tuesday in the search for a 12-year-old boy snatched by a crocodile in northern Australia, and scaled back operations to a body recovery mission.
Violence rages on Damascus outskirts: monitor
Syrian rebels and government troops clashed Sunday in restive districts of Damascus, a monitoring group said, as representatives of the warring sides met for peace talks in Geneva.
Ukraine eyes state of emergency as ministry seized
Ukraine threatened to impose a state of emergency on Monday after demonstrators occupied the justice ministry and protests demanding the president's resignation spread despite a power-sharing offer.
Boy, 12, taken by crocodile in Australia
A 12-year-old boy was feared dead after being snatched by a saltwater crocodile while swimming in Australia's Northern Territory.
27 January 2014
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Protesters, police in standoff in Kiev after sporadic clashesProtesters and Ukrainian police were on Saturday still locked in a tense standoff in Kiev after a night of sporadic clashes that erupted despite a truce and offer of concessions by President Viktor Yanukovych.
26 January 2014
6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia's JavaA 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's main island of Java on Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported, but local officials said there was no risk of a tsunami.
Ukraine police deny responsibility for gunshot deathsUkrainian police have confirmed that two young men who died in the latest clashes with security forces were killed by gunshot wounds but denied responsibility for their deaths.
Australian police crack global money-laundering racketAustralian police revealed they had cracked a major global money-laundering ring with operatives in more than 20 countries and funds syphoned off to groups reported to include Hezbollah.
24 January 2014
Ukraine protesters give president ultimatum after deadly clashesUkraine's opposition threatened to go on the attack on Thursday unless the government agreed to concessions to quell protests that have left five activists dead in the first fatalities of two months of anti-government rallies.
23 January 2014
South Africa braces for mass platinum strikeTens of thousands of workers at the world's three top platinum producers were set to down tools Thursday in a pay strike that could have a devastating impact in Africa's largest economy.