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Execution drugs spark controversy as supplies dwindle The US is turning to new drugs for lethal injections as supplies of the current standard dwindle, sparking lawsuits from death row prisoners that the changes will cause undue suffering.

11 October 2013

Obama says captured Libyan will be brought to justice US President Barack Obama said Tuesday an alleged Al-Qaeda operative snatched by US commandos in Libya was involved in plots that killed hundreds of people and will be brought to justice.

09 October 2013

Chemical watchdog plans to deploy second team to Syria The world's chemical watchdog said Tuesday it will send a second team of inspectors to help dismantle Syria's arsenal, as regime warplanes bombed rebels in the northwest of the country.

09 October 2013

China police fire on Tibetan protesters: rights groups Chinese police opened fire on a group of protesters in Tibet, injuring 60, overseas rights organisations said Wednesday, in the latest flare-up over the authorities' tight control of the region.

09 October 2013

US military interrogating wanted Al-Qaeda suspect The US military was holding and secretly interrogating an alleged Al-Qaeda operative Monday, after weekend raids on Libya and Somalia which also targeted an elusive Islamist Shebab commander.

08 October 2013

Typhoon Fitow slams into China Typhoon Fitow barrelled into China's east coast early Monday, packing winds of more than 200 kilometres an hour after hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated.

07 October 2013

US vows 'relentless' terror fight after Somalia, Libya raids The United States pledged Sunday to keep "relentless pressure" on terror groups following the daring capture of an Al-Qaeda operative in Libya and the storming of a Shebab stronghold in Somalia.

07 October 2013

44 dead as Egypt Islamists try to galvanise protests At least 44 people were killed in clashes between Islamists and police in Egypt on Sunday, as thousands of the military's supporters marked the anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.

07 October 2013

Mali arrests dozens after disgruntled soldiers' protest Around 30 Malian soldiers suspected of involvement in protests that left one wounded earlier this week have been arrested and turned over to paramilitary police.

06 October 2013

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Flights cancelled as typhoon nears Japan's Okinawa Powerful Typhoon Fitow is expected to hit Japan's southern island chain of Okinawa on Saturday, with domestic and international flights to and from the islands cancelled.

05 October 2013

Turkish MPs extend possible troop dispatch mandate in Syria conflict Turkey's parliament on Thursday extended for one year a mandate that would allow Ankara to send troops to war-ravaged Syria if necessary.

05 October 2013

13 members of Anonymous indicted on US hacking charges Thirteen alleged members of the loosely organized hacker collective known as Anonymous were indicted Thursday in connection with a series of online attacks on US companies and trade groups.

05 October 2013

Arms experts see Syria progress, on-site inspections soon International experts preparing to destroy Syria's chemical weapons arsenal said they had made "encouraging" progress Thursday and expect to carry out on-site inspections within days.

04 October 2013

US police shoot woman dead after White House car chase US police shot a female motorist dead after she led them on a high-speed chase from near the White House through the streets of downtown Washington to the Capitol building.

04 October 2013

Screams as migrants in Italy boat disaster drowned Locals on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa fought back tears as they spoke of the desperate rush to haul dozens of drowning immigrants out of the sea as hundreds around them sank into the black waters.

04 October 2013

Protesters clash with police in Mexico City demo Protesters clashed with riot police in Mexico City on Wednesday, leaving dozens injured as thousands of people marched to mark the anniversary of the 1968 massacre of students.

04 October 2013

French court leaves Ablyazov in jail, eyes extradition hearings in December French court has for the second time denied release on bail to the ex-chairman of Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.

03 October 2013

Protesters attack Russian embassy in Libya Dozens of angry protesters tried to storm Russia's embassy in Tripoli on Wednesday after reports that a Russian woman had killed a Libyan army officer.

03 October 2013

New leak at crippled Fukushima nuclear plant: TEPCO Another leak of radioactive water has been found at Fukushima, the plant's Japanese operator said Thursday, the latest setback for the troubled clean-up at the broken nuclear power station.

03 October 2013