Rice leaves UN with final blast over Syria 'disgrace'
US ambassador Susan Rice left the United Nations on Tuesday slamming the Security Council's failure to act over the worsening Syria conflict as a "moral and strategic disgrace."
Obama, Erdogan discuss Turkish protests
President Barack Obama spoke to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday about the importance of free expression, following days of violence in anti-government demonstrations.
25 June 2013
Alberta faces '10-year recovery' after flood: Redford
Flood damage was estimated in the billions of dollars Monday as residents of the Canadian city of Calgary and other districts began mopping up after deadly floods which killed three people and forced 100,000 to flee.
Taliban attack Afghan presidential palace, CIA office
Taliban militants targeted the presidential palace and national CIA office in central Kabul on Tuesday morning, with gunfire and explosions erupting at one of the gates of the complex in the Afghan capital.
25 June 2013
Fears grow of clashes between Morsi supporters, foes
"In Egypt, there is the Muslim Brotherhood on one side and the rest of Egyptians on the other," says Mahmud Badr, who founded a campaign for the resignation of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.
25 June 2013
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Flooding in Canada forces evacuation in another city
Canadian authorities in the western city of Medicine Hat on Sunday ordered the evacuation of buildings in low-lying areas after flooding killed three people and forced 100,000 to flee.
Police clash anew with Istanbul protesters
Turkish police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon as they dispersed several thousand demonstrators who had gathered anew in central Istanbul in the latest flare-up of protests.
24 June 2013
More protests as Brazilian street speaks
A new wave of street protests swept Brazil on Sunday amid mounting popular support for demands for wide-ranging institutional reform and investment in crumbling public services.
24 June 2013
Seven dead in renewed Iraq attacks
Three car bombs, including a suicide attack, a mortar round and a shooting killed at least seven people Sunday, most of them in northern Iraq where analysts fear tensions could trigger all-out conflict.
24 June 2013
Egypt army to intervene if unrest erupts: minister
Egypt's defence minister has warned that the army will intervene if violence breaks out in the country where opponents of President Mohamed Morsi are planning rallies against him this month.
24 June 2013
Verdict expected in Berlusconi sex trial
An Italian court is expected to deliver its verdict Monday on whether former premier Silvio Berlusconi paid for sex with an underage prostitute and abused his official powers.
Rescuers race against time as India monsoon toll nears 600
Relief teams were racing against time Saturday to rescue tens of thousands of stranded people in rain-ravaged northern India as the death toll from flash floods and landslides neared 600.