Ten dead in plane crash in Russian Far East
Ten people died and four were injured Wednesday when a small plane crashed in Russia's Far East in the country's latest aviation disaster.
12 September 2012
Gruesome details on wartime Kosovo organ harvesting: TV
A former Kosovo rebel witness described in an interview how he removed a prisoner's heart for the black market in organs during the 1990s Kosovo conflict, Serbian RTS state television reported.
12 September 2012
'Iron Lady' of Cuban dissident goes on hunger strike
Marta Beatriz Roque, the 67 year-old "Iron Lady" of Cuban dissidents, began a hunger strike Monday to protest conditions that opponents to the Communist regime face on the island.
12 September 2012
Liberated town turns to Islamic law until end of Syria chaos
Judge Mahmud Aqeed listens sympathetically to the woes of a tenant locked in a dispute with his landlord before turning to Islamic sharia law for a ruling in this liberated, rebel-held northern Syria town.
Wave of attacks kills 88 in Iraq
A wave of more than 30 attacks across Iraq killed 88 people and wounded more than 400 on Saturday and Sunday, security and medical sources said, with the security forces and markets among the targets.
11 September 2012
Serbia says it has witness to Kosovo organ harvesting
Serbia said Sunday it had a former Kosovo rebel witness who allegedly took part in removing the heart of a Serb prisoner for the international black market in organs during the 1990s Kosovo conflict.
11 September 2012
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Police wait to interview key Alps shooting witness, 7
Police were on Monday waiting to question a young British girl seen as the key to solving the mystery of a shooting on a lonely forest road that left three members of her family and a cyclist dead.
10 September 2012
Brahimi begins Syria mission with Egypt, League talks
UN and Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi on Monday begins his Syria mission by meeting League officials and senior Egyptian leaders before heading to Damascus on his first official trip to the region.
10 September 2012
Thailand grapples with killer student gangs
Sweat dripping from their foreheads as they complete a set of press-ups, students at a Thai army boot camp are momentary allies, but a spate of gang shootings suggests it is an uneasy peace.
09 September 2012
War of words on streets of Syria's Aleppo
At Sayyed Ali Square in central Aleppo, rebels cry out "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest) to which Syrian government troops respond "You will soon join him," before the shooting starts up again.
All eyes on France after Alps massacre: British press
The horrific massacre of a British-Iraqi family in the French Alps dominated the front pages of Britain's newspapers on Friday with the performance of French investigators coming under the microscope.
08 September 2012
EU ministers explore fresh help to Syria opposition
EU foreign ministers gather in Cyprus some 100 kilometres from the Syrian coast Friday to explore how to best assist its opposition while defusing a humanitarian crisis looming in Europe's backyard.
08 September 2012
Rebels to seek ceasefire in Colombia peace talks
Colombia's FARC rebel group said Thursday it will seek a ceasefire in Latin America's oldest armed conflict when peace talks begin next month with the government, which has ruled out a truce.
08 September 2012
Lufthansa cabin crew begin 24-hour strike: company
A 24-hour strike called by Lufthansa cabin crew at German airports got under way Friday, the company said -- the latest in a series of work stoppages in a dispute over pay and conditions.
