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Brazil faced with mounting public sector strikes Already confronted with the impact of a global economic slowdown, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's government is now having to cope with its first major wave of public sector strikes.

20 August 2012 12:59

Billions of dollars but no peace in Sudan's Darfur More than four years after an African Union-UN peacekeeping force costing billions of dollars arrived in Sudan's restive western region of Darfur, peace remains elusive and some question the mission's value.

20 August 2012 12:04

US army judge declines Fort Hood shooter's guilty plea A US soldier accused of killing 13 people at a Texas army base on Wednesday tried to plead guilty, but the judge refused to accept it and the trial was unexpectedly adjourned until next week.

20 August 2012 10:02

Five killed in Pakistan suicide bombing: official A suicide bomber blew up his explosive-laden car at a check post in southwestern Pakistan overnight killing five people including three soldiers, an official said Saturday.

19 August 2012 12:37

Syria pounds rebel bastions as UN names new envoy Syrian forces launched new air strikes and shelled rebel strongholds in several key cities on Saturday, a watchdog said, after the UN named a new envoy to try to end the conflict.

19 August 2012 10:11

Myanmar opens new probe into deadly sectarian unrest Myanmar has set up a new commission to probe sectarian clashes that saw scores killed and displaced tens of thousands.

18 August 2012 19:48

U.S. share concerns of Kazakhstan authorities over activations of terrorists We share the concern of the local authorities about these attacks: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert O. Blake.

18 August 2012 15:45

Russia jails Pussy Riot protest punks for two years A Moscow court Friday handed a two-year jail sentence to three feminist punk rockers who infuriated the Kremlin and captured world attention by ridiculing President Vladimir Putin in Russia's main church.

18 August 2012 15:43

Syria rebels claim jet downing as army advances Syrian rebels claimed they downed a fighter jet Monday in what would be a major coup for the opposition, but the regime seized the upper hand in Aleppo as it advanced into a new rebel-held district.

18 August 2012 14:59

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Syria rebels warn they will turn to Qaeda if West fails them With the West still refusing to arm Syria's opposition in the bloody fight against the regime, rebels in the flashpoint northern city of Aleppo warn that they could turn to Al-Qaeda for help.

18 August 2012 10:26

Russia convicts Pussy Riot protest punks A Moscow court found guilty three young members of a feminist punk band who captured global attention by defying the Russian authorities and ridiculing President Vladimir Putin in a church.

17 August 2012 18:23

Bombs, attacks kill more than 50 in Iraq ahead of Eid A spate of bombings and gun attacks that killed at least 53 people in Iraq overshadowed preparations Friday to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, amid warnings that insurgents could strike again.

17 August 2012 17:55

Severed head, foot found in Canada Canadian police found Thursday the head from what is believed to be a woman's dismembered body in eastern Ontario province near Toronto, after retrieving a severed foot from the same river.

17 August 2012 17:17

S.African police in deadly clash with striking miners An illegal strike at a South African platinum mine run by leading global producer Lonmin claimed more lives Thursday as police clashed with miners armed with machetes in the most violent day of the weeklong standoff.

17 August 2012 16:48

UN ends Syria mission as Aleppo attack renewed The UN has called an end to its observer mission in Syria, as activists reported more bloodletting in an attack on civilians in the main battleground of Aleppo.

17 August 2012 16:24

3.8-magnitude quake struck at Kazakhstan-Chinese border The shocks were registered on August 17 at 06:14 a.m. Astana time.

17 August 2012 15:30

'Four dead' in fire at Thai tourist nightclub A fire ripped through a nightclub popular with foreign tourists in Thailand early Friday, leaving at least four people dead and more than 20 others injured, officials said.

17 August 2012 15:06

VIDEO: Nine militants killed near main Kazakh city: police Kazakh police on Friday reported killing nine militants just outside the financial centre Almaty in the latest surge of violence to hit the oil-rich and once stable Central Asian state.

17 August 2012 14:29

Pussy Riot punks face harshest female jail possible If a Moscow judge sends the three young Pussy Riot punk rockers to a corrective labour facility on Friday, they could face the harshest conditions possible for jailed women.

17 August 2012 11:45