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Thai pardon for US citizen jailed for royal insult Thailand on Wednesday said a Thai-born US citizen jailed for insulting the kingdom's revered monarch had been granted a royal pardon, in a move welcomed by the US.

12 July 2012

Georgia sentences mentally retarded man to death An African American man diagnosed with mental retardation will be executed on July 18 for killing a fellow prisoner, his lawyer said.

12 July 2012

Malaysian attacker claimed to be 'God's messenger' A samurai sword-wielding attacker shot dead by Malaysian police near Prime Minister Najib Razak's office had told his wife he was a "messenger of God".

12 July 2012

Brother of South Korean president detained The elder brother of South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak was arrested and detained early Wednesday pending a corruption trial, in a setback for the conservative ruling party during an election year.

12 July 2012

Russia, Assad foe seek common ground in Moscow Russia will host a top opponent of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday hoping to find common ground with one of the most scathing critics of its refusal to turn against the Damascus regime.

12 July 2012

Afghan women protest over woman's public execution Dozens of Afghan women's rights activists took to the streets Wednesday to protest against the recent public execution of a young woman for alleged adultery, which was captured in a horrific video.

12 July 2012

Kazakhstan flag hangs upside down next to UNICEF office in Astana The wire got shifted down and that’s why the flag changed its orientation, because a strong wind was blowing in Astana in the last two days: UNICEF.

11 July 2012

British biker smashed into cow in Aktobe oblast 36-y.o. British citizen died after running into a cow that was crossing Samara-Shymkent road in Aktobe oblast in Kazakhstan.

11 July 2012

Megaupload N. Zealand extradition case delayed Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom's extradition case against US authorities has been delayed until next year amid legal wrangling in New Zealand over evidence disclosure.

10 July 2012

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German arrested for stealing iguanas from Galapagos A German tourist has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle four endangered iguanas out of the Galapagos Islands, according to the national park.

10 July 2012

VIDEO: Britain shocked by Afghan execution video British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Sunday said he was "shocked and disgusted" by reports that the Taliban publicly executed an Afghan woman accused of adultery.

10 July 2012

Australians being fleeced by fake investment schemes Australians have been fleeced out of more than Aus$113 million (US$115 million) in the last five years by complex fake investment schemes run by overseas criminal gangs.

09 July 2012

Dozens dead in US heat as relief rolls in A crippling heat wave that has held large swathes of the United States hostage gave way slightly on Sunday -- but not before leaving dozens dead in several states, officials and local media said.

09 July 2012

Southern Russia reels from floods as toll climbs to 171 Investigators Sunday launched a probe into possible negligence after devastating flash floods in southern Russia killed at least 171 people and President Vladimir Putin demanded officials explain the disaster.

09 July 2012

Annan in Syria hoping to save peace plan International envoy Kofi Annan has arrived in Syria after admitting that his peace plan has so far failed to end nearly 16 months of carnage, as scores more die in the violence-wracked country.

09 July 2012

First witness to take stand against Ratko Mladic UN prosecutors open their case Monday against Bosnian Serb ex-military chief Ratko Mladic before the Yugoslav war crimes court, with their first witness to testify on how he survived a mass execution in 1992.

09 July 2012

Justin Bieber caught speeding 'like a maniac' Teen heartthrob singer Justin Bieber was pulled over and cited for speeding "like a maniac" to shake off paparazzi Friday near Los Angeles.

08 July 2012

Conflict, economic woes, in tough first year for South Sudan The world's youngest nation South Sudan has had a rough first year: border wars with the North, internal violence and shutdown of the oil production its economy depends on.

06 July 2012

France issues final report on mid-Atlantic air crash French investigators will release on Thursday a final report into what caused the mid-Atlantic crash of a Rio to Paris Air France flight that killed 228 people in 2009.

06 July 2012