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Assad troops accused of new massacre in Syria Syrian troops with tanks and helicopters slaughtered more than 150 people in a central village, rights activists said on Friday, prompting the opposition to call for urgent UN intervention.

13 July 2012 18:46

Seven headless bodies found in central Mexico Police in south-central Mexico found seven headless bodies Thursday in a vehicle parked by a highway, and later came upon their heads scattered across Morelos state.

13 July 2012 17:19

Japan braces for more rain after at least 19 die Southwestern Japan was bracing for the effects of more torrential rain Friday, on top of "unprecedented" downpours that swamped whole neighbourhoods, leaving at least 19 dead and eight missing.

13 July 2012 16:43

People-smugglers 'using' Australian navy People-smugglers have begun using the Australian navy as a collection service with asylum-seeker boats issuing distress calls even when they are not in trouble.

13 July 2012 13:03

Pressure on Assad as West plans Syria sanctions Pressure mounted on Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday as Western powers drew up a 10-day sanctions ultimatum.

13 July 2012 11:59

50,000 flee as record rain in Japan kills three At least three people have died and 50,000 have been ordered to evacuate their homes as unprecedented rains pound the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu.

12 July 2012 18:35

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 17:14

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 16:42

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 15:59

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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 12:34

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 11:15

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 17:44

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 15:34

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 19:10

Four injured in quick Pamplona bull run Half-tonne fighting bulls trampled and knocked over runners on a break-neck bull run in Spain's San Fermin festival on Tuesday, injuring at least four people.

10 July 2012 17:27

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 16:23

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 10:01

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 19:07

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 18:08