Syrian activists say 200 killed in government crackdown, hundreds wounded Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:46:28 GMT -

Syrian activists say an evening assault by government forces in the central city of Homs has killed 200 people and wounded hundreds.

Brazilians face evictions over preparations for Olympics, World Cup Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:12:49 GMT -

Like most Brazilians, Evandro dos Santos' devotion to soccer borders on the religious. Even when he wasn't watching a game, he loved hearing the roar of the crowd in nearby Maracana stadium -- this nation's temple to the sport.

Surveillance drone crashes in Somali capital Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:09:49 GMT -

Witnesses say a surveillance drone has crashed into a refugee camp in the Somali capital.

UN security council meeting Saturday to consider Syria resolution Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:06:47 GMT -

The U.N. Security Council will meet Saturday morning to take up a much-negotiated resolution on Syria, said a diplomat for a Western nation that sits on the council.

Trinidad principal put students' heads in toilets, police say Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:01:34 GMT -

Police say a primary school principal in Trinidad has been charged with cruelty for allegedly pushing the heads of two boys into a toilet and flushing.

Hero or traitor? Pakistani doctor accused of treason over involvement in bin Laden compound raid Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:58:13 GMT -

Questions are being raised about the safety of a Pakistani doctor who might have played a vital, heroic-- and even unknowing-- role in the ultimate take-down of Usama bin Laden.

Failed talks between Iran and UN nuclear agency increases pressure on Tehran Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:41:40 GMT -

Seemingly failed talks this week between Iran and the U.N. nuclear agency have instead increased pressure on Tehran to defuse suspicions before another meeting later in the month that it secretly worked on atomic arms, diplomats said Friday.

Pakistani Taliban kill 7 soldiers, abduct 4 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:41:45 GMT -

Islamist militants attacked a Pakistani army checkpoint near the Afghan border Friday, killing seven paramilitary soldiers and abducting four, a government official and a Taliban spokesman said.

Olympics, World Cup preparation bring mass evictions in Rio Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:15:34 GMT -

Rio de Janeiro is giving the neighborhoods a $63.2 million facelift as it prepares to host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.

Chevron refuses to apologize in Ecuador Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:59:35 GMT -

Chevron Inc. says it has no intention of apologizing for the environmental damage to Amazon rain forest for which an Ecuadorean court ruled it responsible.

Search under way for missing cruise passenger near Mexico Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:17:38 GMT -

A search is under way in waters near Mexico for a British cruise ship passenger who apparently went overboard.

Khamenei: Iran will aid anyone confronting Israel Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:05:45 GMT -

Iran will help any nation or group that confronts the "cancer" Israel, the Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday.