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U.S. shuts embassy as fighting rages
The U.S. closes its embassy in Syria as intense blasts echo through the city of Homs after a weekend bloodbath ended in hundreds of deaths there, activists say.
Cuba TV airs Castro book-release party
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro once again dominated his country's airwaves Monday during the televised presentation of an event for his new memoir, "Fidel Castro: Guerrilla of Time."
Norway shooting suspect says he 'deserves a medal'
A Norwegian court concludes that Anders Behring Breivik -- the man charged with killing 77 people last July, an attack he claimed merited a medal of honor -- can be kept in custody until his trial.
Syrian rebel leadership is split
Rival dissident army officers are claiming to lead the increasingly armed rebellion within Syria, exposing rifts within the opposition.
Death toll climbs in Philippines quake
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Monday off the third-largest island in the Philippines has killed at least 15 people, the government said.
IMF warns China on EU fallout
Economic growth in China could drop by half this year in the event of a sharp recession in Europe, the IMF predicted on Monday in a report that underscored the importance of global trade to the world's second largest economy.
NGO dispute: U.S. aid to Egypt on line
U.S. aid to Egypt could suffer if Egypt persists in prosecuting nongovernmental organization workers, U.S. officials warned Monday.
U.S. orders new Iran sanctions
The United States has moved to block assets of Iran's government and financial institutions, saying they had engaged in "deceptive practices," President Barack Obama's administration announced Monday.
UK queen celebrates 60 years on throne
Sixty years ago Monday, a 25-year-old woman got a message that her father had died -- and that she was now Queen Elizabeth II.
Cyclist Contador stripped of Tour title
Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has been stripped of his 2010 title and retroactively banned from cycling for two years following Monday's ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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