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Evidence points to organized Afghan blasts
Authorities recovered eight explosive-laden vests and three rockets in Kandahar on Sunday, indicating that the series of deadly explosions that rocked the southern province a day earlier were an organ... more...

3 tied to U.S. consulate in Mexico killed
At least 25 people were killed in a series of violent incidents in the western Mexican state of Guerrero on Saturday, state officials said. ... more...

Israel to probe settlement announcement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has set up a team to investigate why officials announced new settlement construction in disputed territory while U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was visiting th... more...

PM's group leads in early Iraq results
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's alliance led partial preliminary election results Saturday in Baghdad, where the most parliamentary seats are up for grabs, according to the electoral commission. ... more...

Kissinger admitted to S. Korean hospital
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was admitted to a hospital in Seoul on Saturday for "minor stomach troubles," the state-run Yonhap news agency reported. ... more...

Taliban claims deadly attack in Pakistan
Six people were killed and 16 others injured in a suicide attack in northwest Pakistan, authorities said Saturday. ... more...

Iran criticized for religious persecution
The State Department condemned Iran's persecution of religious minorities on Friday following the Iranian authorities' detention of Baha'is and Christians in recent months. ... more...

Suicide bombing kills 13 in Pakistan
Six people were killed and 16 others injured in a suicide attack in northwest Pakistan, authorities said Saturday. ... more...

Clinton: Israeli announcement on settlements 'insulting'
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that Israel's announcement of new settlement construction in disputed territory in East Jerusalem was "insulting" to the United States. ... more...

Terror suspect worked at U.S. nuclear plant
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is working with the FBI to determine whether a New Jersey man suspected of being an al Qaeda member had access to any sensitive areas of the nuclear plants where... more...

Pope 'distraught' over German sex abuse scandal
Pope Benedict XVI is distraught by news of a scandal involving allegations of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Germany, Germany's highest-ranking Catholic said Friday. ... more...

2008 sighting of bin Laden reported
A Belgian woman on trial in Belgium for involvement in terrorism says her husband -- himself wanted on terror charges -- met al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in the summer of 2008. ... more...

Ad inspired by Dubai hit
Grainy surveillance footage picks up a woman wearing a large hat approaching the freezer section in a supermarket. ... more...

Death metal rockers in Bahrain
He's an airline worker by day, and unknown to most of his colleagues, a death metal rocker by night. ... more...

China's migrant permits stir outcry
It's break time at the Seven Colors Elementary School, a privately-run school just an hour's drive from central Beijing. Scores of warmly dressed Chinese pupils are enjoying sunshine. Some play table ... more...

39 killed in Pakistan bombings
Twin suicide blasts killed at least 20 people Friday in a high security area with a dense military presence in eastern Pakistan, CNN affiliate Geo TV reported. ... more...

Ex-Pakistan spy chief urges talks with Taliban leader
Talking to the Taliban leader in Afghanistan may help bring peace to the country, according to a former Pakistan spy chief once referred to as the "father of the Taliban." ... more...

Islamic scholar who condemned terrorism 'not afraid'
The Islamic scholar who issued a powerful fatwa, or religious ruling, against terrorism and suicide bombers said Thursday that he was not afraid of reprisals from his enemies and did not fear for his ... more...

U.S. man suspect in Yemen rampage
Federal authorities are investigating a New Jersey man suspected of being an al Qaeda member and going on a deadly rampage at a hospital in Yemen. ... more...

Early Iraq poll results put PM in lead
Iraq's election commission is expected Thursday to announce partial results of last week's vote. ... more...