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Toronto mayor denies smoking crack cocaine(19 May 2013, 1:03 am)

Toronto mayor denies smoking crack cocaine May 17 - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denies allegations that he smoked crack cocaine after reports that a video exists that allegedly shows him doing so. Rough C…

Human Rights Watch says they've found torture devices, documents in Syria(18 May 2013, 1:18 pm)

Human Rights Watch says they've found torture devices, documents in Syria May 17 - Interrogation rooms with wooden boards used to immobilize detainees, are among the evidence of torture Human Rights…

Blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43(18 May 2013, 10:11 am)

Blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43 (WARNING: SOME GRAPHIC CONTENT) May 17 - Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba killing at least 43 people in one of th... F…

U.N. condemns Assad's forces(18 May 2013, 5:10 am)

U.N. condemns Assad's forces May 16 - The U.N. General Assembly condemns Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces and praises the opposition, as fighting intensifies in the war-torn sta... From: Reu…

Cyclone kills at least six in Bangladesh(18 May 2013, 4:32 am)

Cyclone kills at least six in Bangladesh May 17 - Cyclone Mahasen buffets Bangladesh's low-lying coast, killing at least six people and forcing thousands into emergency shelters. Sarah Charlton repor…

Bomb attacks kill dozens across Iraq(18 May 2013, 3:30 am)

Bomb attacks kill dozens across Iraq May 15 - Bomb attacks in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad and in northern Iraq killed more than 30 people on Wednesday, following weeks of violence by Sunni Islamist... F…

Sinai kidnapping prompts border closure(17 May 2013, 9:05 pm)

Sinai kidnapping prompts border closure May 17 - Egyptian police close Rafah border crossing to protest against government's inaction over the kidnapping of security forces in Sinai. Lindsey Pariet..…

Four men under arrest in Turkey over bombings near Syrian border(17 May 2013, 3:42 pm)

Four men under arrest in Turkey over bombings near Syrian border May 16 - Four suspects were arrested in Turkey late on Wednesday in connection with car bombings that killed 51 people in a town near…

Bangladesh factories reopen after protests(17 May 2013, 2:53 pm)

Bangladesh factories reopen after protests May 17 - Hundreds of garment factories are up and running again after workers' protests caused closures in response to a series of deadly incidents. Lindsey…

Footage captures baby stroller falling on train tracks(17 May 2013, 2:45 pm)

Footage captures baby stroller falling on train tracks May 17 - Security camera footage at a train station in Philadelphia shows a baby stroller rolling onto the train tracks and people rushing to sa…

Turkish president calls for less talk and more action on Syria(17 May 2013, 2:20 pm)

Turkish president calls for less talk and more action on Syria May 16 - Turkish president on visit to site of bombings in border town says international community's response to the Syrian crisis need…

Uncertainty for Muslims in Myanmar bracing for storm(17 May 2013, 1:51 pm)

Uncertainty for Muslims in Myanmar bracing for storm May 16 - An approaching cyclone is adding to the uncertainty faced by Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar who have been displaced by last year's unrest. D…