Medvedev: Russia must tap Arctic resources
Russia must defend its claims to mineral riches of the Arctic in increasing competition with other powers, President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday.
Spotlight shines on Mideast animal trade
 First meeting of a U.N. endangered species body in an Arab country is highlighting the fate of animals like a lion found barely alive in Beirut, monkeys hauled through Gaza's tunnels.
Thai protesters take ‘red’ theme to extremes
Google partners in China appeal for word on plans
Chinese companies that sell advertising on Google's China search engine have appealed for information on its future and say they might want compensation if it is shut down.
Fear grips Mexican border families
 Parents in Ciudad Juarez, just across the border from El Paso, Texas, are afraid to venture into the streets amid a turf war between two powerful drug cartels.
Grenade-shaped lighter forces airport evacuation
A grenade-shaped cigarette lighter in a boy's checked luggage has forced the evacuation of some 1,000 people from an airport in Poland and delayed four international flights.
2 suspects held in Berlin poker heist
A man who admits he took part in a raid on a poker tournament in Berlin surrenders to authorities and identified three suspected accomplices, one of whom is later arrested, officials say.
Mexico drug violence mars spring break fun
Nigeria's acting president dissolves Cabinet
Nigeria's acting president dissolved the Cabinet on Wednesday, purging top officials loyal to the nation's ill president in his first major act since taking over the young democracy's highest office more than a month ago.
Taliban launch fear campaign in Marjah
 After losing control of their southern base in Marjah, the Taliban are fighting back, launching a campaign of assassination, threats to frighten people from supporting the U.S. and its allies.
Fake French show has players electrocuting others
A state-run TV channel is stirring controversy with a documentary about a fake game show in which participants obey orders to deliver powerful electric shocks to a man until he appears to die.
CIA chief: Al-Qaida crippled, leaders hiding
 Relentless attacks against al-Qaeda in the Pakistan tribal region appear to have driven Osama bin Laden and other top leaders deeper into hiding, CIA Director Leon Panetta says.
Ex-Vienna Boys' Choir members allege abuse
The Vienna Boys' Choir said it has heard from eight possible abuse victims following an initial report of allegations last week.
Red Shirt protesters vow to stay in Thai capital
Anti-government demonstrators vowed Wednesday to extend their protest in the Thai capital indefinitely, after taking their attention-grabbing tactic of pouring bottles of their own blood to the prime minister's home.
Analysis: Flap adds to Obama’s Mideast woes
Analysis: President Barack Obama faces a tough path to peace in the Middle East after the rage over an Israel plan to build housing in east Jerusalem and the diplomatic slap that ensued.
Turkey threatens to deport 100,000 Armenians
Armenians living in Turkey without citizenship could be ordered to leave after U.S. and Swedish lawmakers vote to define 90-year-old killings of Armenians as genocide.
Accused U.S. drug lord eludes police
 The Dominican Republic's most wanted man is an American who for 10 years has fed his mystique by pulling off narrow escapes and taunting police.
Pakistan charges five Americans with terrorism
 A Pakistani court formally charged five Americans of plotting terrorism in the country, in a case that has raised alarm over the danger posed by militants using the Internet.
Machete attack on Nigeria village kills at least 13
Raiders armed with machetes killed at least 13 people in an attack on a village near the central Nigeria city of Jos Wednesday, close to where hundreds have died in sectarian violence this year.
Israel lifts West Bank closure
 Israel lifts its tight restrictions on Palestinian access to Jerusalem's holiest shrine and calls off an extended West Bank closure.
Fiji cyclone damage overwhelming, leader says
A powerful cyclone destroyed more than half the houses in many villages in northern Fiji, but only one death has been reported, officials said Thursday.
Pope: Irish church ‘severely shaken’ by abuse
 Pope Benedict XVI hopes a letter he plans to send to Irish Catholics about the child sex abuse scandal in the church will help with "repentance, healing and renewal."
3 dead in Uganda riots after tombs set alight
Ugandan security forces fatally shot three people in the capital during clashes with rioters angry after the tombs of five traditional kings were destroyed overnight by fire, a tribal government official said.
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