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Iran Correspondent Killed In Damascus

Iran says sniper fire in Damascus has killed a reporter for its English-language Press TV and wounded the Damascus bureau chief of Press TV and Iran's Arabic-language Al-Alam channel.

Saakashvili: Georgia Better Than Russia

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says his government's response to a prison-abuse scandal shows it is more democratic than Russia.

Anti-Islam Video Condemned At UN

The UN General Assembly has heard condemnation of an anti-Islam Internet video, which has sparked protests across the Muslim world.

Obama Confronts Muslim Unrest In UN Speech

U.S. President Barack Obama says it is time to isolate those who use hatred of America, the West, or Israel as a central political principle.

Drone Deaths Said 'Underreported'

A joint study by researchers at two U.S. universities says the U.S. drone program over Pakistan's tribal regions has killed far more civilians than U.S. officials have acknowledged.

Brahimi Says Syrian Situation Worsening

UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi has briefed the UN Security Council about his visit to Syria last week.

Russian Lab 'Not Behind Sheep Deaths'

The director of a major Russian laboratory has denied his institute is the source of a smallpox vaccine that is thought to have wiped out thousands of sheep in Central Asia.

Vaccine Blamed In C.Asia Sheep Deaths

Authorities in Uzbekistan and neighboring Kyrgyzstan are investigating a rash of sheep deaths that they say appear to have been caused by a tainted vaccine.

Syria Opposition Calls For Violence End

Syria's internal opposition has called on both the government and armed rebels to stop violence immediately at a rare meeting in Damascus.

No Opposition In Belarus Parliament

No representatives of the political opposition in Belarus were elected to parliament in the September 23 legislative elections, according to preliminary results posted by the Central Election Commission.

Afghans Ban Pakistani Press

Afghanistan has banned all newspapers from Pakistan in a move the Interior Ministry says is aimed to block the Taliban from influencing public opinion through the press.

Belarusian Election Declared Valid

Belarus's Central Election Commission has announced that the country's parliamentary elections are valid, as voter turnout passed the required 50 percent.

Bounty On Anti-Islam Filmmaker

A Pakistani government minister is offering a $100,000 reward for the death of the maker of a film denigrating Islam's Prophet Muhammad.

U.S. Rejects Aid Halt Over Protests

The U.S. Senate has rejected by a vote of 81 to 10 a proposal to suspend foreign aid to the governments of Pakistan, Egypt, and Libya in response to recent attacks on U.S. interests in those countries.

Benghazi Protesters Expel Militias, 10 Dead

At least three people have been killed in the Libyan city of Benghazi when protesters took over several Islamist militia bases.

UNHCR Decries Georgia Jail Scenes

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned the torture and ill treatment of inmates at a prison and juvenile detention facility in Georgia.

'Surge' Troops Out Of Afghanistan

The United States says the last of the 33,000 “surge” troops ordered into Afghanistan by President Barack Obama nearly three years ago have withdrawn from the country.

U.S. 'Not Satisfied' On Safarov Case

Tymoshenko Appeals Ahead Of Elections

U.S.-Ukraine Relations 'On Hold'

Washington says relations with Ukraine are "on hold' due to Kyiv's prosecution of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and other leaders of the Orange Revolution.