Blasts shake Homs, Syria rebels hit back
Blasts rocked the flashpoint city of Homs on Sunday as Syria’s regime pressed its assault on protest hubs, while rebels attacked a military base in Damascus province, activists and monitors said. Full storyObama visits border amid DPRK tensions
The US president, Barack Obama, peered deep into North Korea Sunday, as he contemplated Pyongyang’s planned rocket launch and his first showdown with untested leader Kim Jong-Un. Full storyAhmadinejad urges unity against ‘aggression’
The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, called on regional powers Sunday to unite against ‘aggression’ as he gathered with his counterparts from Afghanistan and Pakistan for security talks. Full storyUncertainty in Mali as junta struggles to restore order
Mali was gripped by uncertainty Sunday after a coup by mutinous soldiers who ousted the president, leaving a power vacuum exploited by separatist Tuareg rebels waging an offensive in the north. Full storyPalestinian detainees take on Israel with hunger
Inspired by Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan, who pressured Israel with a 66-day hunger strike, a growing number of his fellow detainees are launching similar protests. Full storyNepal ‘werewolf’ family to be treated in Kathmandu
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