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Riot in Bolivian prison leaves at least 29 dead
At least 29 people have died and 50 wounded after a brutal fight in the high security Palmasola prison in Santa Cruz, ...U.S. soldier sentenced to life in prison over Afghan killings
U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales has just received his sentencing for his massacre of 16 Afghan civilians last year.US Army Maj. Nidal Hasan found guilty in 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage
A United States Army psychiatrist has been found guilty of all 45 charges against him, including premeditated murder, for the 2009 shooting ...Russia urges Syria to cooperate with chemical weapons probe
Russia has said it had told Syria to cooperate with UN experts investigating reports of a deadly chemical weapons attack that is ...Israeli military says 4 rockets fired from Lebanon into country
Four rockets were fired toward northern Israel from southern Lebanon on Thursday for the first time in nearly two years, according to ...Sri Lanka to test all milk powder for chemical in Fonterra scare
A Sri Lanka state institute said it would test all milk powder in the market after finding a toxic chemical in products ...Mugabe sworn in for new term as Zimbabwe president
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was sworn in on Thursday for a new five-year term in the face of criticism from opponents and ...France says force needed if Syrian chemical attack proved true
France says the international community must respond with force if opposition allegations that Syrian forces used chemical weapons in an attack near ...Ousted politician Bo Xilai goes on trial in China
Fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai appeared in public for the first time in more than a year on Thursday to face trial ...Security Council meets on alleged Syrian chemical attack
The UN Security Council met Wednesday over reports of a chemical weapons attack in Syria that the opposition says was carried out ...