Gu Kailai gets life in prison, her husband still under investigation; Burma abolishes censorship of local media; UN mission in Syria ends amid violence; Union of South American Nations backs Ecuador's protection of Julian Assange; and more
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World News Brief, Friday August 17
Pakistan says it has reclaimed control of air base after militant attack; Japan-China dispute escalates after 14 Hong Kong citizens try to plant flag on disputed islands; Gulf state countries tell citizens to leave Lebanon; Assam workers flee Bangalore as ethnic tensions rise; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday August 15
Syrian rebels claim fighter jet downing; South Koreans organise relay swim to disputed islands; North Korean leader's uncle visiting China in bid to increase economic cooperation; nine killed in South African mine dispute; Merkel heads to Canada for financial help; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday August 14
Egypt's president forces retirement of defense minister; Japanese economy slows; Julia Gillard backs report recommending asylum seekers heading to Australia be deported to detention centres in the Pacific; mayor-elect and campaign manager murdered in Mexico; Romney's running mate makes first solo campaign appearance; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday August 10
Gu Kailai does not contest charges, found guilty of murdering British businessman in China; US begins cleanup of Agent Orange-contaminated site in Vietnam 37 years after war ended; Libya hands power to newly-elected assembly; France heads back into recession; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday August 9
Egypt launches attacks in Sinai, killing 20; aid is rushed to victims of Philippines floods, which have displaced 850,000 and killed 64; crowds turn out in Burma to celebrate 24th anniversary of pro-democracy protests; three NATO troops killed in Afghanistan; UK's double-dip recession deepens; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday August 8
Egypt promises crackdown after massacre of 16 police by Islamists; China's top leaders gather for leadership transition meeting; Gu Kailai to go on trial for murder of British businessman; 1300 Syrian refugees flee to Turkey overnight; food inflation reaches high in Latin America; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday August 7
Syrian prime minister fired; Beijing wants US to refute accusation it is hampering diplomatic efforts in South China Sea; Japan marks 67th anniversary of first atomic bomb attack; Karzai accepts Afghan parliament's sacking of ministers; NASA rover lands on Mars; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday August 3
Syrian rebels attack military airport near Aleppo; Chinese authorities ban fasting for Ramadan; Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng describes deterioration of human rights in China; Bangladesh bans foreign charities from helping Rohingya refugees; Greek leaders agree to new austerity plan; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday August 2
Power returns to India after world's biggest blackout; China calls on US to reverse sanctions against Chinese Bank of Kunlun Co; mass violence in Burma, reveals Human Rights Watch; anti-government protest in Darfur kills eight; France, Italy want more power for euro rescue fund; and more
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Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday June 27
NATO condemns Syria for shooting down Turkish plane; South Korea to suspend imports of Iranian oil; Japan to double sales tax by 2015; Taliban kills 13 Pakistani soldiers; Paraguay's recently ousted president vows comeback; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday June 26
Member of Muslim Brotherhood wins Egyptian election -- first Muslimist elected head of an Arab state; Malaysia to deport Iranian bomb suspect; Chinese spacecraft docks with orbiting module, paves way for Chinese space station; key figure in 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks arrested; German finance minister rejects Obama's criticism of euro crisis, says he should reduce US deficit first; and more
Read MoreWorld news Brief, Friday June 22
Britain and Ecuador at standoff over Julian Assange's bid for political asylum; China asks Cambodian officials to extradite French architect with links to Bo Xilai's wife Gu Kailai; a Burmese court sentences to death two Muslim men convicted of the rape and murder of a Buddhist woman; South African couple held by Somali pirates since October 2010 released; new prime minister appointed in Greece; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday June 21
Mubarak on life support after suffering stroke in prison; Cambodian police arrest associate of Bo Xilai's wife; 90,000 people displaced by ethnic fighting between Buddhists and Muslims in Burma; Pakistan's Supreme Court ousts PM; Russia won't intervene in Syria; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday June 20
G20 leaders pressure Europe to boost economic growth; China pledges $43 billion to International Monetary Fund's reserves; Chinese and Philippine vessels withdraw from disputed Scarborough Shoal; Afghan militants killed in attack on coalition base; governments urged to 'seize the moment' at Rio environmental summit; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday June 19
Greek voters choose pro-bailout party; China completes first manned space docking; Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi finally accepts Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 1991; sucide bombers attack churches in Nigeria, 19 dead; G20 summit begins in Mexico; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday June 15
Spanish government bonds climb above 7 percent; Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the UN in Geneva; Australia reveals plans to create world's largest network of marine parks; Karzai calls on Pakistan to help end Afghan war; David Cameron addresses News Corp inquiry; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday June 14
Hamid Karzai calls for end to air strikes in Afghanistan; UN sends envoy to Burma over sectarian clashes; Aung San Suu Kyi makes her first international trip in 24 years; US accuses Russia of supplying Syria with attack helicopters; borrowing costs continue to rise in Italy and Spain; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday June 12
Global markets rise with news of Spanish bank bailout; Burma declares state of emergency after violent clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in western Rakhine state; China's exports and imports up and inflation down; US threatens sanctions against "spoilers" to progress towards new Somali constitution and president; Russian police raid homes of opposition leaders; and more
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