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Dozens Killed in Deadliest Day of Syria Uprising

BEIRUT -- Syrian security forces fired bullets and tear gas Friday at tens of thousands of protesters across the country, killing at least 75 people in the bloodiest day of the monthlong uprising and signaling that the authoritarian regime was prepared to turn more ruthless to put down the revolt against President Bashar...

Gadhafi's Grip on Military and Media Gives Cover to Atrocities

ANALYSIS Moammar Gadhafi's totalitarian control over the military and media has made Libya's revolution the most violent so far in a region beset by uprisings. Hussein Malla, AP Libyan citizens stand over a destroyed tank at Al-Katiba military base after it fell to anti-regime protesters. Until the protests...

Indiana Deputy Attorney General Fired Over Threatening Twitter Posts

Indiana Deputy Attorney General Jeff Cox has been fired for remarks he made on Twitter last week, suggesting riot police in Wisconsin should use live ammunition when clearing protesters out of the Wisconsin Capitol building. The tweet led to a war of words between Cox and Mother Jones magazine editor Adam Weinstein, who...

Police, Demonstrators Clash at German Far-Right Rally [VIDEO]

German police fired tear gas and water cannons to keep apart groups of far-right supporters and thousands of counter-demonstrators trying to hinder their rally in Dresden on Saturday.

In Stilettos and Miniskirts, Russian Women Clear Snow

When snow fell on St. Petersburg this week, the shovels came out -- and so did the stiletto heels and miniskirts. With pumps on their feet and construction helmets on their heads, the group, which calls itself X-Z movement, dug the city out, shoveling snow in front of a crowd of spectators on the icy streets by the...