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U.N.: Congo sex attacks exceed 500
07/09/2010 21:44 - U.N. officials estimated more than 500 rapes and other sexual attacks in eastern Congo in July and August, more than double the previous estimate.

N. Korean gathering may set up handover of power
08/09/2010 02:10 - North Korea's political leaders are expected to meet this month in a rare gathering, possibly to set the stage for the handover of power from Kim Jong Il to his youngest son.

18 dead in shoe factory shooting in Honduras
08/09/2010 01:01 - Eighteen people died in a shooting Tuesday afternoon at a shoe factory in San Pedro Sula in northern Honduras, police said.

Netanyahu eyes Mideast peace deal in year
07/09/2010 16:07 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Jewish New Year greeting he promised to strive for a peace agreement by this time next year but said there is no guarantee of success.

2 U.S. soldiers in Iraq killed
07/09/2010 19:43 - Two U.S. soldiers were killed in northern Iraq on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.

Pakistan blast kills at least 20
07/09/2010 15:15 - An explosion apparently targeting a police barracks in Pakistan's northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday left at least seven people dead, including two children, a Kohat district police official said.

Van der Sloot says he's sorry for Holloway lies
07/09/2010 09:11 - In a jailhouse interview with a Dutch television station, Joran van der Sloot said he is remorseful for telling so many stories regarding the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, but once again denied culpability in the case.

Election deadlock broken in Australia
07/09/2010 05:55 - Two independent lawmakers from rural Australia broke a parliamentary deadlock on Tuesday, siding with Prime Minister Julia Gillard to return the Labor Party to power.

Thousands strike in France over pension reforms
08/09/2010 02:00 - Thousands of workers across France were staging a one-day strike Tuesday to protest government plans to raise the retirement age.

Mozambique announces subsidy after price hikes spark riots
07/09/2010 16:35 - In the aftermath of riots that killed 13 people and left over 400 injured, the Mozambican government announced Tuesday that it would implement a price subsidy program to offset price hikes on virtually all basic necessities including bread, water and energy.