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BEIRUT (AP) -- International envoy Kofi Annan said Monday he was "gravely concerned" about the latest violence in Syria, citing shelling of opposition areas in Homs and reports of mortar, helicopter and tank attacks near the coast....

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's Supreme Leader warned Sunday that any Israeli attack would be answered with a "lightning" response by the Islamic Republic and suggested Iran's nuclear program cannot be curtailed by Western sanctions....

LONDON (AP) -- More than 1,000 boats were to sail down the River Thames on Sunday in a flotilla tribute to Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne that organizers are calling the biggest gathering on the river for 350 years....

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's Supreme Leader says any Israeli attack would be answered by a "lightning" strike by the Islamic Republic....

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- NATO and Afghan forces launched a daring operation to rescue two female foreign aid workers and their two Afghan colleagues after learning the Taliban planned to kill one of the hostages, an intelligence official said Sunday....

TORONTO (AP) -- A porn actor accused of videotaping a gruesome murder before posting it to the Internet will be charged with threatening Canada's prime minister after mailing a severed foot to his Conservative party headquarters, police said Saturday....

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) -- The Olympic torch began its five-day tour of Northern Ireland with plenty of excitement and no signs of trouble Sunday as the territory's Protestants and Catholics vowed to show the world how united the community has become after four decades of conflict....

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling party was expected to win Cambodia's local elections Sunday in a vote that monitors say is tainted by vote buying and other irregularities....

SINGAPORE (AP) -- France says it will only participate in military action in Syria under a United Nations mandate....

SINGAPORE (AP) -- France says it will only participate in military action in Syria under a United Nations mandate....

CAIRO (AP) -- Former President Hosni Mubarak has received a life sentence for failing to stop the killing of protesters during Egypt's uprising. But he and his sons have been cleared of corruption charges, setting off protests for greater accountability for 30 years of abuses under the old regime....

SINGAPORE (AP) -- As the United States moves to bolster its military position in Asia, it faces severe budget cuts from Congress, an increasingly powerful rival in China and a hornet's nest of regional political sensitivities....

SINGAPORE (AP) -- As the United States moves to bolster its military position in Asia, it faces severe budget cuts from Congress, an increasingly powerful rival in China and a hornet's nest of regional political sensitivities....

TORONTO (AP) -- A gunman fired shots in a crowded food court in one of Canada's busiest malls Saturday killing a man and injuring seven others, police said....

TORONTO (AP) -- A gunman fired shots in a crowded food court in one of Canada's busiest malls Saturday killing a man and injuring seven others, police said....

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) -- A Boeing 727 cargo plane attempting to land at the international airport in Ghana's capital crashed Saturday, slamming into a bus loaded with passengers on a nearby street, killing all 10 people inside the vehicle, emergency responders and airport officials said....

CAM RANH BAY, Vietnam (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has arrived at a former U.S. air and naval base at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, becoming the most senior American official to go there since the war ended....

CAM RANH BAY, Vietnam (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has arrived at a former U.S. air and naval base at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, becoming the most senior American official to go there since the war ended....

CAM RANH BAY, Vietnam (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has arrived at a former U.S. air and naval base at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, becoming the most senior American official to go there since the war ended....

TORONTO (AP) -- A gunman fired shots in a crowded food court in one of Canada's busiest malls Saturday killing a man and injuring seven others, police said....