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09:20 19/10/2012Bangladesh father denies son involved in New York bomb plotQuazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis was arrested on Wednesday in New York and faces charges of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to provide material support to al Qaeda.
09:40 18/10/2012America killed more people than hijackers did, alleged 9/11 mastermind saysKhalid Sheik Mohammed accused the United States of using an elastic definition of national security, comparable to the way dictators bend the law to justify their acts.
09:12 18/10/201228,000 disappeared in Syria, rights groups sayThey say they have the names of 18,000 people missing since anti-government protests began 18 months ago and know of another 10,000 cases.
09:20 17/10/2012Trial opens in '02 Europe oil spill'Nearly a decade after what many consider Spain's worst environmental disaster, a trial began Tuesday over the massive oil spill in November 2002.
09:22 16/10/2012Costa Concordia captain faces survivors in courtFrancesco Schettino, 52, faces allegations of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck, abandoning ship, failing to report an accident to the coast guard and destroying a natural habitat.
09:30 15/10/2012Turkey bans Syrian planes from its air spaceSyria banned Turkish planes from flying over its territory on Saturday.
09:06 13/10/2012UN's Syria envoy to hold talks in TurkeyLakhdar Brahimi is due to meet Davutoglu in Istanbul later on Saturday.
18:01 12/10/2012Iran Supreme Leader’s representative: Iran slams Erdogan’s Syria policy“Turkey aims to achieve its goals by causing instability in Syria, but Erdogan’s government must realize that this move will not lead to success.\"
09:32 12/10/20126.7 earthquake rocks eastern IndonesiaIndonesia's meteorology and geophysics agency said there was no danger of a tsunami, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was a "very small possibility" for a tsunami near the epicenter.
09:07 11/10/2012Syrian passenger plane forced to land in TurkeyThe Airbus A320 airliner was travelling from Moscow to Damascus with 35 passengers - far fewer than its 180 passenger capacity - and two crew.
09:38 10/10/2012NATO makes plans to back Turkey over Syria spilloverNATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in Brussels the 28-member military alliance hoped a way could be found to stop tensions escalating on the border.
09:30 10/10/2012Slain Mexico drug boss's body stolenMexico confirmed Tuesday that its forces killed Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano, reputed boss of the ruthless Zetas cartel.
09:50 09/10/2012Man dies after live roach-eating contest in FloridaAbout 30 contestants ate the insects during Friday night's contest at Ben Siegel Reptile Store in Deerfield Beach about 40 miles north of Miami.
09:33 09/10/2012U.S. mom admits gluing, beating toddlerTexas mother of five is expected to be sentenced Tuesday after admitting to gluing her 2-year-old daughter to a wall and beating her over potty training.
14:43 08/10/2012Ani ruins used as pasture by Turkish villagersThe Director of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Kars Province periodically explains to villagers the historic and cultural significance of Ani ruins.
09:40 08/10/2012Boy discovers rare, nearly intact woolly mammothThe boy, Yevgeny Salinder, found the remains in permafrost in Taymyr, located in Russia's northernmost region.
09:33 08/10/2012New clues found in case of missing 10-year-old Colorado girlThe search for missing Colorado 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway has taken a turn after officials said the girl's back pack and water bottle were found.
15:47 06/10/2012Amnesty International urges Rihanna, Shakira to cancel shows in AzerbaijanAmnesty and Sing for Democracy in a joint letter draw the singers' attention to human rights and freedom of speech issues in Azerbaijan.
13:11 06/10/2012Turkish Foreign Ministry on operation of Stepanakert airport"This move represents a provocation, and it will damage the process of negotiated settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict."
09:33 06/10/2012Hawaii fishermen find skiff from Japan tsunamiThe crew of the fishing boat Zephyr found the small boat intact and floating about 700 miles northeast of Maui.