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While international weapons inspectors announced they’ve ended Syria’s ability to manufacture and deploy chemical weapons, Israeli warplanes attacked a shipment of Russian missiles inside a stronghold of forces loyal to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.

Prosecutors begin their case against two top Murdoch deputies – A prison nightmare could soon be over for a man believed to have been falsely convicted in the deaths of seven cops – And writing about the wrong thing will get you jailed in Saudi Arabia.

The Kremlin is denying reports that it spied on foreign leaders attending the Group of 20 Summit in Saint Petersburg last month, tricking them with a goody bag that allegedly turned out to be a Trojan Horse.

Democracy advocates are growing frustrated, as it appears Egypt’s rewritten constitution might retain provisions strengthening Islamic law and claiming extensive powers for the military.  Those passages were inserted during the failed presidency of Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood and largely to blame for his ouster.

Police in China are detaining five people in connection with what is now officially being called a “violent terror attack” at the gates of Tiananmen Square in Beijing being linked to Muslim unrest in the far Northwest.  Five people died when the Jeep plowed through a crowd and burst into flames.

Eyewitnesses said the rear windows on a flaming bus in India were locked, trapping the people inside.  The bus caught fire while traveling from Bangalore to Hyderabad on a major highway, killing 45 people on board.

The issue of the Italian news magazine “Panorama” hitting the stands tomorrow reports astounding accusations that the US National Security Agency (NSA) listened in on telephone calls going in and out of the Vatican during the papal conclave in March.

The curious case of Brooke Greenberg might lead to scientific discoveries beyond the imagination – or it might baffle doctors forever.  The 20-year old New Jersey girl died this week, having never developed beyond the physical size of an infant and the mental development of a two-year old.

It took ten years of police work and court proceedings, but South Africa has sentenced leaders and members of a white supremacist ring who planned to assassinate Nelson Mandela and drive black people out of South Africa.

The Japanese media is reporting that a ruling LDP Party panel will recommend the break-up of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that is still leaking huge amounts of radiation after the 2011 triple disaster.

One of the biggest stars of the “beautiful game” is getting into the fight to save “magnificent creatures” – Ivory Coast football star Yaya Toure is joining the UN Environment Program (UNep) campaign to save African Elephants from poachers.

More encouraging actions from pragmatic Iran – Rupert Murdoch would not enjoy Argentina’s new law – Thousands of starving Syrians are allowed to flee the beleaguered town that was down to eating cats and dogs – And don’t mess with my Red Rooster.

Kenya is acknowledging that some of its cops and soldiers sent into the Westgate Mall to rescue civilians and protect law and order instead looted the joint.  Two members of the Kenyan Defense Force (KDF) were sacked and jailed; a third is under investigation.

Police in China have named two suspects linked to the Jeep crash in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, now suspected to be a terrorist attack.  The Jeep crashed through the crowd, killing two people and injuring dozens more, and then burst into flames, killing the three occupants.

The operator of the crippled, radiation-spewing Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is refusing to reimburse Japan for decontaminating land hit by radioactive fallout from the disaster site.

France is in shock over the horrible mistreatment of a baby girl – Discovered by an auto-mechanic who heard her groans, the toddler was filthy, malnourished, and dehydrated, living in the boot of the family car.

The Saint Judge Storm causes death and destruction across Europe – Wiley gunmen make off with more than $56 Million in an incredible heist – And, could someone please explain why the US has to eavesdrop on everyone else in the world to prevent terrorism, but can’t keep its terrorism lists updated?

Chilean presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet is wading into the sensitive subject of water rights at a time her country faces growing problems with water supplies and drought.  According to the once and likely future Chilean president, “Water is a social right, not a commodity.”

Brazil announced plans to produce a combined vaccine against measles and rubella and export it exclusively to poor countries; mainly to Africa, but also to Asia and other South American nations.

A United States Predator Drone strike in Somalia has killed two top leaders of al Shabab, the Ismalist terrorist group that carried out the civilian massacre at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya last month, according to an unnamed Pentagon official cited by American media sources.