S&P Cuts South Africa's Debt Rating
Instability and tension in the mining sector blamed
Foreign Policy
Pakistan PM Visits Teen Shot by Taliban
Victim targeted for her work supporting girls' education
Government Spending Alone Did Not Cause the Euro Crisis
Conservatives are wrong to place all the blame on government spending.
Japan Utility Says Nuclear Crisis Could Have Been Avoided
Did not implement severe accident response due to fears of possible lawsuits
UK Investigates 7 Marines Accused of Murder in Afghanistan
Laptop might provide evidence as to whether an insurgent was unarmed when British troops killed him
Protests Turn Violent in Cairo
And not because nobody can agree on the spelling of Mursi's name
British Fisherman Want Royal Navy Protection After Attacks
Dispute with French fisherman over scallop beds has got a little out of hand
Pussy Riot Member Yekaterina Samutsevich: Art Must Be Political
Made comments in recent interview after her release
Israel Aerospace Industries Secures Drone Deal
Won deal worth $958 million from India's military
Borders Agents Shoot Man Who Was Throwing Stones
Incident occurred during anti-drug smuggling operation
Danish Addicts to Get Overdose Kits
Denmark has some of Europe's highest rates of drug-related deaths
Prince of Micro-State Dead
Paddy Roy Bates seized Sealand in 1967, declared independence in 1975
Ireland's First Abortion Clinic Set to Open Next Week
Private organisation will run the clinic in Belfast
Clashes Erupt in Tahrir Square
Supporters and rivals of President Mursi still have some differences to work through
North Korean Film Gets a Viewing at South Korean Film Festival
"Comrade Kim Goes Flying" is a romantic comedy
Eurosceptics Slam EU Nobel Peace Prize Award
Prize losing credibility amid euro-crisis unrest
Panetta: Cyber Threat From Iran Has Grown
Recent attacks are in response to recent sanctions, claims former official
"Radio Mullah" Sent Taliban After 14-Year-Old Activist in Pakistan
The girl was targeted for advocating education for girls
Joe Biden Contradicts State Dept Testimony on Benghazi Security
The vice president claimed at last night's debate the administration was unaware more security was needed at the Benghazi consulate despite multiple requests
Mo Yan Expresses Hope for Release of 2010 Nobel Prize Winner
The Chinese author won the Nobel Prize for Literature this week. The 2010 Nobel Prize winner is a Chinese dissident who remains in jail
Turkey Scrambling Fighter Jets to Syria Border
Syrian military helicopter bombed a town near the border
Pakistan Makes Arrests in Shooting of 14-Year-Old Girl
Authorities decline to provide any details on who was arrested; the teen activist was shot by Taliban earlier this week
Turkey Defends Intercepting Syria Flight
Says the Moscow-to-Damascus flight was carrying military supplies
Ten Year Anniversary of Bali Terrorist Attack
More than 200 tourists died in the Indonesian city in a suicide bombing in 2002
U.S. Ready to Help Teen Activist Shot by Taliban, Pakistan Hasn't Responded
Presumably the Pakistani government can afford to transport and treat the girl themselves
European Union Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Another in a long line of shark jumping moments by the peace prize committee
First Abortion Clinic To Open in N. Ireland
The law remains murky in both of the island's jurisdictions
Eight Months in Jail for Anti-Police T-Shirt
British authorities don't get the whole free speech thing
Germany On Verge of Sliding Into Recession
The country is being sucked down by its neighbors
Spain's Credit Rating Slashed to Near-Junk Status
And there's no expectation of near-term improvement
Self-Proclaimed Prince of Sealand Dies at 91
Set up sovereign nation in off-shore fort in the North Sea
Pussy Riot Member Never Thought They'd Actually Be Jailed
Didn't think they'd end up in court over protests
