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Last Updated: May 17, 2013, 12:04 pm

The leaders of Turkey and the United States are huddling in Washington on Thursday over how to handle the Syrian civil war, the raging conflict that has left an estimated 80,000 people dead and a few million displaced.

EU poll highlights homophobic abuse

A quarter of gay people surveyed in a major EU poll say they have been subjected to attacks or violent threats in the past five years.

UN resolution calls for Syria political transition

The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling for a political transition in Syria and condemning the government's use of heavy weapons.

US man dies dribbling ball to Brazil

An American trying to dribble a football from Seattle to Brazil in time for the 2014 Brazil World Cup has died less than two weeks into his trip.

Anger at Syria 'heart-eating video'

A video which appears to show a Syrian rebel eating the heart of a dead soldier is condemned by the opposition and Human Rights Watch.

UN urges world to eat more insects

The report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization says that eating insects could help boost nutrition and reduce pollution.

19 injured in Mother's Day shooting

Abdul Aziz believes he was standing right next to a shooter Sunday when gunmen opened fire at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, injuring 19 people.

Ghanaian held after Italy pickaxe rampage

An illegal immigrant in Italy has gone on a rampage with a pickaxe in Milan, killing a passer-by and wounding four others, police say.

Syria denies role in Turkey blasts

Syria says it was not behind two car bombs which claimed the lives of 46 people in the Turkish border town of Reyhanli on Saturday.

Pakistan election commission orders re-run of polling in some parts of Karachi

Pakistan's election commission said it had been unable to carry out "free and fair" polls in Karachi and that voting would be re-run in some areas.

Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt jailed 80 yrs

Efrain Rios Montt, the former Guatemalan military dictator who ruled his country during one of the bloodiest phases of its civil war, was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity Friday for the systematic massacre of more than 1,700 Maya people. He was sentenced to 80 years in prison.

River guide swallowed by hippo, retells harrowing near-death experience

"There was a terrible, sulphurous smell, like rotten eggs, and a tremendous pressure against my chest," Paul Templer said, recalling the moment he realized he had been swallowed by a hippopotamus.

Malcolm Shabazz Dead: Grandson Of Malcolm X Killed In Mexico

Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of civil rights icon Malcolm X, has been killed in Mexico according to The Amsterdam News. He was 28.

Woman pulled alive from Dhaka rubble

A woman has been pulled alive from the ruins of an eight-storey building that collapsed in a suburb of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, 17 days ago.

Ease Syria rebel arms sanctions - UK

The UK government has set out the case for lifting or amending the EU arms embargo against the main Syrian opposition group, the National Coalition.

Deaths as ship rams Genoa tower

At least three people have died and several are missing after a ship crashed into a control tower in the Italian port of Genoa, media reports say.

Brazil to hire 6,000 Cuban doctors

Brazil has begun negotiations to hire at least 6,000 Cuban doctors to work in rural areas, Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota says.

N Korea 'moves missiles from coast'

North Korea removes two missiles from a launch site on the east coast, indicating a lowering of tension on the peninsula, a US official says.

Boston bomb suspect's friend bailed

A judge in the US agrees to release pending trial a friend of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect who is accused of lying to FBI investigators.

UN’s Carla Del Ponte: Syria rebels used deadly nerve gas

Testimony from victims of the conflict in Syria suggests rebels have used the nerve agent, sarin, a leading member of a UN commission of inquiry has said.

Israel to Assad: air strikes did not aim to help Syria rebels

Israel sought to persuade Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday that recent air strikes around Damascus did not aim to weaken him in the face of a two-year rebellion, and played down the prospects of an escalation.