US Army sergeant kills 16 in Kandahar, provoking outrage in Afghanistan and retaliation threats; Personal revenge likely motivation, theorizes Pentagon; Bodies found in street after Homs masscare – but who's to blame? Japan struggling to rebuild one year on from tsunami and quake; Signs of weakness in Chinese economy; Pakistan wants to talk to terrorists; and more
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World News Brief, Thursday March 18
Maliki files complaint as lead slips in Iraq election; World Bank predicts 9.5% China growth, urges stronger currency; Britain balks at tough hedge fund reform; Israel reopens Temple Mount after violence; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday November 6
United Nations to pull half its staff out of Afghanistan (+ background); Australia's Christmas Island refugee detention centre compared to Guantanamo; International Court to investigate Kenyan violence; Israel and Syria dispute weapons ship; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday October 23
Iran agrees to export enriched uranium; Executives at Chrysler, AIG, Citigroup and others get 90% pay cut; China posts nine percent growth; Abdullah Abdullah commits to run-off; Guinea massacre prompt EU arms embargo; and more
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