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Gunmen have killed 11 people and wounded at least eight others in an attack on a drug rehabilitation centre in the north of Mexico.

The Tokyo market slumps to a 28-year low as Asian shares dive on fears of a nightmare scenario of euro-zone breakup, U.S. economic relapse and a sharp slowdown in China.

A US drone strike targeting a militant compound in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal area has killed 15 insurgents in a pre-dawn attack.

A Chinese state security official has been arrested on suspicion of spying for the United States, a case both countries have kept quiet for several months as they strive to prevent a fresh crisis in relations.

Early indications suggest voters in the Republic of Ireland have approved the EU fiscal pact aimed at ensuring fiscal discipline in Europe, as it struggles to overcome a debt crisis.

Activists have released a video which they say shows another mass killing of civilians by a pro-government militia in Syria – the third in a week.

North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il has “transferred the country into an undefeated country with strong political ideology, a nuclear power state, and invincible military power,” according to the updated constitution posted on its portal

A German engineer abducted in January by gunmen in Kano in northern Nigeria has been killed during an attempt by Nigerian forces to rescue him.

Syrian troops shelled the country’s central region of Houla where more than 100 people were massacred last week. At least one person was killed in the latest violence and scores fled in fear of more government attacks.

Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi told an ecstatic crowd of Myanmar migrants in Thailand she would do all she could to help them, as she kicked off her first trip abroad in 24 years.

The British Supreme Court has denied Julian Assange’s appeal against extradition to Sweden over sexual abuse allegations –but the judges have left open a surprise avenue for the WikiLeaks founder to fight on.

Ex-Liberian leader gets life for supporting rebels in Sierra Leon, who killed thousands, in exchange for blood diamonds.

French President François Hollande expels Syria’s ambassador amid continuing violence by Syrian government forces against civilians. This follows Australia’s expulsion of two top Syrian diplomats.

At least nine people are reported dead in a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck the same area of northern Italy stricken by another fatal tremor on May 20.

A man believed to have fled an earlier crime and holed himself up in a crane cab high over the campus of Southern Methodist University in Texas died in a fall from the cab after a 12-hour standoff with police.

One of the Vatican’s biggest scandals in decades appears to be widening with reports that an Italian cardinal may be involved in a power struggle involving leaked documents, corruption and intrigue.

European stocks rose for a third straight session on Monday and the euro edged up, as Greek polls showed growing support for pro-bailout parties.

Special envoy Kofi Annan will meet with President Bashar al-Assad and senior officials, though rebel leaders say Annan’s peace plan is already “dead” following a gruesome massacre that killed 108 people in one town.

A suicide bomb squad killed two policemen and wounded more than a dozen people during an attack on a police station in central Turkey.

Deputies of the Ukrainian opposition fought with deputies of the pro-presidential majority during a session of parliament in Kiev. The opposition parties were protesting a bill that would make Russian an official state language along with Ukrainian.

A young penguin that escaped from a Tokyo aquarium has been caught more than two months after slipping out of an aquarium in Tokyo.

Hewlett-Packard Co. is cutting 27,000 jobs in an effort to save up to $3.5b annually and recover from recent management missteps.

Pakistan’s problematic relationship with the US plunges to new depths as Senators warn of aid cuts after the jailing of the surgeon who helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden.

Activity at European businesses hit a near three-year low in May and the euro dropped sharply to $1.2515, its lowest level since July 2010.

Officials of six world powers –the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China– begin a fresh round of talks with Iran amid hopes of progress toward a deal on Tehran’s disputed nuclear program.

Egyptians are voting in their first free presidential election, a historic achievement for those who worked to topple longtime leader Hosni Mubarak a year ago.

A U.S. drone fires two missiles at a compound in northwest Pakistan, killing four suspected militants in an attack that comes as Washington is running out of patience with Islamabad’s refusal to reopen supply routes for NATO troops in Afghanistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin names seven former cabinet ministers as aides, in a move expected to weaken Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s new government and shift power to the Kremlin.

An unmanned rocket owned by privately held Space Exploration Technologies blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for a mission designed to be the first commercial flight to the International Space Station.

A Malaysian court has charged opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and two of his allies with breaking various laws during a massive street rally to demand electoral fairness last month.

Asian markets recover some ground on value hunting after last week’s heavy losses, but investors remain wary over the euro zone despite world leaders calling for Greece to stay in the monetary union.