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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas stood before a cheering crowd Sunday upon his return from the U.N. General Assembly, where he had launched a controversial bid for Palestinian statehood.

Libya's new leadership started a three-day meeting Sunday to discuss the formation of an interim government, a senior council member said.

A military ceremony is scheduled for Sunday for six Turkish soldiers who were killed in a clash with suspected Kurdish militants over the weekend.

At least six people were killed and 32 wounded Sunday in four consecutive explosions in the city of Karbala, Iraqi officials said.

At least six people were killed and 32 wounded Sunday in four consecutive explosions in the city of Karbala, Iraqi officials said.

Nineteen people aboard a small plane were killed Sunday when it crashed while trying to land at the airport in Kathmandu, police in Nepal said.

Two private security company workers were shot at with an air gun near where Pope Benedict was to hold Mass in Germany on Saturday, police said.

Pakistani officials hit back Friday at accusations from senior U.S. officials that Pakistan's intelligence service supports the Haqqani terrorist network, but acknowledged that the country does maintain contacts with the group.

Mahmoud Abbas’ ambitious push to gain full U.N. membership may seem unrealistic, but analysts say the Palestinian president is making hard-nosed calculations rooted in domestic politics.

On the eve of his address at the U.N. General Assembly Thursday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared his country to be "a new model for life to the world."