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A group of women in a violence plagued area of the Philippines came up with their own weapon to end the fighting — a sex strike.

The number of people killed in flooding in Pakistan has risen to at least 347 in the past six weeks, the country’s national disaster authority said Monday.

The number of people killed in flooding in Pakistan has risen to at least 347 in the past six weeks, the country’s national disaster authority said Monday.

The Palestinians’ quest to become a member state of the United Nations will not succeed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, predicting it will not be approved by the U.N. Security Council.

A Palestinian bid to become a member state of the United Nations will not succeed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, predicting the Security Council will not approve the move.

Eleven people — six in India and five in Nepal — died when a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck the northern Indian state of Sikkim near the border between the two nations Sunday night, police said.

The lawyer trying to get two American hikers freed from prison in Iran was not able to get a signature on bail paperwork because a judge is on vacation until Tuesday, he told CNN Sunday.

Forces against ousted Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi entered his hometown of Sirte by the convoys on Saturday, a day after they pulled back following fierce resistance.

Swiss banking giant UBS lost more than previously thought due to unauthorized trading, it announced Sunday, putting losses at $2.3 billion, up from earlier estimates of $2 billion.

Northern Ireland’s Martin McGuinness will be the Sinn Fein candidate for president of the Republic of Ireland when elections are held next month, the party’s executive committee voted unanimously Sunday.