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Chile to expel Argentine wanted for rights abuses

Chile orders the expulsion of a former army colonel sentenced to 15 years prison in his native Argentina for the forced disappearance of a Peronist militant in 1976, an official claims

Kosovo organ trafficking case is major test for EU mission

Organ trafficking case in Kosovo is seen as a major test for the EU mission mandated to enforce its rule of law in the country

Israel's Shechtman wins Chemistry Nobel for atomic mosaic

Nobel Prize jury announces winner who made 'extremely controversial' discovery and forced scientists to reconsider their conception of the nature of matter

Somalis get life in prison over pirating US vessel

A US judge sentences two Somali pirates to spend the rest of their lives in a federal prison for their roles in the hijacking of two American couples who later were killed, prosecutors say

Karzai to hold assembly to decide peace strategy

Following assassination of Afghan peace envoy, President Karzai will summon a traditional Afghan assembly

Four suspected Islamists held in Germany

German authorities arrest four alleged Islamists on suspicion of illegally obtaining weapons ahead of a ceremony in Bonn to mark Germany's reunification

Thai PM Twitter account hacked: ministry

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra comes under fire from her own Twitter account on Sunday when it was briefly taken over by an anonymous hacker who accused her of incompetence

Serbia gays warn pride ban step back for human rights

Serbia's gay activists warn the ban on this weekend's gay pride parade is a huge blow for human rights in the Balkans country, but vow to prepare for a march next year

Italy appeals court clears Knox of murder

Amanda Knox leaves prison, a free woman for the first time in four years, after an Italian appeals court denies her murder conviction for the stabbing of her British roommate

Russian opposition calls for election boycott

Former chess king Garry Kasparov leads several opposition leaders in calls for a boycott of Russia's parliamentary elections in December, branding them as 'illegitimate and disgraceful'

Russia says it has detained suspected Chinese spy

Russia's security service says it detained a suspected undercover Chinese spy late last year who was working to gain access to sensitive missile technology, news agencies report

Greek government urges unity, protesters defiant

Government pleads for support in the face of protests, warning that without its austerity measures, Greece may default on its national debt

Protests against Wall Street greed spread across US

Occupy Wall Street protests which began 17 September grow after 700 arrested on Saturday in New York City; demos spread to Boston, St. Louis, Kansas City, Missouri and Los Angeles and other cities

International court agrees to Ivory Coast violence probe

The ICC will investigate all allegations of violence surrounding events in Ivory Coast earlier this year, when former president Laurent Gbagbo refused to cede power after losing an election

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