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Sixth night of violence in Sweden, but police say capital calmer

STOCKHOLM - Community patrols and a beefed-up police presence helped to calm violence around Stockholm overnight on Saturday but 20 to 30 cars were still torched in poor immigrant suburbs and serious incidents were reported outside the capital for the first time. | Video

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Hezbollah, Syria government forces push for advance in Qusair

BEIRUT - Syrian government forces and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah launched a fierce campaign to seize more rebel territory in the border town of Qusair on Saturday, sources on both sides of the conflict said.

Syria 9:41am EDT

In Syria's shadow, Iraq violence presents new test for U.S.

WASHINGTON - Saddled with Middle East problems ranging from Iran to Syria and beyond, President Barack Obama now faces one that is both old and new: Iraq.

Syria, Iraq 1:05am EDT

Ukraine's first gay march held under police protection

KIEV - About 100 Ukrainian gay rights activists held the country's first gay rally on Saturday, helped by police who arrested 13 people for trying to break up the march.

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Pakistan school bus explosion and blaze kill 17 children: media

ISLAMABAD - Seventeen Pakistani children burnt to death on Saturday when a gas cylinder on the bus taking them to school exploded, media said. | Video

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Aid groups urge EU to fulfil commitments to Palestinians

RAMALLAH, West Bank - A group of 80 international aid agencies urged the European Union on Saturday to follow through on pledges it made last year to back Palestinian communities seen as vulnerable to Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank.

Israel 10:10am EDT