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US recognizes rebel Transitional Council as Libya’s legitimate authority

Conflict

Rebels due to receive hundreds of millions in frozen assets

Severely endangered snow leopard found in remote Afghanistan

Arrest sought for ex-CIA lawyer who authorized drone strikes

Conflict

NATO turns over regions to Afghans amid more assassinations

Conflict

Russia says it foiled militant attack

Politics

Israeli navy takes over Gaza-bound ship

Conflict

Israeli Navy takes over French yacht which had left Greek waters in an attempt to break the Gaza blockade

World soccer mired in illegal betting scandals

Agence France-Presse

Match fixing schemes worth billions mostly originate in Southeast Asia

Lifestyle changes can reduce risk of Alzheimer’s by half, new study shows

Lifestyle

Inactivity and smoking the biggest changeable factors

FBI raids hacker group Anonymous

The 16 hackers arrested are believed to have been involved in denial of service attacks on billion-dollar companies

Al Shabaab bans foreign aid in starving Somalia

Conflict

Faced with the worst famine in decades, Somali militants resist drought-aid