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National Salvation Front also says it is moving toward forming a single political party to challenge Islamists; Muslim Brotherhood claims referendum passed with 64% of the vote in favor of the draft constitution.

Lebanese airport officials say Lakhdar Brahimi, who also represents the Arab League, has arrived in Beirut and will meet Assad during this trip.

Classmates recall Adam Lanza rarely spoke at school and showed a keen interest in electronics and violent video games.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavarov: Russia and China unable to persuade the Syrian president to step down, Assad's chemical weapons are secure.

Judge expresses disbelief in Peter Madoff's claims he knew nothing of his older brother's Ponzi scheme; prison sentence to begin after he attends his granddaughter's Bat Mitzvah.

U.S., NATO deploy Patriot anti-missile systems to Turkey in anticipation of rockets hitting the territory; Syria rebels attack base protecting military compound.

Two Iranians who allegedly targeted Israeli diplomats say they're innocent and were stunned to discover explosives stashed in a cabinet in their rented Bangkok home.

The 193-member world body voted 135-12 with 36 abstentions in favor of a resolution demanding an immediate end to "widespread and systematic" gross human rights violations by Syrian authorities.

Security council's committee monitoring an arms embargo and other sanctions against Iran added cargo airline Yas Air and SAD Import Export Company to its blacklist.

Although not legally binding, General Assembly resolutions reflect international concerns and carry moral and political weight.

A number of Palestinian officials say they are planning to take tough steps including filing war crimes charges against Israeli officials, staging West Bank demonstrations, and encouraging sanctions after elections in January.

After 70-year search, remains of destroyed Jewish graves uncovered in Thessaloniki.

Two Palestinian cameramen were killed and at least 10 media personnel were wounded during Operation Pillar of Defense; IDF has no comment on rights group's claim.

Spain is the best represented of nine countries with teams in the knockout stage, while England's recent dominance has faded, and only Manchester United and Arsenal will represent the Premier League.

Seattle is on quite a roll, winning three in a row and five of six.

Breaking Slovenian Tina Maze's winning streak, Germany's Viktoria Rebensburg wins the woman's giant Slalom World Cup. Austrian Anna Fenninger arrives second, less than a second behind.

Interior Minister Mohammed al-Shaar is said to be treated in Beirut after he suffered a serious back injury in last week's bombing.

Magazine cites U.S. president's re-election despite high unemployment rate, calls him 'a symbol of a new America.'

The Palestinian president has asked the UN for help in bringing over the refugees, willing to take them into Palestinian territories; any such move would require Israel's consent.

Arabs make up about a fifth of Israel's population but historically, voter turnout is low due to their disillusionment with politics and dissatisfaction with their own representatives.

In an unusually blunt criticism, state department says settlement activity puts the goal of peace 'further at risk.'

U.S. president failed to push for weapons ban during first term; children return to school in Newtown as funerals are held for the victims of Friday's shooting.

Activists say heavy battles underway in Yarmouk refugee camp, which is forcing many Palestinians to flee; most Palestinians back rebels, but some have been fighting on regime's side.

The Detroit Tigers have agreed to a five-year contract with right-handed pitcher Anibal Sanchez.

The World Baseball Softball Confederation will govern both sports in their joint bid for a return to the Olympics.