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	Saudi king in Syria amid regional tensions Syria on Thursday warned the United States to stop trying to interfere as Arab leaders try to defuse heightened tensions in the Middle East.
	Outspoken British PM embroiled in diplomatic rows In just a few days, new Prime Minister David Cameron has openly declared Britain is no more than the "junior partner" of the U.S., irritated Israelis by calling Gaza a prison camp and enraged Pakistanis by suggesting their country exports terrorism.
	Jerusalem hosts subdued gay pride march Thousands of Israelis marched in Jerusalem's longest gay pride parade despite opposition from anti-gay demonstrators.
	Body of second missing U.S. sailor recovered It's unclear exactly how he was killed, but NATO forces have recovered the body of a second U.S. sailor who had been missing in eastern Afghanistan.
	Grim search continues at site of Pakistan air crash This is an official day of mourning in Pakistan for those killed in Wednesday's jetliner crash in the hills surrounding the capital, Islamabad.
	At least 80 dead after Congo boat disaster A government spokesman says at least 80 people are dead in Congo after a boat capsized in the country's west.
	French woman admits to suffocating her eight newborns A French woman who admitted suffocating eight of her newborns and concealing their corpses in the garden and garage of her home has been charged with manslaughter, a prosecutor said Thursday.
	Abbas resists push for direct talks with Israel The Palestinian president is refusing to move to direct peace talks with Israel until it agrees to a complete halt in settlement construction and accepts a Palestinian state in territories seized in the 1967 Middle East war.
	South Africa abolishes six traditional monarchies South Africa's president says six of the country's traditional monarchies are being abolished.
	Wildfire blazes in western Canada A fast-moving wildfire in the western Canadian interior has sparked a new evacuation order, the second such order in the last two days.