Saudi Rejection.. Australia's Fire Season.. Shocking Westgate Footage

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Saudi Arabia Declines UN Security Council Seat

Saudi Arabia Declines UN Security Council Seat

Saudi Arabia on Friday rejected its freshly-acquired seat on the U.N. Security Council, saying the 15-member body is incapable of resolving world conflicts such as the Syrian civil war.

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Jailed Pussy Riot Member Drops Release Plea To Support Band Mate On Hunger Strike

Pussy Riot punk band member Maria Alyokhina on Friday dropped her plea for early release from jail to show support for a band mate on hunger strike to protest against prison conditions.

Syrian Jets Pound East After Top General's Death

Syrian air force jets bombarded the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Friday after heavy overnight clashes and the killing of one of President Bashar al-Assad's top military intelligence officers, activists said.

Shocking Footage Of Westgate Attack Released

CNN released new surveillance-camera footage from inside Kenya's Westgate Mall, taken during an invasion by armed terrorists last month.

Search For Victims Of Laos Crash Lacks Manpower, Equipment

Exasperated officials in Laos said Friday they lack the equipment and manpower to locate the fuselage and more than 20 bodies still unaccounted for two days after a plane crashed and disappeared into the Mekong River.

Another Kenya Mall Attacker Identified

Charred pieces of bodies, enough to fill two boxes, have been recovered from the part of a Kenyan shopping mall that had collapsed as security forces battled terrorists who invaded the mall, officials said Friday. Four AK-47 rifles believed to have been used by the attackers were also recovered.