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Egypt security forces launched an early morning attack Wednesday on two sit-ins by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, firing ammunition and razing the sites with bulldozers in an attack that could end up kill...

Between three and five children are raped every day. UNICEF says the island nation's handling of the problem is "grossly inadequate."

18 Indian sailors are believed to be trapped on board a naval submarine after the vessel sank following an explosion and fire at its home port of Mumbai early Wednesday.

A Portsmouth-based warship seizes a stash of cocaine worth £100m after sailors board a speedboat near Puerto Rico.

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel is looking to hire university students to post pro-Israel messages on social media networks -- without needing to identify themselves as government-linked, officials said Wednesday.

The 28-year-old man who allegedly murdered Amy Lord of South Boston was ordered held today on $3 million bail in South Boston District Court in two other attacks on women.

Police unexpectedly stumble upon 158 marijuana plants in the former Hollywood madam's backyard and 234 more in her home.

Attorneys representing American Airlines and US Airways in their anti-trust case with the Department of Justice said they were in talks with the DOJ regarding the scheduling of a trial date in the matter, stating that th...

Petroglyphs in Nevada dated to more than 10,000 years old, oldest in North America

Leaders from China's textile industry ended a three-day gathering in the southern Chinese city of Foshan today after exchanging about trends that advance both environmental sustainability as well as business.

SpaceX's prototype reusable booster managed to hover more than 1,000 feet above ground.

Carl Icahn is the quintessential one percenter. He's wealthy beyond imagination and his words can literally move markets. They did so yesterday when he announced he had taken a "large position" in , had a "nice conversat...

Veteran Sky News cameraman Mick Deane has been shot and killed while covering the violence in Cairo, the broadcaster says.

Former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi, will be sentenced Wednesday for misusing about $750,000 in campaign funds.

Seventh round of negotiations could determine fate of shuttered industrial complex in demilitarised zone.

Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway loses licence after oil tanker disaster that killed 47 in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec Canada's transportation agency is suspending the operating licence of the US-based rail company whose r...

Petroglyphs in Nevada dated to more than 10,000 years old, oldest in North America

You cannot tell from the recent decision of California State Board of Equalization why Analytical Environmental Services was formed as a California C corporation in 2001. Whatever the reason, there was either a change in...

Miss. official backs lawsuit that seeks to force US agency to pay money to investment victims

Shortly after The Nation announced it would soon begin paying interns minimum wage, journalist Jim Romenesko spotted a listing for an unpaid internship in the latest issue of Harper's. He wondered if the magazine would f...

Brantley's sacrifice fly lifts Indians to 9-8 win over Twins in 12 innings

Bankruptcy case of American Airlines parent AMR goes on despite US lawsuit to block merger