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An Army psychiatrist defending himself against charges that he targeted soldiers in a massacre at Fort Hood argued against allowing a jury to consider lesser charges, telling the court the attack was not carried out in t...

Pfc. Bradley Manning, who was sentenced on Wednesday to 35 years in prison for leaking government files, said in a statement that "I am female" and wanted to begin living life that way.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Testimony by North Korean defectors at U.N. hearings this week in Seoul has produced chilling accounts of systematic rape, murder and torture -- but it's also a poignant reminder of past, tooth...

Egypt's former president is flown by helicopter to a military hospital, where he is expected to be put under house arrest.

The Israeli leader warns of possible retaliation after a volley of rockets were fired at the country from southern Lebanon.

Officials meet embarrassment after downplaying issues

Heavy flooding has affected nearly a million people in the east of Pakistan, with more rains expected on Thursday.

The politician, who was one of China's most powerful leaders and whose wife murdered a British businessman, denies corruption.

Interim PM's office says ex-President to be put under house arrest, after court order to release him in corruption case.

Education talk upstaged in upstate N.Y.

Every Sunday John Walker had a date to call his wife and young daughters in Minnesota. It was 1985, so he would ring from the landline in his apartment in Guadalajara, Mexico. The journalist had temporarily moved there h...

The 6 million European Roma have become scapegoats for the continent's economic woes

UK banks agree to set up a fund to compensate customers mis-sold credit card and ID theft protection products from CPP Group, which could cost up to £1.3bn.

Russian Maria Sharapova pulls out of next week's US Open because of an inflammation in her right shoulder.

New Zealand foreign minister assures China of commitment to food safety standards

Some 300 tonnes of toxic liquid is feared to have leaked from a water tank at the crippled nuclear plant into the Pacific.

If things keep going the way they have in Virginia for the past 36 years, Ken Cuccinelli will win the governor's race. The state's changing demographics, however, are giving Democratic contender Terry McAuliffe an advant...

More than 300,000 people in Sudan have been hit by floods that have already killed nearly 50 people in August, the World Health Organization says.

Anthony D. Marshall, 89, has been deemed so frail and sick that he will be let out of prison after serving about 60 days of his sentence of one to three years.

Today in show business news: Bradley Cooper might be playing a very funny role in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Randy Jackson is not done with American Idol, and more of Jon Snow's abs.

If you have any questions about Ron Paul's Reddit "Ask Me Anything," in which the former Congressman fielded questions from Reddit users, shoot.

The tidal bore, which was more powerful due to a typhoon, sent people running for their lives in China.