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Syrian activists say suicide vehicle bombing of checkpoint outside Damascus kills 16 soldiers     

China arrest man suspected of killing his pregnant wife and 6 more, including young nieces     

An almost two-year-old sexual assault case involving a high school football player and a 14-year-old girl has come back to haunt a small town in Missouri.     

A pipe bomb, which police have said had the potential to kill or maim, is removed from the scene of a security alert in Armagh city

Nanjing city mayor sacked on suspicion of serious violations of party discipline, state news agency reports.

A cafe in Paris is offering customers the chance to stroke a cat whilst sipping on their coffee.

Police: Tainted bootleg liquor kills 32 in northern India, sickens dozens more     

Police issue highest alert as US and local intelligence agencies assess reports of Westgate-style threat in Kampala.

Answering the tips line does not rank among the most glamorous posts in the detective bureau, but the importance of the work was reaffirmed when the Police Department announced an arrest in the Baby Hope case.     

Fire damages unit of residential high-rise in Los Angeles; child in critical condition     

Following the deaths of hundreds of migrants in the Mediterranean, the Italian navy will be deploying in greater strength in an effort to save more lives.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House says President Barack Obama has discussed Syria, human rights and other issues with Norway's new prime minister.     

DENVER (AP) -- Governments that try to force citizens to decide between a free press and national security create a "false choice" that weakens democracy, and journalists must fight increasing government overreach that h...

McCutcheon is another test case of the kind constructed by plutocrat-interest types to topple the few walls still standing in the ruins of America's election integrity. More important than the ultimate decision of the ca...

Italy: anti-austerity protesters throw eggs, firecrackers outside Finance Ministry     

The New York Post put a somewhat controversial Thought Catalog writer on the cover of Saturday's paper. By mid-afternoon, the Post tracked the girl down again to get her reaction to being put on the cover of the New...

The mayor wants to increase the city's cigarette tax by 75 cents to help plug a budget gap, a move that would give Chicago the nation's highest total cigarette taxes.     

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CONYERS, Ga. (AP) -- Thousands of miles from Spain, daredevils in white outfits and red scarves dodged bulls at a Georgia horse park to get a taste of the running of the bulls.     

Tunisian security forces kill at least nine suspected Islamist militants who are blamed for a deadly attack on police patrols, officials say.