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The phone hacking trial is set to begin in London for two key players. CNN's Max Foster reports

Dozens of people traversing the Sahara desert on their way to Europe have died of thirst in Niger, officials say.

An air strike in southern Somalia kills two senior commanders of militant Islamist group, al-Shabab, residents tell the BBC.

China puts three anti-corruption activists on trial, in what is being seen as a sign of President Xi Jinping's tough stance against campaigners.

Official: 6 South Korean returnees sneaked to North Korea hoping for better lives     

Now that the NSA's spying program on, among others, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is causing foreign relations migraines for the U.S., officials say that President Obama didn't even know about it.     

An unidentified collective of hackers, similar to those behind the "OpIsrael" attacks in April, reportedly managed to shut down a major tunnel road in the country two days in a row     

SOMERVILLE, N.J. (AP) -- A New Jersey man imprisoned for nearly two decades for a murder he insisted he didn't commit moved a step closer to freedom Monday when a judge overturned his conviction and ordered him released ...

David Rohde on how the U.S. anti-terrorism strategy has backfired, Tim Kreider against working for free, Mark Seidenberg on Malcolm Gladwell's potrayal of dyslexia, Sheri Fink on what hospitals haven't learned from Sand...

Ellis Island museum to reopen Mon., almost a year after it was shuttered by Sandy's floods     

Officials in Minnesota say that remains found in a shallow grave this weekend are those of a 24-year-old woman who had been missing since May. 

British security firm G4S is accused of "shocking" brutality and of losing control at one of South Africa's most dangerous prisons.

He's the first to make the leap

DETROIT (AP) -- Tesla Motors shares dropped Monday after reports of a second fiery crash involving the company's Model S electric car.     

The administration has seemed uncertain about how to handle the reports concerning the German chancellor, who has enjoyed a close rapport with President Obama.     

The Bangladeshi villagers selling organs to pay microcredit debts

The Israeli government says it has approved the release of another 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of a deal for the resumption of peace talks.

The leader of the Social Democrats in the Czech Republic defies a call from his party leadership to resign following poor election results.

The reduced scope reflects fears that the United States Congress and European parliaments might discontinue funding unless American and NATO troops oversee how the money is spent.     

Today in viral videos: Elvira and RuPaul gab, Ohio State's marching band proves that it's sort of the best, and kittens in witch hats.      

The suspects were arrested in an operation led by Scottish police focused on "individuals sympathetic to dissident Republicanism".

Penn State said Monday it is paying $59.7 million to 26 young men over claims of child sexual abuse at the hands of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, a man once revered as a university icon who is now servi...