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The National Security Agency's director flatly denied a Washington Post report Wednesday that the NSA secretly broke into communications links that connect Google and Yahoo data centers, calling the newspaper's allegatio...

Dozens of orcas surround ferry carrying tribal artifacts from Seattle to Suquamish museum     

The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in New Zealand, killing 11, is likely to have smoked cannabis shortly before the flight, investigators say.

Security appears to have been increased in China's Xinjiang region, a day after police said they had detained five suspects over the Tiananmen crash.

The world is heading for a wine shortage, with global consumer demand already significantly outstripping supply, a report has warned.

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's hunts of smaller whales, dolphins and porpoises threaten some species with extinction, an environmental group said Thursday.     

Syrian president tells UN-Arab envoy that peace talks can only come when foreign states withdraw assistance.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- Former Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea denied all charges against him Thursday on the last day of a trial for the surviving leaders of the 1970s Cambodian regime widely blamed for the deaths of ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- U.S. authorities say a highly sophisticated secret tunnel has been discovered on the border connecting San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico.     

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis was delivering a homily but a little boy stole the show.     

CNN's Jonathan Mann talks with Sarah Degnan Kambou about how to improve the plight of child brides globally.

The elusive graffiti artist Banksy made his mark on a painting bought for just $50 from a New York City thrift store, and bidding has exceeded more than $300,000 in a charity auction.

WASHINGTON

Pentagon: We Need Smaller Nukes

The newly elected Senator has resigned his Newark mayorship and readies to take his seat in the chamber, right as big votes loom

A video that appears to show a Saudi man beating a migrant worker is causing growing outrage in Saudi Arabia.

Japanese electronic giant Sony slashes its full-year profit forecast by 40% as it continues to struggle.

Boston routed the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 to win the 2013 World Series

CNN's Shasta Darlington reports on signs that Rio may not be ready for the World Cup and Summer Olympics.

Scientists have found a planet outside our solar system with nearly the same size and density as our own

Facebook's finance chief reveals a drop in use by "younger teens" after a survey found US kids now prefer Twitter.

NYC lawmakers approve plan for giant Ferris wheel on Staten Island