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GENEVA -- Senior U.S., Russian and U.N. diplomats met in Geneva on Tuesday at the start of a series of meetings aimed at building momentum for a second Syria peace conference despite bitter rifts within Syrian opposition...

Differences between two countries over panel's composition persist, with Egypt fearing reduction of its water supply.

New classified intelligence reports suggest Syria might try to keep some of its chemical weapons.

CNN Exclusive: Inside the Syrian town of Raqqa, which locals say al Qaeda brutally controls. WARNING: Disturbing video.

The oldest female contestant in the 2013 ING New York City Marathon died just hours after completing her 25th consecutive appearance at the race, her daughter says.

Washington says it is still checking 700-page declaration of Syria's chemical weapons sites.

The head of European Cybercrime Centre, Troels Oerting, explains the difficulties of tracking down online pedophiles.

CLEVELAND (AP) -- The first of three women kidnapped and held for a decade in Ariel Castro's Cleveland home was chained and raped by her captor, who struck her with a barbell to force a miscarriage when she became pregna...

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan -- For the first time in history, the Olympic torch will be taken on a spacewalk. The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics torch will be sent to the International...

Few women hope to be proposed to by a homeless man, unless that man turns out to be your boyfriend in disguise. That's how Mike King, 22, proposed to his...

As Hispanic foods get popular, tortillas outsell buns in the United States. CNN's Rafael Romo reports.

US secretary of state to meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders as peace talks stumble over Israeli settlement-building.

Martin J. Walsh, a legislator and longtime labor leader, ground out a tight victory over Councilor at Large John R. Connolly Tuesday to become Boston's 48th mayor, propelled by a diverse coalition that transcended geogra...

Sixteen-year-old victim of vicious rape, beating released from hospital as her teenaged attackers face felony criminal charges.

Europol Director: "This is no longer about a Gucci handbag." He tells CNN that your safety is at risk.

PALO ALTO, California

Brazil's president calls for law setting aside 20 percent of government jobs for blacks     

Mexico self-defense groups backing off from confronting cartel in its farm city stronghold     

Foreign minister says military will stick to timetable despite upsurge in violence and murder of two journalists.

One person was hospitalized and two others suffered minor injuries in an explosion this afternoon at a commercial building in Woburn, officials said.     

AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Details of Google's offer to resolve an investigation by European regulators into the company's alleged abuse of its dominant position in the search market have emerged. Here's a look at what's at stake...

It started as a small fender bender between a cab and an SUV in Lakeview. But it ended with three more cars hit -- and the cab sideswiped as the SUV sped away.