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Israel's former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman is cleared of corruption charges in a case that threatened to shake the ruling coalition.

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...

Bill de Blasio beats rival Joe Lhota to become the first Democrat in charge of New York City Hall for 20 years.

Apple reveals details of requests it has received from governments across the globe to share customer data.

An Australian man who spent five years in Guantanamo Bay before admitting terrorism offences files an appeal against his conviction.

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

One person is killed in explosion outside the Communist Party's provincial headquarters in the north.

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.

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...

Editta Sherman, 'Duchess of Carnegie Hall' who fought eviction from artist studio, dies at 101     

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.

Police warn residents living within a two-mile radius of a major fire at a recycling plant to keep doors and windows shut amid fears asbestos could be burning.

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...

Across the state, gay and lesbian couples and their advocates celebrated as Illinois was poised to become the 15th in the country to allow same-sex marriages. The bill will now go to Gov. Pat Quinn, who has said he will ...

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.

Microsoft warns that hackers could exploit a "vulnerability" in its operating system to gain user rights to the affected computers.

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