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Diplomat says Jordan will be in the 15-member body after Riyadh rejected seat over Council's 'failure' in Middle East.

US secretary of state will attend talks on Iran's nuclear programme in bid to reach deal after decade-old standoff.

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Even though Obama was determined to phase out the drone war in Pakistan and apparently sympathized with the need for the Pakistani government to end it within a matter of months, he was unwilling to reject the CIA's dema...

"60 Minutes" announced late Thursday it was reviewing the credibility of a purported Western eyewitness to the deadly Benghazi terror attacks who gave a harrowing description of events and claimed Americans knew such an ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Human rights groups are welcoming a Mexican Supreme Court decision to free a man who claimed soldiers tortured him into confessing to a role in a drug-related massacre.     

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Bernhard Goetz has something to teach New Yorkers about life, about animals, about the barbarity of circumcision and the joys of a well-oiled firearm in the right hands -- if...

CNN's Kristie Lu Stout examines whether China's Weibo is the next Twitter.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Workers operating a Six Flags Over Texas roller coaster from which a woman fell to her death in July recalled glitches with the safety features on the cars, according to police report.     

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The family of a 3-year-old killed in a northern Missouri house fire is outraged after police used a stun gun on the boy's stepfather as he tried to run back in and save the child.     

STANLEY, Falkland Islands (AP) -- Falkland Islanders on Thursday elected a new government to manage the transition of the small British territory as oil exploration turns to development.     

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World's strongest typhoon of the year slams Philippines; 'There will be catastrophic damage'     

Conflicting statements given by a security officer to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and to CBS call into question a "60 Minutes" report.     

The Senate Democratic leadership plans to introduce a bill that could raise the minimum wage as high as $10.10 an hour.     

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Brad Keselowski prepares to step down as reigning Sprint Cup champion     

Chrysler recalling 1.2 million Ram trucks to find potential steering problems     

SC fossil collectors dream: Obsession, passion and now a museum at the College of Charleston