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85-year-old American vet taken off plane and detained in North Korea, son says     

NEW YORK (AP) -- Prosecutors are due to unveil an indictment in a New York City child-killing that stumped investigators for decades: the death of a 4-year-old girl long known only as "Baby Hope."     

Grand council aims to decide on how many American troops will remain, and their role, after next year's withdrawal.

ZHOUSHAN, China (AP) -- Military flags fluttered in the wind aboard China's navy hospital ship Peace Ark as it launched a good-will mission Thursday to the Philippines, nearly two weeks after the neighboring country was ...

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) -- Brandeis University has decided to suspend its partnership with a Palestinian university over what it calls a failure by leadership to condemn an on-campus demonstration in which marchers reportedl...

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) -- Grieving neighbors and friends are struggling to understand the horrific killing of eight members of a religious family, including three young children -- a massacre that prosecutors in this...

A suspected US drone attack kills at least five people in an Islamic seminary in Pakistan in the north-west of the country, reports say.

President Xi Jinping so far has presided over a relatively smooth transition of leadership. But what is his vision for the next 10 years?

A suspected U.S. drone fired on an Islamic seminary in Pakistan's northwestern region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa early on Thursday, killing at least five people, police said.     

What we know and what we don't about our differences to other animals.

A 14-year-old Massachusetts boy has been indicted on murder, aggravated rape and armed robbery charges in the death of his popular algebra teacher.

Baluch activists stage long march to protest thousands allegedly abducted by Pakistani forces     

Wis. collector puts rare comics on auction block; auctioneers say items likely to bring in $1M     

An NHS trust launches an investigation after an 89-year-old patient with Alzheimer's was taken by ambulance to the wrong home address.

Officers face a 'sea change' when gun legislation takes effect next yearWhen Illinois residents begin carrying concealed handguns legally next year, law enforcement officers will have to be ready for a "sea change" in ho...

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- The leader of Nepal's Maoist party, who appears to have lost in this week's national election, demanded Thursday that the vote counting be stopped because of what he called massive irregularities....

Thousands of tribal elders will gather to decide whether to allow foreign forces to stay in the country

BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's plans to plow $69.5 billion into building high-speed train lines and other transport infrastructure are in limbo after the main opposition party launched a legal challenge to the spending.   ...

Congressman admits his addiction and seeks treatment following charges.     

Cancer charities say Britain's poor showing in a table of European survival rates is "simply unacceptable".

Thousands of smugglers are going unpunished because of a breakdown in communication between UK Border Force and HMRC officials, a report says.

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar may have a new tallest mountain, though so far it seems quite happy with the old one.