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Thousands of mothers want American citizenship for their children

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A Somali police officer is warned on his walkie-talkie that a suspicious car is approaching in the pitch darkness. Alerted, police at the partially-lit checkpoint immediately stop incoming cars...

WFP in North Korea says food production increased but mothers, babies still lack proper diet     

Police digging up mass graves in western Mexico have now found human remains from at least 54 victims there.

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BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's embattled prime minister survives no-confidence vote in parliament.     

A Pakastani political party Wednesday named what it claims is the CIA's highest-ranking officer in the country, reports the Washington Post.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has briefed Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah (ab-DUHL'-uh) on the interim agreement regarding Iran's nuclear program. The White House says the leaders agreed Wednesday to consult reg...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- An American man who works in the United Arab Emirates has been held in a maximum-security prison for months after posting a parody video about youth culture in Dubai, a rights group and family attorne...

Ron Unz will run a campaign put a higher minimum wage on the California ballot.     

Official count finds conservative candidate victorious in presidential election as opposition alleges fraud.

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- The last member of the "Thirty Comrades," the legendary group that spearheaded Myanmar's struggle against British colonial rule, has died. He was 91.     

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi meets with Australian PM, pushes constitutional changes     

Briana McGeough graduated from Brown University in 2012 without a penny of student debt to her name. In fact, she left college with $16,000 to spare after covering her expenses. How did she do it? McGeough says her debt-...

David McKenzie and Karl Penhaul report from China and Japan respectively on the rising tensions between the two nations.

Dexter's Facebook page puts it beautifully: Dexter is a 13-year-old Pit Bull who was rescued about four years ago from a high-kill shelter in California. Though his origins are a mystery, the scars on his body are eviden...

Son of Mexican drug lord pleads not guilty to trafficking charge in San Diego     

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Rising anger over deadly drone attacks spurred a Pakistani political party Wednesday to reveal the secret identity of what it said was the top U.S. spy in the country. It demanded he be tried for murder...

Inglewood, Calif., officer shot, another injured during confrontation with barricaded gunman     

Before the November 5th election, Fort Worth, my hometown, was ground zero for Texas Voter-ID-law news. But what most people don't know is that not only is the law unfair, its implementation was not ready for prime-time.

Egypt court slaps Islamist female protesters, including teenagers, with terms up to 11 years     

Longtime gay-rights activists and well-known Chicago couple Vernita Gray and Patricia Ewert were married Wednesday afternoon in Illinois' first legal same-sex wedding, officials said.