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The New Mexico State Police officer who fired shots at a minivan full of children during a chaotic October traffic stop has been fired, a spokesman with the law enforcement agency said Friday.

VP Biden peers out at North Korea from DMZ hours after Pyongyang releases detained US tourist     

The US president spoke to Nelson Mandela's widow by phone to express his condolences.

Flights at several airports - including Stansted and Gatwick - have been delayed by an air traffic control system problem.

Diplomacy with Iran over its nuclear programme must be backed by military power, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel tells Gulf leaders.

Indian police detain 2 suspects in shooting death of activist against superstition     

Police say two young Pennsylvania newlyweds lured a man to his death with a Craigslist ad because they wanted to kill someone together.

Foreign jihadist fighters, including Britons, are using safe houses in southern Turkey to go to Syria to fight against government forces, the BBC has learnt.

A minute's applause in honour of former South African President Nelson Mandela is to be held later before kick-off at Premier League football matches.

The three-ton work was the highlight of a sale of 100 works by 33 street artists at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills.

Following the news that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ousted his own uncle, Jang Song Thaek, one of the country's most powerful leaders, one of close associates of the spurned politician is seeking asylum in South Kore...

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Saturday he believed the chances for a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran are 50-50 or worse, yet defended diplomacy as the best way to prevent Tehran from acquiring ...

The Saudi-Israeli alliance opposes a diplomatic settlement with Iran over its nuclear program because the deal could kill hopes for enlisting the U.S. military in one more violent regime change in the Middle East, as the...

CNN's Jill Dougherty reports on Nelson Mandela's journey from revolutionary to President of South Africa.

Kuakumensah 2-6 4-5 8, Maia 6-9 1-1 14, Spieth 2-5 2-2 7, Blackmon 5-8 1-3 11, McGonagill 4-8 3-5 12, King 4-8 0-1 11, Hobbie 0-0 0-0 0, Madigan 0-0 0-0 0, Walker 4-8 1-2 9. Totals 27-52 12-19 72.     

Margarita Mojica had vanished after school let out at Miami Central High.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Emmanuel Tselentakis and Tim Coleman both scored 13 points each to lead NJIT in a 55-44 victory over UMass Lowell on Saturday.     

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- Chaz Williams had career highs of 32 points and 15 assists, and Sampson Carter scored 20 for No. 21 Massachusetts on Saturday to lead the Minutemen to their eighth straight victory, 105-96 over...

The race to the South Pole is off -- although the trek still continues for Prince Harry and teams of wounded veterans.

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- Investigative journalist Juan Carlos Calderon received multiple death threats after launching something rare in the claustrophobic media climate of today's Ecuador, a digital magazine exposing high...