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'Topless' protest falls flat in Rio de Janeiro as few flaunt longstanding obscenity laws     

Thai army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha warns the current political crisis could "trigger a civil war", and sets out a plan to end the divisions.

After years of controversy, the Ugandan parliament has passed a bill that punishes certain acts of homosexuality with life in prison.

Almost the entire 15-member cast of an acclaimed London play was on stage at a West End theater just before pieces of wood the size of park benches and tons...

At least three service members were wounded on Saturday after aircraft flying into South Sudan to evacuate American citizens were attacked and forced to turn back, officials said.     

NASA ordered urgent repairs on the International Space Station

Rebels fired on U.S. forces during an attempted evacuation, injuring four and forcing an aborted mission

A corruption probe in Turkey sends shock waves through the government as more than 50 people have been detained.

FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) -- When General Electric moves jobs from its capacitor plant in this Hudson River town next year, worker Mark Rock figures, he might have to leave, too.     

Uganda's gift to America's Christian Right (and in particular to Duck Dynasty and its supporters)is sad in its cruelty: a new law criminalizing homosexuality AND forcing Ugandans to turn in their neighbors.

Fan had five beers at Indianapolis Colts game before hitting, killing 12-year-old girl.

The sons of two Turkish government ministers and the head of the state-owned bank are charged in connection with a huge corruption investigation.

Indian environment minister resigns in pre-election shake-up; portfolio goes to oil minister     

The 270 people who died in the Lockerbie bombing are being remembered today on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attack.

A 2010 rant shows skeletons have long been in his closet

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A day after a judge's surprise ruling overturned Utah's same-sex marriage ban, at least one county clerk intended to open early Saturday to issue licenses.     

The nation's largest Republican organization for LGBT Americans has reached out to Phil Robertson and the "Duck Dynasty" family, suggesting that they all get together for a "Moonshine Summit" to work out their difference...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Philadelphia and Atlantic City, N.J., are among the major Northeast cities breaking temperature records during a brief December heat wave.     

Bad weather and a late Thanksgiving have hurt contributions

From 24/7 Wall St.: The United States is far from being the healthiest country in the world. The country struggles with obesity and heart disease, and life expectancy is worse than in countries such as Slovenia and Chile...

The Obama administration moved to prevent a judge from ruling on the constitutionality of warrantless surveillance programs authorized during the Bush administration.     

HONOLULU (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Saturday that continued violence and militancy in South Sudan would cost the world's newest country the support of the United States and other nations.