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NEW YORK (AP) -- A former New York governor who quit in a prostitution scandal says his marriage of more than two decades is over.     

The Roman Catholic leader delivers Christmas mass at the Vatican as thousands flock to the site of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem.

International efforts are intensifying to end bloodshed in South Sudan, where thousands of people are feared to have died in the past 10 days.

Thai prime minister proposes reform council as way out of political crisis     

British troops prepare to mark their final Christmas in Afghanistan ahead of next year's scheduled pullout.

Pope Francis lauded Jesus' humble beginning as a poor and vulnerable baby as he celebrated his first Christmas Eve Mass as pontiff Tuesday in St. Peter's Basilica.

Kim Jong-Un has warned war could break out "without any prior notice" amid heightened tension on the Korean Peninsula.

Floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in south-eastern Brazil kill at least 30 people and force thousands from their homes.

China sentences father to 10 years in jail for trying to kill daughter with needles     

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- A government monitoring body has cast serious doubts on Taiwan's ability to launch a credible all-volunteer military force, undermining a crucial plank in President Ma Ying-jeou's defense policy, a...

Jordanian Palestinian-born Abu Qatada calls the judge dishonest before his trial is adjourned to January 16.

MANSOURA, Egypt -- A powerful blast ripped through a police headquarters in an Egyptian Nile Delta city Tuesday, killing 15 people and wounding more than 100 in the deadliest bombing yet in a campaign of violence blamed ...

Two members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot who were freed from prison Monday tell CNN they will continue to be a headache for President Vladimir Putin's government.

Drummer Ricky Lawson, 59, who played with Jackson, Clapton, Houston, dies after aneurism     

US criticises plan to make homosexuality punishable by up to life imprisonment, as tycoon Richard Branson urges boycott.

Anthony Perrett prepares to return to Britain, as he becomes the first of 30 protesters to have charges dropped.

Palestinian-Jordanian radical cleric Abu Qatada takes a defiant stance as his trial on terrorism charges resumes in the Jordanian capital.

Britain and France worst hit, as hurricane-force winds and torrential rain cause transport chaos amid Christmas rush.

At least 30 people have been killed after torrential rain caused flooding in two of Brazil's south-eastern states.

After an accident that left her a double amputee, Delia Tafur is learning to walk on prosthetic legs and is asking for hydraulic knees. Throughout her ordeal, she is never without a smile.

More than 210 surfers take to the waves off Florida dressed as Santa Claus, elves and snowmen