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The fire broke out in Dukezong in Yunnan Province, which has cast itself as an inspiration for the mythic Shangri-la.     

Politicians among several reported hurt in riot after jailing of men who tried to blow up a statue of Lenin.

Three military advisers were deployed to Somalia last month to help provide logistics, planning and communication assistance to forces combating the Islamic militant group.     

Thousands of foreign nationals have sought shelter at an airport near the capital, seeking to flee the violence.

Pilot's wife: Small plane missing in Idaho since Dec. 1 found; no survivors among 5 aboard     

As Cambodia marks 35 years of freedom from the Khmer Rouge regime, a government ban on demonstrations, sparked by violent opposition protests, threatens to plunge the country into greater turmoil.

Deal involves the expulsion of Al-Qaeda-linked armed groups that have taken over parts of mostly-Sunni cities of Anbar.

Tehran diplomat says meeting with EU in Geneva produced solutions to curb its most sensitive nuclear work.

As hardline monks rally Sri Lanka on Buddhist pride, minority Muslims fear being targeted     

Saturday's shooting heightens fears of more violence during the planned city-wide shutdown next Monday.

Bad behavior is up twelvefold in four years

Reported runaway forced to dance and prostitute herself

NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) -- The South Pacific nation of Tonga was lashed by a powerful cyclone on Saturday, causing damage but there were no immediate reports of injuries in the heavily populated northern islands.     

3 children died in house fire, landlords being investigatedA father badly burned after pulling two of his five children from a fatal Hammond house fire Wednesday is expected to recover, though healing will take a long ti...

Police say a nine-year-old boy has been killed and his father injured after they were struck by a taxi while crossing a New York City street.

Up to 300,000 West Virginians affected after river polluted with industrial chemical, leading to run on bottled water.

Believe it or not, the Cosmos is with us! The stories in the heavens are pretty similar to the stories that are playing out here on Earth. And why not? If the physicists are right, we're all One in the dance of energy. T...

Phantom Gourmet: Inventive Pizza Spots     

Lisa Wade has published "American men's hidden crisis: They need more friends" at Salon Magazine. In effect, she uses girls and women as the gold standard for judging boys and men. Let us give girls and women credit wher...

Clarkson's 20 points lead No. 21 Missouri past Auburn, 70-68     

Prince scores 23 and No. 7 Baylor beats TCU 88-62 for 13th straight win at home     

Versace's urban cowboy has a motorbike _ not a horse _ and cheeky chaps