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Lightning has broken a finger off the right hand of Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. Father Omar, rector of the shrine that holds the statue, told the...

Canada, France and UK update advice for women travelling through India after high-profile attacks on foreigners.

Election body says that 38.6 percent of country's more than 53 million eligible voters took part in two-day polls.

US says 'no possible justification' for Taliban attack that killed people helping Afghans     

WASHINGTON (AP) -- China and Japan are engaged in a war of words that is lighting up editorial pages around the world as Beijing takes aim at a recent visit by Japan's leader to a controversial war shrine and Tokyo answe...

Unattended heater blamed for fire that burned 10 hours and razed ancient town in south China     

A North Carolina law that made women who wanted an abortion get an ultrasound and then have the image described to them is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Friday.

FEC: Idaho's Craig should pay $360K, contends he ignored warnings, spent campaign cash anyway     

The death of Sunanda Pushkar stunned many in Delhi's journalistic and political circles, many of whom had followed the twists in her life since she met Shashi Tharoor.     

Guinea's prime minister to stay on in post in new government     

How did society move from a point where certain principles stood as longstanding anchors in the foundation of conservative political philosophy to a place of so much bitterness, often-times hysterical nonsense, combined ...

By Joe Lucia, Awful Announcing Billy Joel performed a concert on Friday night in at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. Of course, noted Tampa Bay area resident Dick Vitale was in the house, and he decided to do what everyone on ...

Evans, Jett lead way, No. 24 Saint Louis handles Fordham 70-48     

Rhino death toll rising exponentially, scientists say.     

A door-to-door effort launched this week in the case of a Tucson girl who disappeared from her bedroom more than 18 months ago has yielded some possible tips, police said Saturday

France's first lady, Valerie Trierweiler, left the hospital Saturday after spending a week recovering from what the European press described as a drug overdose. Her stay at La Pitie-Salpetriere hospital...

The move came after gunmen stormed an air force base near southern city of Sabha, which has experienced days of clashes.

Yesterday the Associated Press reported the Vatican defrocked a total of 384 priests in 2011-12 for sexual abuse of children. That's more than twice as many as the Vatican defrocked between 2008 and 2009. Here are some o...

Information concerning the costs and benefits of religious belief plays a role, especially for those who are marginally attached to a religion.

Mitt and Ann Romney made a surprise appearance at the world premiere of "MITT," a documentary that follows Romney through his failed 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns.      

Parker, Wolfpack's turnovers help No. 23 Blue Devils roll past struggling NC State 95-60     

New Jersey city gives rousing send-off at funeral for activist poet-playwright Amiri Baraka