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Samuel Kipkosgei Malakwen wanted to avoid the risks in his one-step win two years ago, so he pulled away at the 21-mile mark to win the Life Time Miami Marathon.

Activists say at least 36 people killed in city where government is using air power to crush opposition.

Secretary of State angers Israeli government

CAIRO (AP) -- Al-Qaida broke off ties with one of its purported branches in Syria and distanced itself from the rebel infighting in that country's civil war, according to a statement Monday.     

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of between 5.7 and 6.1 hit the western Greek island of Kefalonia before dawn Monday, sending panicked residents into the streets just over a week af...

National elections in Thailand on Sunday were heavily disrupted by anti-government protesters as they continue to question the legitimacy of the current government.     

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani police say a bomb attack in a cinema in the northwestern city of Peshawar has killed five people.     

Large explosions in Sanaa followed by gunfire, according to reports, but casualties and cause not known.

The Environment Agency chief says Britain must choose whether to protect "town or country" because "there's no bottomless purse".

With the March of History stomping its way through Downton once again, Lady Edith manages to stand out as the least evolved. Which is saying something. Also: who ruined Carson's perfect week?     

Spoilers abound for the third season finale "His Last Vow." You've been warned.      

White Lodging, the company that maintains Hilton, Marriott, Sheraton and Westin hotel franchises, has apparently suffered a data breach that exposed guests' credit and debit card information in 2013, the KrebsOnSecurity ...

President Obama, in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly, tried to put behind him the scandals that have hung over his second term, suggesting his administration did not mislead the public on the Benghazi attack and...

Eight people were seriously injured in a car crash in the Logan Square neighborhood this morning.     

SYDNEY (AP) -- A Japanese whaling ship and an anti-whaling protest boat collided in the remote, icy seas off Antarctica, with both sides on Monday blaming each other for the crash.     

Would-be presidential candidate appears to have changed her mind about merger of her party with main opposition group.

People concerned about weak economy and crime, as run-off poll looks all but certain for three leading candidates.

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Libya's two tons of chemical weapons were dwarfed by the 1,300 tons that Syria has agreed to destroy, but the effort faced poor weather, difficult geography and rising instability.     

The best -- and the worst -- commercials run during Super Bowl XLVIII     

Porsche's chairman Wolfgang Porsche and board member Ferdinand Piech are sued by seven hedge funds over its failed takeover bid for Volkswagen.

5 things to know about the massive farm bill that could become law this week