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Defying protests from rights groups, criticism from Western donors, and a U.S. warning that it will complicate relations, Uganda's president signs a law imposing harsh penalties for homosexuality Monday. Ugandan Presiden...

Pakistan's military launch air strikes against suspected militant hideouts in the north-west, killing at least 15 people, officials say.

With Presidents Day last week, some conservative pundits deemed it prudent to reevaluate the legacy of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. So in a segment titled “Denunciation Proclamation,” The Daily Show decided ...

Ted Cruz and Allen West made very, very brief cameos on last night's episode of The Blacklist.     

In five confirmed cases, children had been vaccinated.     

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Like a Fortune 500 company losing an executive, the powerful Sinaloa cartel is likely to stay in business at least in the short term, selling billions of dollars of illegal drugs despite the arrest of...

Consensus and dialogue rare in divided nation as barricades are enforced and fires smoulder around Caracas.

Lots of companies have an image in their minds regarding their ideal candidate. The problem is that their ideal candidate looks a lot like the same applicants that everyone else is seeking. That's why I advise my clients...

The Israeli Air Force struck Hezbollah targets near the Lebanese-Syria border, Lebanese security officials said on Monday. According to Lebanese online English daily The Daily Star, Israeli jets launched two air raids ne...

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan unveiled its first draft energy policy since the Fukushima meltdown three years ago, saying nuclear power remains an important source of electricity for the country.     

After Republicans demand less spending

The Chinese government said it has fired Li Dongsheng, the former vice-minister of its public security office, after being placed under investigation last December for possible corruption charges. Li's dismissal is the l...

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday outlined a five-year budget proposal that would reduce the size of the U.S. armed forces and slow the growth of military compensation in light of current fiscal constraints and cal...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island is receiving more than $1 million from the federal government to pay for costs associated with a major storm last winter.     

A supporter is killed and a teenager injured after violence flares in Sao Paulo, which will host the first game of the World Cup.

Government study offers possible signal that preschooler obesity is falling; experts cautious     

It failed to adequately assist families of victims, investigators say

Miles O'Brien--the journalist and anchor who has worked for CNN, PBS and many other places--has had to have most of his left arm completely amputated, he revealed on Tuesday. Writing on his website, O'Brien said that the...

CNN's Richard Quest and the CNN Freedom Project look at the controversial issue of child labor in the cocoa industry.

SEC rejects bid for Wells Fargo, Bank of America to identify potential high-risk employees     

(Reuters) - Prominent bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox posted an update on its website on Tuesday, saying a "decision was taken to close all transactions for the time being," citing "recent news reports and the potential repercu...

Tommy Lee is engaged to Sofia Toufa. This will be his fourth marriage.