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As rival protests turn violent in Ukraine, urgent talks take place in an effort to ease increasing tensions with Russia.

Syria's UN Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari is now on a travel restriction while in the United States. Ja'afari must remain within 25 miles, or 40 kilometers, of New York City under a new State Department mandate. State Depart...

Putin's recent decision to order Russian troops on Ukraine's eastern border to return to base was a surprise to many. After all, vague U.S. threats that there would be a price to pay and consequences for the invasion of ...

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A shocking war manual describes putting timed explosives onto birds and cats in order to 'set fire to a castle or city which you can't get at otherwise.'

The Libyan government says former leader Col Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saadi, has been extradited from Niger and is now in custody in Tripoli.

Massachusetts' highest court ruled Wednesday that a man  who took cellphone photos up the skirts of women riding the Boston subway did not violate state law because the women were not nude or partially nude.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A provincial government official says an early morning NATO airstrike in Afghanistan's central Logar province killed 5 Afghan National Army soldiers and wounded another 17.     

Getty Images, one of the largest sources of stock photos out there, has decided to distribute 35 million of its photos on the web absolutely free. Why? Because the photos were all out there anyway so it just gave up.  �...

All parties focused on job of dismantling chemical stockpile, OPCW-UN mission head says, as US criticises Assad regime.

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair offered to plead guilty to other, less-serious counts of misconduct, but still wants to face in court his accuser, a junior officer who says she was sexually assaulted.     

In the wake of a recent United Nations report blasting the Vatican for its record on child sexual abuse, Pope Francis today issued a strong defense both of the Catholic church and his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI, sayin...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The CIA is investigating whether its officers improperly monitored members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, which oversees the intelligence agency, U.S. officials said Wednesday.     

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A newfound asteroid buzzed close by Earth Wednesday, flying safely between our planet and the orbit of the moon. Watch a recap of the close encounter here.

We recently read Gallup's 2013 report on employee engagement, which reports that seven out of 10 workers in America are either actively disengaged or not engaged in their work. It triggered several questions, and one of ...

Half of all children under five in Afghanistan are suffering from the effects of malnutrition, according to estimations.

In the days following last year's Boston Marathon bombings, people gathered near the site of the attacks to pay tribute. They brought their old sneakers, photos, T-shirts, and hats to leave at the scene -- offering messa...

PHILADELPHIA -- You’re a 16th-century German prince plotting to crush a peasant rebellion, or perhaps you’re leading an army against the Ottoman Empire, or looking to settle the score with...

In case you were curious what else goes on in the life of a Texas woman who admitted to carrying on an affair with her brother, it apparently involves charges of choking one's husband—and yes, that's a different person...

A mysterious 24-year-old in Hong Kong is the new holder of the title of world's youngest billionaire. Forbes' newly released list of young money's biggest players includes Perenna Kei, a newcomer to the billionaire club.