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63 people have died since the outbreak began last week

Armed groups are increasingly forging links across the border of Syria and Iraq, fuelling sectarian tensions, UN says.

The probe comes after years of mounting pressure and several U.S.-led resolutions

WASHINGTON -- The flight simulator and hard drives that the pilots of Flight 370 had at their homes appear to be a dead end, yielding few clues that shed any light on whether they deliberately diverted the missing jet, a...

Less than nine months after she shoved her husband off a steep cliff just days into their marriage, a federal judge sentenced Jordan Linn Graham to 30 years in prison Thursday.

PERTH, Australia (AP) -- Planes are searching a new area of the Indian Ocean for possible signs of the Malaysian airliner after a new analysis of radar data suggests the plane flew faster than thought and used up more fu...

Mitch Kapor and Ben Jealous worry that a lack of diversity in tech firms is stalling innovation in Silicon Valley. Capitalism, they say, remains our nation's operating system but the current version needs an upgrade

(LAHORE, Pakistan) -- A court convicted a Pakistani Christian man and sentenced him to death Thursday in a blasphemy case that sparked a riot last year in the eastern city of Lahore, according to his lawyer. Naeem Shakir...

UN Security Council says test-firings were a breach of resolutions after US calls for urgent meeting.

Austin police say 4th person has died from injuries in South By Southwest wreck

The FBI has nabbed a fugitive on its top 10 most wanted list after the 21-year-old turned himself in to the U.S. Embassy in Managua.

Christiane Amanpour has the story of some incredible point-of-view footage from a Syrian tank.

BEIJING (AP) -- The remains of 437 Chinese soldiers killed in the Korean War have returned home, more than 60 years after an armistice ended the fighting.     

Mark Fiore is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and animator whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Examiner, and dozens of other publications. He is an activ...

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was hailed as a hero of the 2004 Orange Revolution before she spent three years in jail for allegedly politically motivated crimes. Now, Tymoshenko is running for presiden...

James P. Gorman's pay package for 2013 was $18 million, thanks in part to a hefty long-term incentive award.     

(ORLANDO, Fla.) -- A former Florida A&M band member on Friday became the first person to be sentenced to jail time for his role in the hazing death of a drum major. MoreCharges Dropped Against 1 Defendant in FAMU CaseMen...

WASHINGTON – Russian President Vladimir Putin called President Obama Friday and agreed to discuss a U.S. proposal to resolve the crisis in Ukraine, according to the White House. The two...

Russian President Vladimir Putin called after Secretary of State John Kerry provided a proposal for a diplomatic solution to his counterpart. The call comes amid high tensions following Russia's annexation of the souther...

The problem isn't that we can't take a joke. The problem is that white comedians and their fans believe they are above reproach.

Michael Robertson may have to pay up to $41 million in a long-running case involving digital music files.     

Vladimir Putin called President Obama Friday to talk about a "U.S. proposal for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis in Ukraine," the White House said.