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Striving for unity, US faces reluctant partner in Europe in financial penalties against Russia

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A Phoenix woman accused of throwing a shoe some 60 feet toward Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared aware during questioning by U.S. Secret Service agents of the allegation against her, authorities said Frid...

The Duchess of Cambridge meets staff and children during a solo visit to a New Zealand hospice on the latest leg of the royal tour of the country.

Iran accuses the US of acting illegally after the White House refuses a visa to Tehran's new UN envoy over alleged links to the 1979 hostage crisis.

Beijing court confirms four-year prison term for Xu Zhiyong, convicted for support of anti-corruption protests.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A family member has conifirmed that one of the twin sisters who was on a bus involved in an explosive freeway collision in Northern California is among the 10 dead.

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BEIJING (AP) -- A Cathay Pacific flight from New York to Hong Kong was stranded for more than 16 hours in a Chinese city late last month because of bad weather and limits on the crew's work hours.

The Syrian government and rebel forces are exchanging blame after a poison gas attack reportedly injured hundreds in the village of Kafr Zeita.

Parents of children who were homicide victims gathered Saturday at a South Side church to meet with Chicago police and county prosecutors to answer some of their questions about the unsolved investigations into their chi...

France's foreign minister arrived in Cuba on Saturday (April 12) for a brief but historic visit, the first by such a high-ranking French official in 31 years and a sign of the quickening pace of improving ties between th...

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond addresses his party conference with a message a vote for independence is not a vote for the SNP.

One of the victims of a hammer attack at a Marble Arch hotel is left with 5% brain function and has lost her left eye, police say.

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (AP) -- A tsunami warning has been issued for some Pacific islands following a powerful magnitude-7.6 earthquake near the Solomon Islands.

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The co-pilot of the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 called someone the morning it went missing, when it was flying at low altitude near Penang, the New Straits Times reported on Saturday. The latest finding is the result...

Top finance officials express confidence in ambitious global growth plan despite threats

The Houses of Parliament are for the first time being used as a set for a commercial film, as shooting for Suffragette takes place.

An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 hits near the Solomon Islands, with a tsunami warning issued for surrounding areas in the Pacific Ocean.

BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) -- The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "MassCash" game were:

Strong support within the G7 on increasing sanctions against Russia if it escalates crisis in Ukraine, official says.

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