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State media says Matthew Miller entered the country on a tourist visa but tore it up, shouting that he wanted asylum.

Afghanistan will announce the preliminary results of its landmark presidential election Saturday, with the final numbers to be confirmed next month.

Ali Ahmed al-Rahizi could theoretically be repatriated, but dozens of Yemenis also approved for transfer remain jailed.

In part two of a long-ranging interview, al Qaeda's leader urged Muslims to capture Westerners as pawns that might be used to free prisoners aligned with his movement.

In speaking for humanity the tiny nation Rebublic of Marshall Islands sues the U.S. and Nuclear States in the International Court of Justice and U.S. District Court.

Paulo Malhaes found dead after testifying last month to carrying out torture during Brazil's 1964 to 1985 military rule.

Thai police arrest senior protest leader for insurrection, court turns him loose on bail

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A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Tonga on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

US and EU officials agree on new sanctions against Moscow, as Russian military drills continue along Ukrainian border.

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US president says the government in Pyongyang would "rather starve its people than feed their hopes and dreams".

Kyung Lah reviews the similarities between the sunken South Korean ferry Sewol and another ship made by the same builder.

Excerpted from PLACE, NOT RACE: A NEW VISION OF OPPORTUNITY IN AMERICA by Sheryll Cashin by arrangement with Beacon Press, Copyright © Sheryll Cashin 2014 This book is about fairness. The US economy has become a pyramid...

Research shows that reading rich narratives and metaphors activates areas of our brain outside of language, and frequent fiction reading is correlated with empathy.

A search of the area where the missing Malaysia Airlines flight likely went down is nearly complete, but no wreckage has been found.

The United States built Twitter-like programs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, but like a similar program in Cuba, they were shut down for lack of money, officials said.

Divers reached two large rooms Saturday, where many of the lost may lie dead.

Pakistani news anchor Hamid Mir had been threatened by "both state and non-state actors" before he was attacked by gunmen, the journalist said in a statement read by his brother outside the Karachi hospital where he was ...

A former vice president said she was terminated after reporting her concerns over the handling of an N.F.L. player's positive test to her boss at the National Center for Drug Free Sport.

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When Omega Institute co-founder and bestselling author Elizabeth Lesser sat down with Oprah to tape an interview for "Super Soul Sunday," it was the eve of Oprah's 60th birthday. As the two walked to their chairs underne...