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Oklahoma inmate dies of heart attack after delivery of new execution drugs is botched

Prosecutors are looking to address public outrage and alter the belief that Wall Street institutions are "too big to jail."

South African singer/songwriter Simphiwe Dana has released a song inspired by the Marikana tragedy in which the police shot striking mine workers in August 2012.

Doubts are growing about the city's ability to get ready for the 2016 Summer Olympics without international help, and officials say there is no Plan B.

(BAGHDAD) -- A key election for a new Iraqi parliament was underway on Wednesday amid a massive security operation as the country continued to slide deeper into sectarian violence more than two years after U.S. forces le...

(MANILA, Philippines) -- A battle between Philippine marines and Muslim militants, who launched a surprise attack to regain control of a captured jungle training encampment, has left 14 Abu Sayyaf fighters and one marine...

Tour operators say hundreds of visitors from as far afield as the U.S. and Australia are curious to see the world's biggest vote in action and have signed up for election-themed tours that include visits to rallies and m...

The judge found that the 2011 law, which required voters to produce state-approved photo identification cards at polling places, violated the 14th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act.

The Israeli prime minister has asked his cabinet to bring forward alternative approaches to the Palestinian conflict, though such steps have been vigorously opposed by Washington.

A traveler from Maine said a small-town Louisiana police officer smirked after fatally shooting his "incredibly friendly" dog on Monday. Brandon Carpenter, 28, told The Huffington Post Tuesday that he and 21-year-old Log...

John Kerry wasn't the first to use the A-word -- apartheid -- when talking about Israel, and he likely won't be the last.

Politicians, actors, musicians, business leaders and others gather in New York to celebrate the TIME 100

11 people hurt, 2 critically, in possible lint explosion at Southern California shop

Pro-Russia activists have stormed several official buildings in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk.

Maybe the feds should have changed the channel. Speaking as a government witness from London via closed-circuit TV in the terror trial of handless accused terror teacher Abu Hamza al-Masri,...

The Italian judges who reinstated the guilty verdict against Amanda Knox say she delivered the knife blow that killed UK student Meredith Kercher.

Student engineers running on fumes.

Footage of the school in the city of Aleppo showed pools of blood and children's drawings, after a blast Wednesday that was said to kill at least 18 people, including 10 students.

Given a presentation of moderately interesting content, your audiences' attention will "plummet to near zero" after 9 minutes and 59 seconds, according biologist John Medina at the University of Washington School of Medi...

Could drought bring water and power rationing during Brazil World Cup? Shasta Darlington reports.

Divers find remains of plane's fuselage that crashed in San Francisco Bay

Microsoft says its Xbox One gaming console will go on sale in China in September, months after a 14-year ban on consoles was lifted.