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As the World Cup begins in Brazil, Julia Carneiro looks back at a year that saw millions of Brazilians take to the streets in protest.

Prime minister asked US to launch strikes against ISIL last month but Washington refused, New York Times report says.

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (or ISIS) are, city by city, seizing control of Iraq. The map below tracks ISIS as they continue their campaign south toward Baghdad and major oil refineries. Locations of attacks were...

The city's diehard football fans who want to watch the World Cup will have to watch at home.

Four UN peacekeepers from Chad killed and 10 others including six peacekeepers and four Malian soldiers wounded.

All eyes are on Brazil's breakout star as World Cup begins.

As Hillary Clinton backpedaled this week on comments that she and Bill Clinton were "dead broke" after leaving the White House, financial disclosure forms shed more light on just how shaky that claim really was.

Pakistan officials: Suspected US drone strike kills 10 people in northwest, near Afghan border

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In an audio recording released early Thursday by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant, or ISIL, the militant group promised to seize more cities in Iraq, including the capital Baghdad, CNN reported.

Matthew Price explains why the appointment of a new European Commission president is causing divisions among members.

Bras were never burned at the 1968 Miss America protest, but that the image persists shows how full of holes our knowledge is of the Women's Liberation Movement.

The US carries out two drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal North Waziristan area, killing at least 16 militants, reports say.

What's happening now in Iraq is not very surprising to some.

Federal government will seize the assets of Spanish ring leader, including 13 high-priced condos in Miami and 17 high-end cars.

Feds: New York City strippers drugged wealthy men, siphoned money from their credit cards

What you need to know for Thursday: watching the World Cup, even more lousy weather, and good poll news for the mayor.

May, 2014. Ipanema Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photograph by Christian Franz Tragni/Redux. November, 2013. São Paulo, Brazil. Two members of Gaviões da Fiel, the famous Corinthians fan group, holding a trophy and ce...

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Hosts Brazil overcame a nervy beginning — replete with an own goal — to win its first game of the 2014 World Cup, with two goals from star Neymar and a third from Oscar. Brazil needed a little help from the referee, ...