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With Iraq in crisis, President Obama made a statement about the situation on Friday before leaving on a trip to North Dakota and California.

President Barack Obama said Thursday that his administration is considering military support to help fight jihadists who have taken over swaths of land in northern Iraq.

BAQUBA, Iraq, June 12

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South Korean president Park Geun-hye replaced seven ministers on Friday, the first reordering of her cabinet since she took office in February 2013. Park named Choi Kyoung-hwan, a former commerce minister and member of t...

Iran, of all places, has reportedly dispatched two units of its elite Revolutionary Guards to Iraq to help stem the tide of terrorist gains and defend Baghdad from assault. 

Embassy officials are staying put for the time being

Ukraine's interior minister claimed that an armored column from Russia had crossed the border into eastern Ukraine overnight.

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President Barack Obama ruled out sending in combat troops to Iraq in an effort to stabilize the country following advances by an al Qaeda offshoot. "We will not be sending U.S. troops back into combat in Iraq," Obama sai...

The U.S. aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush is being moved to the Persian Gulf in case President Barack Obama authorizes airstrikes in Iraq, CNN reported Friday. Iraq is in turmoil after an al Qaeda offshoot, the Islamic ...

Duct tape FTW.

Gov. Chris Christie (R-New Jersey) made a special appearance Thursday on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, as the show's host honored the upcoming Father's Day weekend with "The Evolution of Dad Dancing." The routine w...

Japanese eels put on endangered species 'red list' as Japan mulls ways to reverse decline

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A judge rules that the original verdict was compromised by remarks overheard by the jury forewoman

Nowa Huta's new sculpture of the famed Communist icon is a little different from the famous one it once hosted

Tehran's entrance into Iraq, on the pretext of protecting Shia sites, may lead to a region-wide conflict. Iran deployed an elite unit of its Revolutionary Guard to Iraq as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) conti...

Iraq continues to shape Barack Obama's presidency, as he concludes that American interests there prevent him from fully leaving Iraq to the Iraqis themselves.

Anheuser-Busch has finally disclosed the ingredients in Budweiser and Bud Light. After all that time keeping them a secret, they are actually pretty boring, wholesome ingredients.

The U.S. confirmed Friday that Russia sent tanks and military equipment to separatist fighters in Ukraine. The delivery of military equipment threatens to further escalate tensions between Russia, Ukraine and Ukraine’s...

Al Goodman reports from Madrid where ecstasy quickly turned to agony as Spain played the Netherlands in the World Cup.