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Amy Tatsch was boogie boarding when a 6-foot bull shark bit into her leg.

Police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds near a burned-out convenience store in St. Louis suburb as a second day of protests over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager turned violent.

The Liberian government announced Monday that it will get access to ZMapp, the Ebola experimental drug, to treat two local doctors who have contracted the virus in the West African nation. ZMapp, which is made by Mapp Bi...

For the third consecutive year, the private firm hired run the Illinois Lottery has failed to bring in the profits it promised to raise for the state, even as its parent companies continue to be paid more each year to pr...

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The United Nations Human Rights Council, or UNHRC, in a statement released Monday, announced the appointment of three experts to an international commission of inquiry that will investigate allegations of war crimes and ...

Palestinians in enclave hit by Israeli attacks pick up the pieces as delegations continue indirect talks in Cairo.

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators Monday reached a series of agreements in talks in Cairo aimed at creating a truce, Ynet reported. Israel agreed to lift some restrictions on the Gaza Strip, transfer money for governme...

Beijing police raided 2 Kolegas, a bar and live music venue popular with the city's expatriate population, over the weekend and administered on-the-spot urine tests to patrons.

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Surveillance cameras, government agents listening in on your phone calls, reading your emails and text messages and monitoring your spending, mandatory health care, sugary soda bans, anti-bullying laws, zero tolerance po...

Russian embargo devastating for Moldova farmers _ a bad omen for others hit by food ban

Beyond cute, these are the world's only known surviving giant panda triplets. Their mother, Juxiao gave birth to them in China's Chimelong Safari Park on July 29th and the zoo recorded the rare event. Giant pandas are na...

"God bless Robin Williams"

AP PHOTOS: Afghan children practice circus feats, a rare treat amid country's decades of war

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The apparent suicide of Robin Williams highlights the connection between comedians and depression.

Nuri Kamal al-Maliki rose from obscurity to power in part with American help, but U.S. leaders found him an often unconstructive ally who caused as many headaches as he solved.

CNN's Brian Todd reports on al Qaeda defections to join ISIS and Americans who sympathize with the group.

The President suggests for the first time a Supreme Court vacancy in his final two years of office

Jonathan Dworkin, who has spent quite a bit of time in Iraqi Kurdistan, thinks the Obama administration is pursuing a failed strategy in Iraq: In Kurdistan examples are everywhere of the failure of American diplomacy. Re...

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