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More than 80 percent of Hong Kong residents want the pro-democracy Occupy protests to cease, and over two thirds support the authorities taking action to clear the protest sites, according to a new survey. The survey, co...

FARC and Colombian government say they have agreed conditions for release of General Ruben Alzate and four other people.

Mercy for Animals, an animal rights group, released hidden-camera video on Wednesday that showed workers abusing chickens at what it identified as Park Ridge-based Koch Foods locations.

(Reuters) - U.S.-led forces conducted six air strikes against Islamic State militants and one against the al Qaeda-affiliated Khorasan Group in Syria since Monday and 24 air strikes in Iraq during the same period, the U....

Chinese report says 7 killed in knife attack at a hospital

The suit is the first major legal action to be taken against General Motors over its record number of vehicle recalls this year.

Tears, anger for slain Miss Honduras, sister in country where violence against women is up

A suicide car bomb detonated near an Iraqi government building, killing at least four people. CNN's Jim Sciutto reports.

Five students have been arrested for using the 'Hunger Games' salute to protest the government. Jessica King reports.

Upon receiving the new American ambassador to Russia, President Vladimir V. Putin said Moscow and Washington could find avenues of cooperation despite recent tensions.

President says two biggest parties have agreed in principle to form coalition, ending five-months of political deadlock.

The owner of a bakery in Calumet City shot a man who was using a toy gun to usher him and an employee to the back of the store during a robbery, police said.

The announcement, following a series of auto safety crises, comes almost a year after the departure of the previous top regulator.

It's a major commitment for the world's biggest cloud computing company

Financial toll for hardest-hit region could fall between $3 billion and $4 billion, or about one-tenth of what the World Bank initially forecast

A volcanic eruption at Iceland's Holuhraun Lava Field is the largest since the 18th century.

Digital norms are making the culture wars worse.

Popular Colombia soccer team sanctioned by US government for alleged ties to drug cartel

Mexican president says he will reveal details of his wealth after flap over wife's mansion

Who is deciding the fate of Police Officer Darren Wilson?

As its reforms stall, Burma is again drawing power from 
 its military past. Is democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi fighting back hard enough?

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama's immigration reforms would lift the threat of deportation for at least 250,000 undocumented people who work on farms, Arturo Rodriguez, the president of the United Farm Workers union s...