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One of the two brothers suspected in Wednesday's deadly attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is said to have trained with al Qaeda in Yemen, a senior U.S. official told The New York Times on Thursday. Sa...

US official says 2 brothers suspected in Paris shooting were on US no-fly list

Sri Lanka's longtime president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, conceded after he unexpectedly lost his bid for re-election to a former health minister Maithripala Sirisena.

BAUCHI, Nigeria

The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the state isn't violating the rights of a 17-year-old girl who is being forced to undergo court-ordered chemotherapy treatment.

Among other "disorders" listed in new decree on restricting licenses

Jeffrey Lake was charged with violating his city's "social host" ordinance

South Korea reviews whether to deport Korean-American accused of praising rival North Korea

During his stand-up performance Thursday night in London, Ontario, Canada, Bill Cosby reportedly made light of recent allegations of sexual assault against him, telling a female audience member "you have to be careful ab...

The hack against Sony last month was a "game changer" for cybersecurity, the NSA director said on Thursday

European nations are tightening security at borders and vulnerable areas this week after purported Islamic extremists carried out a shooting Wednesday that left 12 people dead outside French satirical magazine Charlie He...

Libya officially asked for the international community to help the country from falling into the hands of extremists, at an emergency meeting of the Arab League on Thursday. For months the internationally recognized gove...

Depending on the contraceptive they're using, women may be at higher risk of getting HIV

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Citizens of countless cities worldwide have stepped out to protest and mourn in the wake of Wednesday’s terror attack at the offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. The attack killed 12 and left 11 injur...

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The sibling bond can be a powerful force for good--until it turns deadly

California attorney seeks to use 'perversion' files in Boy Scout sex abuse trial

Cengiz Nuray was last seen at Greyhound Rock Beach in April 1995.

Gunfire echoes from two police raids ending terror sieges around Paris. One witness says: "It's like a war." Another describes how a suspect told him: "Go, we don't kill civilians."

More than 150 vehicles involved

Photo: Chateau de Gudanes Five years ago, Karina and Craig Waters -- a tax accountant and a urologist, respectively, in Perth, Australia -- began looking for a vacation home in the south of France. Karina says she envisi...