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WikiLeaks prosecutor agrees to 1 lesser charge
Prosecutors say they have agreed to charge the Army private who released more than 700,000 secret U.S. documents to the WikiLeaks site with a lesser ...
2 donkeys suspected in mauling death in Hungary
Hungarian police say they are investigating an incident in which an elderly man may have been mauled to death by two donkeys. It happened May 13 in ...
Pigeon sale yields world record for feathered Bolt
Flying high above Europe's economic crisis, a local lightning-fast pigeon called Bolt became the world's most expensive racing bird when his Belgian ...
Saudi Arabia says arrests 10 from Iranian spy ring
A Saudi official says police have detained 10 more members of an alleged Iranian spy ring — eight Saudis, one Lebanese and one Turkish national.
Afghanistan: Deadly 24 hours leave 14 police dead
A coordinated Taliban assault on checkpoints in southern Afghanistan killed four police before a counterattack drove the insurgents back, Afghan ...
Clashes between Egypt troops and gunmen in Sinai
Egyptian security officials say police and military forces have clashed with armed tribesmen in a north Sinai village by the border with Israel, ...
Israeli military chief warns Syrian regime
Israel's military chief issued a stern warning to Bashar Assad on Tuesday, saying the Syrian leader would "bear the consequences" of any more attacks ...
Syrian, Hezbollah troops fight rebels in key town
Backed by elite troops of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group, Syrian government forces fought rebels in a strategic opposition-held Syrian town near ...
Uganda leader's legacy at stake in general's case
An army general's concern that officials are at risk of assassination if they oppose President Yoweri Museveni's alleged plan to have his son succeed ...
Fighting for 2nd day between army, rebels in Congo
Fighting between the M23 rebels and the army continued for a second day Tuesday near Congo's eastern provincial capital of Goma, in clashes that have ...
The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?
Is Pope Francis an exorcist? The question has been swirling ever since Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass ...
Reports: Iran bars 2 top figures from June ballot
Iranian news websites boosted speculation Tuesday that election overseers have barred two prominent but divisive figures from next month's ...
Oman proposes ban on niqab veils for women drivers
A Saudi online newspaper says Oman is proposing that women be banned from wearing face veils when driving. Al-Watan said Tuesday Oman made the ...
Group: More Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes'
The number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months, raising concerns that gains in women's ...
Myanmar Muslims jailed for killing Buddhist monk
A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison Tuesday — one of them to a life term — in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian ...
Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout
Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011: —May 20, 2013: A wave of attacks, some at ...
South Africa: Winnie Mandela forced auction flops
An auction to pay off a debt of Nelson Mandela's ex-wife failed to take place because no one would open her home to the sheriff. Officials and ...
Bulgaria: Socialist elected as parliament speaker
Bulgaria's newly seated parliament has elected Socialist Mihail Mikov as its speaker during what is proving to be a turbulent stretch in the ...
Israeli peace negotiator: Stalemate bad for Israel
Israel's chief peace negotiator with the Palestinians says the current stalemate is harmful for Israel. Tzipi Livni told a parliamentary committee ...
Owner: Chinese boat's captain beaten by NKoreans
Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat Tuesday after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and ...
More attacks across Iraq kill 7 people
New attacks in Iraq killed seven people and wounded dozens on Tuesday, officials said, after a bloody day that claimed more than 100 lives across the ...
Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction
Guatemala's top court has thrown another curve into the genocide case of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, overturning his conviction and ordering ...
Court decision pending in NYPD stop-and-frisk case
A federal judge must now decide whether the nation's largest police force has been unjustly stopping black and Hispanic men under a polarizing tactic ...
Brits buy lease to Broadway's biggest theater
Britain's biggest theater group has reached across the Atlantic Ocean and bought the lease to Broadway's largest theater from Live Nation ...
10 make finals of National Geographic Bee
Ten young scholars have made it to the finals of the National Geographic Bee, where they'll compete for a $25,000 college scholarship. The preliminary ...