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USOC: 10 cities interested in hosting 2024 Games
The U.S. Olympic Committee is talking to 10 cities about a possible bid for the 2024 Summer Games, including a joint proposal from San Diego and ...
Mayor corruption investigation under way in Bosnia
Bosnian police have searched the office of the presidency and other government buildings as part of an investigation into corruption among top public ...
Gunmen kill 10 in Philippine political violence
Gunmen ambushed political campaigners for a southern Philippine town mayor, killing his daughter and nine other supporters and relatives, police said ...
Bomb in Pakistan kills 5 near political office
A bomb exploded outside an election office of one of Pakistan's main political parties Thursday evening, killing five people in the latest attack ...
Minaret of landmark mosque in Syria destroyed
The minaret of a landmark 12th century mosque in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo was destroyed Wednesday, leaving the once-soaring stone tower a ...
Local government says 21 dead in west China clash
A violent clash between authorities and assailants described as a terrorist gang left 21 people dead in China's restive northwestern region of ...
Nigeria attack recalls other killings by soldiers
Residents in Nigeria's northeast accused the military of burning down civilian homes in a recent fight with Islamic extremists that left at least 187 ...
French protest against gay marriage turns violent
France legalized gay marriage on Tuesday after a wrenching national debate that exposed deep conservatism in the nation's heartland and triggered huge ...
Iraq on edge after deadly raid on protest camp
Security forces stormed a Sunni protest camp in northern Iraq on Tuesday, sparking deadly clashes in several towns and sharply intensifying rage at ...
Amnesty criticizes Haiti over evictions from camps
Haiti has violated international human rights obligations by failing to protect people who have been forced to leave the impromptu settlements that ...
Berlin to introduce tax on tourist hotel stays
Berlin's city government has decided to put a 5 percent tax on tourist hotel stays from this summer, part of efforts to shore up the German capital's ...
A week after Boston bombings, suspect hospitalized
Boston Marathon bombings supect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev remained hospitalized and unable to speak Monday with a gunshot wound to the throat, and the ...
China rushes relief after Sichuan quake kills 180
Rescuers and relief teams struggled to rush supplies into the rural hills of China's Sichuan province Sunday after an earthquake left at least 180 ...
Clashes in Syria; rebels seek foreign intervention
Syrian troops backed by pro-government gunmen captured at least one village in heavy fighting Sunday in a strategic area near the Lebanese border, ...
Stern: Recommendation on Kings expected next week
A recommendation on the Kings' sale and possible move to Seattle could be issued as soon as next week and a final decision made early next month, ...
Letter: Maloofs favor Seattle's deal for Kings
The Maloof family is asking NBA owners to approve the sale of the Kings to a Seattle group, saying there is "significant distance between us and the ...
Bombing probe highlights expansion of surveillance
As the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings illustrates, getting lost in the crowd is no longer an easy feat. There are eyes — and cameras ...
Quake wipes out nearly entire Pakistani town
Zar Bibi's 7-year-old son was napping when a massive earthquake demolished this small Pakistani town earlier this week near the Iranian border.
EU examines Valencia's backing of football clubs
The European Union is investigating the Spanish regional government of Valencia for its guarantee of loans taken out by local football clubs.
S&P warns Russia on high costs for 2018 World Cup
Many of the Russian cities hosting the 2018 World Cup will have trouble finding the money to build soccer stadiums and improve transit links and other ...
Russian opposition leader's trial adjourned
The embezzlement trial of a Russian opposition leader was adjourned for a week shortly after it started Wednesday in a northwestern city besieged by ...
FIFA president writes to Boston mayor Menino
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has written to the mayor of Boston expressing "deepest anger and distress at the cruel bombings" at the city's marathon.
Maduro certified as election winner amid protests
Venezuela's government-friendly electoral council quickly certified the razor-thin presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor Monday, ...