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Lego sales soar on demand for new girls' series
Lego's sales soared 25 percent last year thanks in part to its new series of building blocks designed for girls. The privately owned company said ...
NY's Cardinal Dolan questioned on abuse cases
New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan has been formally questioned about clergy sex abuse in his former Archdiocese of Milwaukee, just days ahead of his ...
Taliban vow to keep targeting Afghan officials
The Taliban vowed Thursday to target government employees and other Afghan civilians they consider linked to the U.S.-led coalition despite a warning ...
German chancellor champions trans-Atlantic trade
Chancellor Angela Merkel says a proposed trans-Atlantic trade agreement between the European Union and the United States has Germany's strong backing, ...
Conclave brings out cardinals' dirty laundry
Popular pressure is mounting in the U.S. and Italy to keep California Cardinal Roger Mahony away from the conclave to elect the next pope because of ...
Diplomats: Iran starts upgrade of nuclear site
In a disheartening signal to world powers at upcoming Iran talks, Tehran has started installing high-tech machines at its main uranium enrichment site ...
Texas mom: Russian boy was playing before he died
The adopted mother of a 3-year-old Russian boy who died in Texas told authorities the boy was outside playing with his younger brother before she ...
Georgia seeking to reassure US on prosecutions
Georgia's justice minister is seeking to reassure U.S. officials that recent arrests of former government officials are not politically motivated.
Kenyan chief justice reveals threats ahead of vote
In an extraordinary public statement only days before Kenya's high-tension national election, the country's chief justice on Wednesday said he has ...
Oil price hovers around $97 ahead of US data
The price of oil hovered around $97 a barrel on Wednesday ahead of the release of U.S. housing starts for January. By early afternoon in Europe, ...
NATO and Afghan forces kill 25 insurgents
NATO and Afghan forces have killed at least 25 insurgents and three of their commanders in separate operations around the country, Afghan and ...
Russian lawmaker quits parliament in property row
A senior lawmaker from the pro-Kremlin party resigned his seat in parliament on Wednesday after an anti-corruption campaigner alleged that he owns ...
Allen retirement opens Europe command slot
President Barack Obama is looking for a new candidate to lead American and allied forces in Europe after his first choice, Marine Gen. John Allen, ...
Texas official: Bruises found on dead Russian boy
A 3-year-old boy whose death fueled a fight over American adoptions of Russian children was brought into a West Texas hospital unresponsive and ...
Jesse Jackson Jr, wife to appear Wednesday
Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandra, are to appear in federal court Wednesday to answer criminal charges in an alleged scheme to ...
Greek man accused of stealing Dali work in NYC
A Greek man proved inept at the art of thievery by swiping a Salvador Dali painting from a New York City gallery as security cameras rolled and, in ...
In info age, Belgian diamond heist is a throwback
At a time when many robberies take place at the click of a mouse, a group of jewel thieves has shown there's still a potential payoff for ...
Oil follows stocks higher
The price of oil rose slightly Tuesday, following stocks and continuing a run-up that began two months ago. Benchmark crude for March delivery rose ...
Kerry 1st trip to Europe, Mideast; no Israel stop
Secretary of State John Kerry will bypass Israel on his first official trip to the Middle East, U.S. officials said Tuesday as they announced a ...
Missile strike in northern Syria kills 33
A Syrian missile strike leveled a block of buildings in an impoverished district of Aleppo on Tuesday, killing at least 33 people, almost half of them ...
UN: Drones killed more Afghan civilians in 2012
The number of U.S. drone strikes in Afghanistan rose sharply last year compared with 2011, the United Nations said Tuesday. The increase was a sign ...
Court says police don't have to prove dog training
Police don't have to extensively document the work of drug-sniffing dogs in the field to be able to use the results of their work in court, the ...