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September 03, 2016

Stalled talks, rising violence jeopardize UN Syria mediation

With war trumping peace efforts in recent weeks in Syria, U.N.-mediated talks sputtered over another missed deadline to ...

September 02, 2016

Putin says Russia didn't hack US Democratic Party

President Vladimir Putin says Russia wasn't involved in the hacking of emails of the U.S. Democratic Party, but thinks the ...

September 02, 2016

Judge rejects appeal from British woman on Texas death row

A judge has rejected arguments from attorneys for a British woman on Texas death row that prosecutors coerced witnesses and ...

September 02, 2016

New war college institute zeroes in on maritime Russia

The U.S. Naval War College has opened a new institute to zero in on Russia's approach to maritime issues as that country ...

September 02, 2016

President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan dies at age 78

Islam Karimov, who crushed all opposition in the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan as its only president in a ...

September 02, 2016

German man convicted of setting rash of Los Angeles fires

A German man who spread fear across Los Angeles for several nights as he torched cars and homes to avenge his mother's ...

September 01, 2016

American detained after crossing from Syria into Turkey

The U.S. State Department has confirmed that an American woman is being held in a Turkish prison and says consular officers ...

September 01, 2016

Romanian couple face prison, deportation for prostitution

A Romanian couple who preyed upon drug addicts and non-English-speaking women who were forced to work in their Pennsylvania ...

September 01, 2016

Labor board orders Volkswagen to begin bargaining with UAW

The National Labor Relations Board is ordering Volkswagen to engage in bargaining with a group of skilled-trades workers who ...

August 31, 2016

Judge OKs return of Native American shield sent to Paris

A federal judge on Wednesday approved a prosecutor's request for U.S. officials to try to recover a Native American ...

August 31, 2016

Holocaust survivor known for sharing experiences dies at 91

A Holocaust survivor who made it his mission to share stories of the horrors he saw and endured while imprisoned in nine ...

August 31, 2016

Merkel aide: We'll do everything to conclude US trade deal

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff is insisting that Berlin wants to press ahead with concluding a sweeping ...

August 30, 2016

What next? Opaque Uzbekistan faces transition anxieties

Whether Uzbekistan's president is at death's door or has already passed through is unclear, but that may not be the greatest ...

August 30, 2016

Vladimir Putin _ not THAT Vladimir Putin _ nabbed in Florida

Vladimir Putin has been arrested at a Florida supermarket. No, not THAT Vladimir Putin. Police in West Palm Beach say a ...

August 30, 2016

Intoxicated in the air: drunk pilots make news but are rare

Every few months, a pilot somewhere in the world is stopped before a jet takes off because of suspicion of drunkenness.

August 30, 2016

The Latest: Turkey slams US criticism of Syria action

The Latest on developments in the Syrian conflict, following Ankara's incursion into the war-torn state last week (all times ...

August 28, 2016

Kerry heads to Bangladesh, India amid South Asian tensions

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's stops in Bangladesh and India come amid increasing concerns about terrorism in both ...

August 27, 2016

Despite progress, US-Russia fall short on truce for Syria

The United States and Russia say they have resolved a number of issues standing in the way of restoring a nationwide truce ...

August 27, 2016

N. Korea says UN condemnation of missile tests 'provocation'

North Korea on Saturday expressed anger at United Nations Security Council discussions over a statement denouncing the ...