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Wave of attacks kills at least 57 in Iraq
A string of car bombs and shootings tore through Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, killing at least 57 people and escalating fears of a return ...
Israel bank heist kills 4; robber takes own life
Israeli police say a bungled bank robbery in a southern city left four people dead before the gunman took his own life. Police spokesman Micky ...
Russia targets pollster for 'political activity'
Russia's only independent polling agency says it may have to close after prosecutors targeted it for 'political activity.' Levada Center on Monday ...
Spokesman for Ansar Dine arrested in Mauritania
A government official says the spokesman for one of the al-Qaida-linked groups that occupied and controlled northern Mali for much of last year turned ...
Riots in Stockholm suburb over police shooting
Gangs of youth angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man hurled rocks at police and set cars and buildings on fire in a Stockholm suburb ...
Suspected US drone kills 2 in Yemen
Yemeni security and military officials say a suspected U.S. drone has killed two militants in a town in the center of the country. The officials said ...
Large earthquake strikes off coast of Chile
The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off the coast of Chile. The quake was recorded at 5:49 a.
Egypt: Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction
Egyptian officials say dozens of military and police armored vehicles have crossed into Sinai, beefing up the security presence in the volatile ...
24 killed in rebel vs army battle in South Sudan
South Sudan's military spokesman says 24 people were killed and dozens wounded during a battle between government troops and rebels who had overrun ...
SKorea: NKorea fires sixth projectile into waters
North Korea fired short-range projectiles into its own eastern waters Monday for a third straight day, Seoul officials said. The North said it was ...
China asks NKorea to release fishing boat, crew
China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held ...
Gunfire from Syria hits Israeli-controlled Golan
The Israeli military says gunfire from Syria has hit the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights overnight. The military said on Monday that the gunfire did ...
M23 rebels clash with soldiers in east Congo
A military commander in eastern Congo says rebels attacked an army position north of Goma, a major provincial capital in the country's troubled east.
Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province council
A suicide bomber struck outside a provincial council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing the council chief and at least 13 others, ...
Vandals target Israeli women's prayer group
Israeli police say vandals have spray-panted slogans on the home of one of the leaders of a liberal Jewish women's group that has angered ...
Kerry to Mideast to advance struggling Syria plan
Secretary of State John Kerry is heading back to the Middle East this week to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President ...
Arias returns to court for penalty phase of trial
Jodi Arias returns to court Monday for the continuation of the penalty phase of her trial after being convicted of first-degree murder in the killing ...
Civil rights trial on NYPD tactic closing
The federal civil rights challenge to the contentious New York Police Department tactic of stop, question and frisk is closing after more than nine ...
10 Things to Know for Monday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday: 1. OBAMA OFFERS STARK VIEW, AND ENCOURAGING ...
SKorea analyzing NKorea's 4 projectile launches
South Korea is analyzing whether projectiles North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend are short-range missiles or a new type of ...
Top Libyan official: Benghazi explosion accident
Libya's deputy prime minister says an investigation has indicated that a deadly explosion in Benghazi last week was an accident and not an attack.
AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone ...
Video shows kidnapped Egyptian security officers
Seven men purported to be the members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants last week appeared in a video posted online Sunday ...
Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town
Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar ...