
Illegal immigration foes despair over GOP moves
Marty Lich is ready to bolt. It's been a couple of years since the self-described conservative considered herself a Republican, but she still often ...
Reports: F1 boss strikes Nuerburgring deal
German media reports say Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has struck a deal for a grand prix as planned at the financially troubled Nuerburgring ...

With halting voice, Giffords speaks out on guns
She uttered just 80 halting words. But her presence was powerful. Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, shot in the head by a Tucson gunman in 2011, opened ...

Russia scraps anti-crime deal with the US
Russia pulled out of an anti-crime accord with the United States on Wednesday in a move the U.S. called "self-defeating," the latest sign of rising ...

Week of unrest weakens Egypt's Islamist leader
Egypt's Islamist president has been significantly weakened by a week of violent protests across much of the country, with his popularity eroding, the ...

Gulf leads UN appeal for major boost in Syrian aid
An emergency U.N. appeal to raise $1.5 billion in humanitarian aid for Syria exceeded its goal Wednesday at a conference with dire predictions of ...

Timbuktu manuscripts mostly safe, university says
Islamist extremists damaged or stole only a limited number of manuscripts in Timbuktu in Mali before they fled the fabled desert city, a South African ...

Egypt liberals, Islamists add pressure on Morsi
A hardline Islamist party normally allied to Egypt's president joined the liberal opposition on Wednesday in calling for a national unity government ...
Lazio fined $190K for fans' racist abuse
Lazio has avoided being ordered by UEFA to play a Europa League match in an empty stadium despite a third conviction for racist abuse by fans this ...

Germany: Sexism debate prompts surge in complaints
Online outrage over a German politician's alleged sexist remarks has led to a surge in women seeking advice about sexual harassment in the workplace, ...

Protesters break into gov't building in Athens
Protesters forced their way into a government building in Greece's latest anti-austerity protests Wednesday, reaching just outside a minister's office ...

Giffords asks Congress for bold gun control bill
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords says Congress should be bold in writing new laws to address gun violence in America. Giffords was severely ...
McCain: Immigration reform failure would cost GOP
In a warning to fellow Republicans, Sen. John McCain said Wednesday that failure to pass comprehensive immigration legislation could mean continued ...
Disabled men in Bosnia want prostitution legalized
Members of a Bosnia wheelchair basketball club are launching a campaign to legalize prostitution in the country to help disabled people "achieve their ...
Polish is 2nd most-spoken language in England
Polish is England's second language, according to statistics published Wednesday, a dramatic illustration of the wave of immigration that has brought ...

Pussy Riot cathedral video banned for 'extremism'
Footage of feminist rockers Pussy Riot's irreverent protest against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's main cathedral last year has been banned in ...
Report: Ivory Coast gov't lacks impartiality
Ivory Coast's government has displayed a "lack of impartiality" by not pursuing specific perpetrators of 2010-11 postelection violence including those ...
Czech lower house approves medical marijuana
PRAGUE (AP) —Parliament's upper house has approved legislation that makes it legal in the Czech Republic to use marijuana for medical treatment.

Syrian refugee surge tests Sweden's welcome
Wisam Attiki was drawn by the tales of Nordic refuge: All he had to do was set foot in Sweden, his fellow Syrians said, and the rich, peaceful nation ...
Mexico breaks up alleged border sex-slavery cult
Mexican officials broke up a bizarre cult that allegedly ran a sex-slavery ring among its followers on the U.S. border, Mexican immigration ...
Racist chants hurled at Jozy Altidore in cup game
Dutch football fans hurled a barrage of racist abuse at AZ Alkmaar and United States striker Jozy Altidore on Tuesday during a Dutch cup quarterfinal ...

Myanmar abolishes 25-year ban on public gatherings
Myanmar's nearly 2-year-old reformist government has abolished a ban on public gatherings of more than five people that was ordered in 1988 on the day ...

Egypt army chief warns state could collapse
Residents of this Mediterranean coastal city burying their dead from Egypt's wave of political violence vented their fury at Egypt's Islamist ...

Who's who in Egypt's latest political crisis
Following are the main players in Egypt's latest political crisis, which began around the time of the second anniversary of the start of the uprising ...