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Praise, levity greet Hagel in Senate return
Senators who nearly buried Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel found reasons to praise him on Wednesday. Seven weeks after his bruising Senate confirmation ...
Yemen: US drone strikes kill 5 al-Qaida suspects
Two U.S. drone strikes Wednesday killed at least five suspected al-Qaida militants and destroyed the house of one of them in a mountainous area south ...
Egypt court sets May 11 for Mubarak retrial
The Cairo appellate court on Wednesday set May 11 for the resumption of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's retrial in the deaths of hundreds ...
Hagel: US sending Army planners to Jordan
The Pentagon is sending about 200 soldiers from an Army headquarters unit to Jordan to assist efforts to contain violence along the Syrian border and ...
Senate rejects expanded gun background checks
The Senate has rejected a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks to more firearms buyers in a crucial showdown over gun control.
Assad accuses West of backing al-Qaida in Syria
Syria's president accused the West on Wednesday of backing al-Qaida in his country's civil war, warning it will pay a price "in the heart" of Europe ...
Iraq executes 21 men convicted of terrorism
Iraq has executed 21 prisoners convicted on terrorism charges and links to al-Qaida, the Justice Ministry said Wednesday, setting off fresh criticism ...
Rift over Mandela companies deepens
A granddaughter of Nelson Mandela has harshly criticized a longtime associate of the former president and anti-apartheid leader, in an escalation of ...
Israel army court sentences US-Palestinian teen
An Israeli military court sentenced a Palestinian-American teenager on Wednesday to two weeks in prison for throwing rocks at Israeli forces, the ...
Rockets fired at Eilat in southern Israel
Militants in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula fired at least two rockets at Israel's southern resort town of Eilat early Wednesday, officials said, ...
Thousands of Pakistanis homeless after quake
Thousands of people are homeless and desperate for aid in southwestern Pakistan following a deadly earthquake centered in neighboring Iran that ...
Nigeria sets up Islamic extremist amnesty group
Nigeria formed a panel that will create an amnesty program for Islamic extremists to try to quell a bloody guerrilla campaign of bombings and ...
Poland remembers Warsaw ghetto and its fighters
Israel's ambassador to Poland opened a 3-D show of Warsaw ghetto photos on Wednesday as part of observances marking the 70th anniversary of the ...
APNewsBreak: Diplomats: Iran ups nuke technology
Technicians upgrading Iran's main uranium enrichment facility have tripled their installations of high-tech machines that could be used in a nuclear ...
Kerry says window for Mideast peace is 2 years
Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday underlined the difficulty he'll face in trying to chart a path toward Mideast peace, urging patience on the ...
Iran condemns Boston blast, criticizes US policy
Iran's top leader on Wednesday condemned the twin bombing attacks in Boston, yet chided the U.S. for employing a double standard when it comes to ...
Capitol Police investigating suspicious envelopes
U.S. Capitol police are investigating the discovery of at least two suspicious packages in Senate office buildings and "the individual who delivered ...
Officials: Attacks across Afghanistan kill 24
Roadside bombs and insurgent attacks killed at least 24 people in five separate attacks across Afghanistan as violence steadily rises during this ...
Kerry won't recognize Maduro yet, urges recount
The Obama administration is refusing to recognize Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro and says a recount of this week's election should occur.
Libya urged to give ex-spy chief access to lawyer
An international rights group is urging Libyan authorities to give an ex-spy chief indicted for alleged crimes against humanity access to a lawyer.
Israel school opens Daniel Pearl journalism center
An Israeli college has established a journalism center named for a Wall Street Journal reporter who was kidnapped and killed in Pakistan.
Cops: Men toss dead groundhog, grouse into Pa. bar
Police in one western Pennsylvania town are investigating a case of bar kill: a groundhog and a grouse, both dead, tossed into a tavern by unsatisfied ...
A glance at Kremlin's top foe, Alexei Navalny
Alexei Navalny, an obscure adviser to a provincial governor just four years ago, shot up to become the Kremlin's public enemy No.1. The web-savvy ...
Security raised at Norway party convention
Norway's governing Labor Party has tightened security at its first convention since a far-right extremist who railed against the party's immigration ...
Paul says he is considering 2016 presidential bid
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, popular with conservatives and libertarians in the GOP, said Wednesday he is considering a presidential ...