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Group: Libya militias 'executed' Gadhafi loyalists
Libyan rebels appear to have "summarily executed" scores of fighters loyal to Moammar Gadhafi, and probably the dictator himself, when they overran ...
After delays, Palestinians to take SATs Saturday
The U.S. State Department said dozens of Palestinian students whose SAT exams were delayed because of Israeli customs will take the test this Saturday
Legal path to US from Cuba still complicated
Cuba's surprise decision to make it easier for citizens to leave the country doesn't mean Cubans can book tickets on commercial planes and head for ...
After Clinton, Obama takes Benghazi responsibility
President Barack Obama assumed responsibility Tuesday for the deadly terror attack in Libya last month that killed four Americans just hours after ...
Praise, skepticism as Cuba eases travel rules
For the first time since the height of the Cold War more than half a century ago, Cuba is giving its people the freedom to leave the country without ...
UK blocks extradition of alleged hacker to US
A British computer hacker's decade-long struggle to avoid trial in the U.S. over alleged breaches of military and NASA networks ended in success ...
US: Russia policy on Syria is 'morally bankrupt'
The Obama administration on Friday accused Russia of pursuing a "morally bankrupt" policy in Syria, following Turkey's seizure of alleged Russian ...
Turkey's frustration at Syria led to plane action
The interception of a Syrian passenger plane from Russia, allegedly carrying military gear to Damascus, is a sign of Turkey's mounting frustration at ...
Turkey: Syrian plane was carrying ammunition
Escalating tensions with Russia, Turkey defended its forced landing of a Syrian passenger jet en route from Moscow to Damascus, saying Thursday it was ...
Taliban gunmen shoot 14-year-old girl activist
Fourteen-year-old Malala Yousufzai was admired across a battle-scarred region of Pakistan for exposing the Taliban's atrocities and advocating for ...
NKorea says South, US are within its missile range
North Korea on Tuesday warned that the U.S. mainland is within range of its missiles and said that Washington's recent agreement to let Seoul possess ...
FBI came to Benghazi and left in past 24 hours
A team of FBI agents arrived in Benghazi, Libya, to investigate the assault against the U.S. Consulate and left after about 12 hours on the ground as ...
Turkey authorizes military operations in Syria
Turkey sanctioned further military action against Syria on Thursday and bombarded targets across the border with artillery for a second day, raising ...
House committee: Security requests denied in Libya
Despite two explosions and dozens of other security threats, U.S. officials in Washington turned down repeated pleas from American diplomats in Libya ...
Video shows US journalist held in Syria
An American freelance journalist who has been missing in Syria since mid-August has been shown in a video clip posted online, blindfolded and saying ...
State Dep't rejects call for UN ambassador to quit
The Obama administration on Monday rejected a demand from a senior Republican lawmaker that the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations to resign. Rep.
Rare labor petition in Iran shows economic alarm
For weeks, a manifesto complaining about Iran's stumbling economy circulated in secret among factories and workshops. Organizers asked for signatures ...
Slain Honduran lawyer complained of death threats
A prominent Honduran human rights lawyer gunned down after a weekend wedding had long complained about death threats, including in documents filed ...
Protests cause new strains in US, Pakistan ties
The Obama administration sought Friday to shore up already tense U.S. ties with Pakistan amid massive, violent anti-American protests in several ...
US Deputy Secretary of State in Libya for memorial
The deputy U.S. secretary of state attended a memorial service in Tripoli on Thursday for the American ambassador to Libya and three consulate ...
Pakistan: US screens anti-film ads
U.S. Embassy advertisements condemning an anti-Islam video appeared on Pakistani television on Thursday in an attempt to undercut anger against the ...
China probes protest around US ambassador's car
China is investigating protesters' harassment of the U.S. ambassador as he attempted to enter the American Embassy, and U.S. officials say Beijing has ...
World Bank: Palestinian fiscal crisis is deepening
The World Bank warned Wednesday of a deepening fiscal crisis in the Palestinian territories and appealed to donors to act urgently to prop up the ...
Russia accuses USAID of trying to sway elections
Russia explained its decision to end the U.S. Agency for International Development's two decades of work in Russia by saying Wednesday that the agency ...