Moscow set for early mayoral elections in the fall
Moscow will hold mayoral elections two years early after Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said he supported holding a snap poll in the fall. Sobyanin offered his ...
NYC police commish says he's not running for mayor
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly is the most popular public figure in New York City not running for mayor. And when asked, his answer is always the ...
Istanbul 2020 bidders remain confident of support
Olympic bidders say the Turkish people "remain united" in the effort to hold the 2020 Summer Games in Istanbul despite fierce anti-government protests ...
Central Europe hit by floods after days of rain
Authorities in parts of central Europe issued disaster warnings and scrambled to reinforce flood defenses Sunday as rivers swelled by days of heavy ...
China drawn to Mexico's opening economy
China has invested heavily in resource-rich Latin America in recent years, striking major trade deals with governments from Venezuela to Argentina.
2 Mexico kidnap victims sons of drug traffickers
It started to rain last Saturday night and the temperature dropped. So 19-year-old Said Sanchez Garcia stopped home to get a sweater. He'd been gone ...
Protesters swarm Istanbul square after clashes
In a scene reminiscent of the Arab Spring, thousands of people on Saturday flooded Istanbul's main square after a crackdown on an anti-government ...
Russia military-style arrest of mayor in Dagestan
Russian security forces conducted a military-style operation to detain the powerful mayor of Dagestan's regional capital on murder charges Saturday, ...
Guatemalan mine dispute militarizes region
The neighbors of the San Rafael silver mine no longer come out of their homes for fear of the machine-gun toting troops and police who man checkpoints ...
Look at Iran's voters and election process
A look at Iran's voters, presidents and election procedures: SIZE: There are more than 50 million eligible voters in a population of about 76 million.
Sacramento Kings sale to Ranadive group complete
A new owner is in place. A new coach is on the way. And for the first time in 14 years, Sacramento Kings fans can celebrate a new era. The Maloof ...
NY Cancer Society says sweet smokes aimed at kids
They come in brightly colored, shiny packages in fun flavors like chocolate, blueberry, gummy bear, wine and pink berry. But the American Cancer ...
Toronto mayor won post on conservative discontent
Mayor Rob Ford stomped to victory in Toronto's elections three years ago on a wave of discontent simmering in the outlying neighborhoods of Canada's ...
Turkish police raid sit-in against tree removal
Turkish riot police used tear gas and water cannon Friday to end a peaceful sit-in by hundreds of people trying to prevent trees from being uprooted ...
South African enclave raises old race questions
There are no signs that say "Whites Only." There are, though, men in military fatigues who log the license plates of vehicles approved to enter ...
IRS aside, political passions take a summer break
Four years after the summer of rage that fueled the tea party movement, the political circuit is much quieter — even in Republican bastions like this.
NYC's Bloomberg: 'I feel perfectly safe'
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been a public face of gun control for years, but he's in a new, unsought spotlight after ricin-laced letters were sent to ...
NYC police: Notes to Obama, mayor had gun threats
A suspicious letter mailed to the White House and intercepted this week was similar to two threatening, poison-laced letters on the gun law debate ...
RI Gov. Chafee, once independent, joins Democrats
Long before he was a Republican U.S. senator, the nation's only independent governor or a newly minted Democrat eyeing a second term, Lincoln Chafee ...
Russian critic: Wide corruption at Sochi games
Russian officials and businessmen have stolen billions of dollars during the years of preparations for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, a prominent ...
Terror remains for Salvadorans despite gang truce
Young men come around once a week to collect $20 from store owner Carlos Tevez, the "tax" he pays to continue operating his business and to keep his ...
France's first gay marriage is broadcast to nation
In a historic ceremony broadcast live on French television, the first gay couple to marry in France said "oui," then sealed the deal with a lengthy ...
Pakistan polio vaccination suspended after killing
Pakistani authorities suspended a four-day polio vaccination program Tuesday after gunmen shot dead a female polio worker and wounded another, ...
Power outages add to Egypt's woes
When his neighborhood is plunged into darkness, high school student Maximos Youssef is forced to study for his year-end exams — critical in ...
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