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Baghdad, Kurds trade accusations of troop buildup
Baghdad and Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region accused each other Thursday of rushing troops into disputed border regions amid heightened tensions ...
Pair jailed for alleged Dubai taxi romp
A Dubai court has sentenced an Irish man and British woman to three months in jail for an intimate tryst in the back of a taxi. The sentence Thursday ...
Germany: EU supervisor must focus on biggest banks
Europe's planned single banking supervisor should focus only on the biggest institutions that pose the greatest risk to the financial system, a German ...
Qatar set to host major climate talks
When the tiny desert nation of Qatar was chosen to host the latest round of United Nations climate change negotiations, environmentalists were stunned
Deployment of Patriots to Turkey could take weeks
Even if NATO quickly approves Turkey's request for the deployment of Patriot missiles on its border with Syria, winning parliamentary approval, ...
Judgment day: UK media faces moment of truth
It's judgment day for Britain's press. After nearly 18 months of damaging revelations about widespread media misconduct, the senior judge tapped to ...
UN report accuses Uganda leader's brother on Congo
A new U.N. report that accuses the Rwandan military of commanding and supporting rebel forces in eastern Congo also charges that the brother of ...
UK politician wants new vote on women bishops soon
The Church of England should hold another vote on women bishops as soon as possible, its representative in the House of Commons said Thursday, while ...
EU takes major step to protect sharks
The European Union took a major step to protect sharks on Thursday, banning the brutal practice of hacking off their fins before throwing the fish ...
Sarkozy joins ex-French leaders under legal fire
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy follows in a long line of French leaders in the legal crosshairs. Voted out office in May, the 57-year-old ...
Kazakhstan media hit by raid, court order
Kazakhstan's police on Thursday have raided the offices of a news website and taken steps to halt the publication of a newspaper critical of the ...
Iowa straw poll on the outs with GOP establishment
In the days since Republicans lost an election many in the party thought was theirs, chatter has been bubbling about what the GOP should do to recover
Catalan independence debate hits cold realities
As in towns across this wealthy northwestern region, the maze-like cobblestone streets of Girona's medieval quarter are fluttering with flags in favor ...
Taliban demand India return Mumbai gunman's body
The Taliban threatened revenge Thursday unless India returns the body of a Pakistani man executed for his role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed ...
EU nations head into tough budget summit
Leaders from around Europe are arriving in Brussels Thursday for what promises to be a turbulent summit on the budget for the 27-country European ...
Extreme weather tough on transportation system
Wild weather is taking a toll on roads, airports, railways and transit systems across the country. That's leaving states and cities searching for ways ...
Gaza deal seals major role for Egypt's president
The Gaza cease-fire deal reached Wednesday marks a startling trajectory for Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi: an Islamist leader who refuses to talk ...
Survey on China manufacturing lifts Asia stocks
Asian stock markets rose after a private survey released Thursday showed manufacturing in China at a 13-month high, rare good news for the global ...
India secretly hangs lone surviving Mumbai gunman
India secretly executed the lone surviving gunmen from the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, four years after Pakistani gunmen blazed through India's ...
Rep. Jackson Jr. resigns, citing mental health
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. quietly resigned Wednesday, effectively ending a once-promising political career months after the civil rights icon's son went ...
2 of 4 terror suspects were new Islamic converts
Three of the young men swept up in a federal terrorism probe grew up in the Southern California suburbs where they played pick-up basketball, ran for ...
US Ambassador Susan Rice defends Benghazi remarks
U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said Wednesday that her early account of the attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans in ...
Movie attack suspect got guns despite psych issues
A southwest Missouri man accused of plotting attacks at a movie theater and Walmart store legally bought the guns he allegedly planned to use, despite ...
Little sign of Libyan probe into consulate attack
After more than two months, Libya's investigation into the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi appears in limbo. Key security commanders and ...
3rd person dies in Calif. from mushroom poisoning
A third person has died from eating poisonous mushrooms at a California senior care facility where a caretaker found the fungus in the backyard and ...