Two reported killed in kidnapping at BP gas field in Algeria Islamist militants attacked a gas production field in southern Algeria on Wednesday, kidnapping at least nine foreigners and...
President Barack Obama on Wednesday rolled out a sweeping plan to combat gun violence, including a universal background checks for every gun buyers, a ban on assault weapons and ammunition clips...
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Earlier this month, Tea Party darling Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) admitted that his plan to introduce yet another Obamacare repeal bill would be unlikely to pass in the wake of...
Sweden forced to import trash from Norway to create heat and electricityNorway pays Sweden to take its trash, Sweden gets the heat and electricity, and Sweden exports the burned debris back to...
Chelsea Clinton is returning to Washingtonthis time in a leadership role. The former first daughter has been named the Honorary Chair of the 2013 National Day of Service and will headline a...
20th AU Summit: Analyses and Official Agenda
This Briefing has been prepared by Oxfam Liaison Office with the African Union
The Creation of the African Union (AU) and its predecessor the...
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Hong Kong action hero Jackie Chan has once again provoked criticism, this time from an American blogger, after suggesting on Chinese television that the US is the "most...
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Rape and other forms of extreme sexual violence in Syria, often committed in front of family members, is a major reason for increasing numbers of people to flee their homeland, the International...
Chelsea Clinton has been named the honorary chair of inauguration weekend's National Day of Service.
She invoked Dr. King's legacy when explaining how honored she was to champion the day...
Marie Ngom, a Senegalese immigrant who owns a hair braiding shop on East 83rd Street, works on client Jennifer Kpadeuwa on Fri.
Over the past decade, the 700 block of East 79th Street in Chicago...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Lance Armstrong has finally come clean. After years of bitter and forceful denials, he offered a simple "I'm sorry" to friends and colleagues and then admitted he used...
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A little over a year ago, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R) proposed rigging the presidential election for Mitt Romney by allocating electoral votes based upon which...
Red October: Global cyber-spy network uncovered by Russian experts
A sophisticated cyber-espionage network targeting the world's diplomatic, government and research agencies has been...
Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and 15 others over corruption allegations.
Mr Ashraf was appointed after Pakistan's last PM was forced out...
Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC (DIB), the worlds oldest Shariah-compliant lender, may need to boost capital to absorb bad loans stemming from a real estate slump to avert a possible ratings downgrade...
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For refusing to toe the party line over same-sex marriage in Illinois, state GOP Chairman Pat Brady is now facing an intra-party backlash with some Republican officials...
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday on NBC's "Meet The Press" that the GOP cannot merely represent the "far right wing of the political spectrum" if it wants to remain a viable...