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US officials tie terror group to Syrian bombings 10:49 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. intelligence officials told Congress Thursday that al-Q...

Navy takes bids online for old Puerto Rico base 2:54 PM

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An online auction began Monday for more than 2,000 ac...

Faces of protest are as varied as Russia itself 3:00 AM

MOSCOW (AP) — The faces of the Russian protesters who braved brutal cold to expres...

Staff at The Sun tabloid arrested in bribe inquiry 9:40 AM

LONDON (AP) — Five staff at Britain's largest selling tabloid The Sun were arreste...

US to issue sanctions waiver for Myanmar 1:57 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Monday eased one of its many sanctions agai...

Olympics, World Cup preparation bring evictions 3:11 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Like most Brazilians, Evandro dos Santos' devotion to soccer...

Deadline looming over Israel settlement evacuation 11:19 AM

MIGRON OUTPOST, West Bank (AP) — Religious nationalists living in a rogue settleme...

Solar storm sparks dazzling northern lights 10:27 AM

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A storm from the broiling sun turned the chilly northernmost skie...

Italian divers find body in cruise ship corridor 3:50 PM

ROME (AP) — The body of a woman wearing a life vest was recovered by Italian coast...

US says al-Qaida magazine got into Guantanamo cell 12:01 PM

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A copy of a magazine published by an arm of al-Qaida made i...

US to restore full diplomatic ties with Myanmar 11:19 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is restoring full diplomatic relations with My...

Joran van der Sloot hints he'll plead guilty 5:34 PM

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Joran van der Sloot appears ready to accept responsibility for t...

Joran van der Sloot enters court for murder trial 2:24 PM

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Joran van der Sloot has entered the court where a panel of three...

US relies on Central Asia route 9:01 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is increasingly relying on three transit route...

Historic visit to Libya by Pentagon chief Panetta 4:04 AM

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said "the torch of freed...

Full ban on driver calls could be tough to enforce 4:32 PM

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A driver in the next lane is moving his lips. Is he o...

Euro crisis simmers with banks under stress 9:06 AM

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Further signs of stress emerged Tuesday to indicate that...

US, UK welcome Russian pledge to probe vote fraud 4:00 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has welcomed Russian President Dmitry M...

Samp&P warns that it may downgrade 27-nation EU 4:46 AM

LONDON (AP) — Standard amp& Poor's has warned that it may downgrade the triple A r...

Obama, Harper show no budge on pipeline dispute 3:00 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — In diplomatically polite terms, President Barack Obama and Canad...