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Slideshow Pakistan: A nation in turmoil Images of daily life, political pursuits, religious rites and deadly violence. more photos Timeline EPA Slide show: Traumatic history Learn...

Obama presses Karzai on corruption in shock Afghan visit President Barack Obama paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan Sunday, his first as US commander-in-chief, to assess his surge of 30,000...

PHOENIX – John McCain helped Sarah Palin launch her national political career two years ago. Now, she's trying to help McCain save his. The former running mates will campaign together Friday for...

A November ballot initiative could make California the first state in the nation to legalize marijuana. Hadn't they done that already? Not quite...

AP – Israeli soldiers are seen at the Gaza Strip on the border with Israel, Friday, March 26, 2010. The Israeli …...

1900s drunks blacklist goes online A list of drunks whose loutish behaviour led to them being banned from pubs and clubs at the turn of the last century has been launched online. Family...

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BAGHDAD - Former U.S.-backed prime minister Ayad Allawi and his secular, anti-Iranian coalition narrowly won Iraq's parliamentary elections in final returns Friday, edging out the bloc of Prime...

Thailand protesters try to oust army from streets BANGKOK – Tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters threatened to force soldiers from the historic heart of Thailand's capital Saturday...

In this July 19, 2009 file photo, a Palestinian woman walks outside the Shepherd Hotel in East JERUSALEM – The Jerusalem municipality has approved 20 new apartments for Jews in an Arab...

U.S. Army Capt. Tejdeep Singh Rattan speaks to journalists a U.S. Army officer basic training graduation ceremony at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio on Monday, March 22, 2010. Capt. Rattan is the...

Army Uses Hottest Chilli As A Weapon The thumb-sized "bhut jolokia", which is usually used to cure stomach troubles, will be employed to pepper suspects with the tear gas-like...

...Amani ishawashinda, Tit for tat zishaanza. Soon watu wataanza kujipimisha ubavu hapa... Report: South Korean navy ship sinking near North Korea Navy officials say a South Korean navy ship...

Aviation industry experts in Africa yesterday lamented the huge revenue, amounting to over $4 billion, which major European airlines that operate in the continent repatriate from the region, while...

Tip comes 30 years after boys went missing from a busy street in Newark Essex County Prosecutor's Office Lee Evans, left, and Philander Hampton were charged with murder and arson in the...

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has backed President Robert Mugabe's stance against including gay rights in a new constitution, state media reported on Friday. The two were speaking at...

Pope accused of failing to act on sex abuse case Pope Benedict XVI has been accused of failing to act on complaints from two archbishops in the US about a priest who allegedly abused 200 deaf...

By Jonathan Cook in Jerusalem 26 March 2010 The Israeli government has indicated that it will press ahead with a plan to enlarge the Jewish prayer plaza at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old...

Huyu mtu vipi tena????...Sijui anakasumba ya kuchukia kusalimia watu weusi ama vp?..Tazama video ya safari yake kule Haiti. During their first joint visit to Haiti this week, George W. Bush...

Obama, Democrats lobbying hard for health vote By ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders lobbied intensively for historic...