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Not so fast: Ryan says he 'misstated'
Republican Paul Ryan now says he didn't run a marathon in less than three hours as he claimed in a nationally broadcast interview. The vice-presidential...
Obama says GOP going backwards
President Barack Obama lampooned the just-completed Republican National Convention as better-suited to an era of black-and-white TV and " trickle-down,...
Cabinet shuffle divides West Bank
The prime minister of Gaza's Hamas government has shuffled his Cabinet in a move that deepens divisions with the rival Palestinian government in the West...
Composer Hal David dies at 91
Hal David, the stylish, heartfelt lyricist who teamed with Burt Bacharach on dozens of timeless songs for movies, television and a variety of recording artists...
Iran says reactor at full capacity
Iran's sole operational nuclear power reactor has reached full capacity, a senior official said Saturday. Iran's deputy nuclear chief, Mohammad...
Thalidomide maker finally apologizes
The German manufacturer of a notorious drug that caused thousands of babies to be born with shortened arms and legs, or no limbs at all, issued its first ever...
Mexico's election still in dispute
Mexico's highest electoral authority declared Friday that Enrique Pena Nieto was the legitimate winner of the July 1 presidential election, formally opening...
Ground breaking Saudi film debuts
Haifaa Al Mansour has the distinction of being the first person to ever film a movie in Saudi Arabia, never mind that she's a woman. Al Mansour's...
British entertainer Max Bygraves dies
British entertainer Max Bygraves, a veteran singer and comedian known for his old-fashioned charm, has died, his agent confirmed Saturday. He was 89. Agent...
US drones attack again in Pakistan
U.S. drones fired a barrage of missiles at a vehicle and a house in a Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan Saturday, killing at least five suspected...
Afghan suicide attacks kill 12
Two suicide attackers, one driving a fuel tanker, blew themselves up near a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least 12 people, officials...
AC/DC + frying pan=4 arrests
Authorities say a New Hampshire woman has been arrested four times in 26 hours for blasting the AC/DC song "Highway to Hell" and other loud music from...
Quake strikes near Philippines
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the Philippines' eastern coast late Friday, killing one person in a house collapse, knocking out power in several...
Princess Diana remembered in Paris
Admirers from around the world are paying tribute to Princess Diana at the Paris tunnel where she was killed in a car crash 15 years ago. Tourists prayed in...
Isaac leaves Louisiana soaked
Floodwaters from Hurricane Isaac receded, power came on and businesses opened ahead of the U.S. Labor Day holiday weekend, the beginning of what is certain to...
US reports 1st swine flu death
The United States has reported the first known death caused by the H3N2 variant virus, the new swine flu that has been jumping from pigs to people there. And...
Venezuela reopens refinery after fire
Operations resumed Friday at the Amuay refinery where an explosion set off a raging fire and killed 42 people and injured more than 150 others, Venezuela's...
Philippines tsunami alert after quake
A 7.6-magnitude quake struck off the eastern coast of the Philippines late Friday, killing at least one person in a house collapse and triggering tsunami...
Deadly shooting at grocery store
A U.S. supermarket employee killed two people as he entered the store early Friday and then fatally shot himself, officials said. The 23-year-old fired at the...
Pakistan police: Car bomb kills 7
Police say a car bomb has exploded in a market in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least seven people. Senior police official Abdul Sattar Khan says another...