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Thailand's deadly election
Thailand's election commission on Thursday called for upcoming polls to be delayed as street battles between security forces and protesters seeking to...
Crossing the Delaware River 1776 to 2013
George Washington has made his annual Christmas Day ride across the Delaware River. Washington's daring Christmas 1776 crossing of the river turned the tide...
Peacekeepers killed in African Republic
The spokesman for an African Union peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic says six Chadian peacekeepers were killed and 15 were wounded, after being...
No show in West Bank
A trio of Israeli stage actors is refusing to perform in an acclaimed play before a theatre in a West Bank Jewish settlement, part of a burgeoning domestic...
Egypt declares terrorist organization
Egypt's military-backed interim government declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization Wednesday, intensifying its campaign of arrests and...
Iraqi intelligence: UN workers targeted
The shadowy leader of a powerful al-Qaida group fighting in Syria sought to kidnap United Nations workers and scrawled out plans for his aides to take over in...
Serena Williams wins Athlete of Year
Serena Williams is The Associated Press' 2013 Female Athlete of the Year, easily winning a vote by news organizations. It's the third AP award for the...
Russia drops charges against activists
Greenpeace says Russian investigators have dropped charges against all but one of the 30 activists who were detained following a protest outside an oil rig in...
Turkish corruption scandal
Three Cabinet ministers resigned in Turkey on Wednesday, days after their sons were taken into custody in a sweeping corruption and bribery scandal that has...
The Pope's Christmas message
Pope Francis offered a Christmas wish Wednesday for a better world, praying for protection for Christians under attack, battered women and trafficked children,...
Obama urges Americans to help others
President Barack Obama is encouraging Americans to embrace the spirit of Christmas by volunteering at a soup kitchen, buying gifts for kids in need, or...
Christmas Day bombings kill at least 37
Militants in Iraq targeted Christians in three separate Christmas Day bombings in Baghdad, killing at least 37 people, officials said Wednesday. In one attack,...
Britain's royals attend Christmas service
Britain's royal family turned out in force Wednesday for a traditional Christmas church service, but the littlest prince was nowhere in sight. While last...
US appeals court won't halt gay marriage
A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that gay marriages can continue in Utah, denying a request from the state to halt same-sex weddings until the appeals...
LV cab driver finds $300K in back seat
Las Vegas cab driver Gerardo Gamboa thought someone left a bag of chocolates in the back seat. But this stash turned out to be cold hard cash. The Las Vegas...
Mass grave found in South Sudan
U.N. investigators discovered a mass grave in a rebel-held city in South Sudan, the United Nations said Tuesday, as a possible opening occurred for negotiations...
Astronauts on rare Christmas spacewalk
Space station astronauts repaired a crippled cooling system during a rare Christmas Eve spacewalk Tuesday, braving a "mini blizzard" of noxious...
Ice storm leaves 500,000 without power
More than 500,000 homes and businesses were still without power Tuesday afternoon in parts of central and northeastern U.S. after a weekend ice and snow storm...
Powerful blast hits Egypt police station
A powerful blast ripped through a police headquarters in an Egyptian Nile Delta city Tuesday while top security officials met to work out arrangements for an...
Crowds gather in Bethlehem
Thousands of Christian pilgrims from around the world packed the West Bank town of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations on Tuesday, bringing warm holiday...