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Thailand's deadly election

Thailand's deadly election

Dec 26, 2013 / 7:05 am

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

Crossing the Delaware River 1776 to 2013

Dec 26, 2013 / 6:43 am

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

Peacekeepers killed in African Republic

Dec 26, 2013 / 6:40 am

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

Dec 25, 2013 / 4:39 pm

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

Dec 25, 2013 / 4:23 pm

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

Dec 25, 2013 / 4:21 pm

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

Dec 25, 2013 / 11:46 am

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

Dec 25, 2013 / 11:44 am

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

Turkish corruption scandal

Dec 25, 2013 / 10:36 am

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

The Pope's Christmas message

Dec 25, 2013 / 6:45 am

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

Obama urges Americans to help others

Dec 25, 2013 / 6:39 am

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

Christmas Day bombings kill at least 37

Dec 25, 2013 / 6:38 am

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 royals attend Christmas service

Dec 25, 2013 / 6:35 am

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

US appeals court won't halt gay marriage

Dec 24, 2013 / 6:02 pm

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

Dec 24, 2013 / 2:35 pm

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

Mass grave found in South Sudan

Dec 24, 2013 / 1:59 pm

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

Astronauts on rare Christmas spacewalk

Dec 24, 2013 / 1:28 pm

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

Ice storm leaves 500,000 without power

Dec 24, 2013 / 1:27 pm

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

Powerful blast hits Egypt police station

Dec 24, 2013 / 1:25 pm

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

Crowds gather in Bethlehem

Dec 24, 2013 / 11:55 am

Thousands of Christian pilgrims from around the world packed the West Bank town of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations on Tuesday, bringing warm holiday...

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