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A suicide bomber blew himself up at a police checkpoint Saturday in a volatile area of eastern Afghanistan, killing eight people, police said.
Jurors in the John Edwards' campaign corruption trial are taking a break for the weekend and their requests for evidence and office supplies may be a sign that they are in for detailed discussions when they reconvene on... Jurors in the John Edwards' campaign corruption trial are taking a break for the weekend and their requests for evidence and ... (more)
The NATO meeting in Chicago this weekend is a chance for alliance leaders to proclaim solidarity and promise success.
The army says it has detained eight suspected members of the Gulf cartel and seized drugs, guns and hand grenades during investigations into the May 13 discovery of 49 dismembered bodies on a highway in northern Mexico.
Quebec's provincial government passed an emergency law Friday that sets restrictions on demonstrations and shuts some universities as the government seeks to end three months of demonstrations against tuition hikes.
The German justice system will entertain a Costa Rican request to extradite controversial Sea Shepherd conservationist and "Whale Wars" star Paul Watson, but he can post bail while the matter is considered, a Frankfurt court ruled Friday.
Masked gunmen kidnapped a police reporter while he waited at a car wash in the northern state of Sonora, authorities said Friday.
Joplin is getting another big boost from the Middle East as the Missouri city rebuilds and prepares for the anniversary of a devastating tornado that killed 161 people.
FILE In this Friday, Sept. 23, 2011 file photo a man talks on a mobile phone as the hi-rise buildings of the banks based in the Canary Wharf business district are seen in the distance from Parliament Hill on Hampstead Heath in London.
Ethiopian expatriates, unmanned drone replicas and an anti-nuclear Buddhist monk are heading to the Maryland mountain town of Thurmont in hopes of influencing world leaders at a global economic summit at nearby Camp David on Friday and Saturday.They'll join dozens, and perhaps hundreds, of demonstrators from East Coast occupy movements who plan to ... (more)
In this Dec. 19, 1996 file photo, police snipers look toward the Japanese ambassador's residence compound from a nearby building in Lima, Peru.
A 56-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man have been arrested in connection with an attack on Emma Winnall, 93 A man and woman arrested in connection with an attack on a 93-year-old pensioner who was severely beaten in her own home remained in police custody.
SANTIAGO, Chile - A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake has struck off Chile's southern coast, but the authorities say it wasn't felt on land and discounted the possibility of a tsunami.
In this May 14, 2012 file photo, Myanmar President Thein Sein greets South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak, unseen, prior to a meeting at the presidential house in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.
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Vince Li is shown arriving at court in Portage La Prairie, Man., August 5, 2008.
Two army generals, including a former assistant defense secretary, were detained by anti-drug prosecutors and are being questioned for alleged links to drug traffickers, authorities said Wednesday.
Gunfire erupted on Thursday inside a Venezuelan prison where armed inmates have prevented security forces from retaking control for nearly three weeks.
Every tree, bush, wall, animal pen, trash can and physical structure in the model existed at one time at the original compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Crews assessed damage on a U.S. Navy assault ship and a refueling tanker that collided in the Pacific Ocean off California, after the steering apparently went out on one of the vessels, the military said.
