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Vaclav Havel, the writer and dissident whose eloquent dissections of Communist rule helped to destroy it in revolutions that brought down the Berlin Wall and swept Havel himself into …

The European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo: slolee) Panic is beginning to overwhelm the eurozone. Italy and Spain are caught in the maelstrom. Belgium is slipping …

President Barack Obama speaks at the White House Tribal Nations Conference at the U.S. Department of the Interior in Washington, Dec. 2, 2011. (Photo: Doug Mills / The New …

Washington - In the ultimate cap to a year of last-minute, half-loaf legislation, the Senate voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to extend a payroll tax cut for a …

Cairo - The death toll from renewed violence in Egypt’s capital rose overnight as clashes between Egyptian soldiers and protesters entered a second day on Saturday. According …

Washington - The Securities and Exchange Commission announced a dramatic lawsuit on Friday alleging that six former top executives of mortgage finance titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac committed …

Washington - In a major surprise on the politically charged new health care law, the Obama administration said Friday that it would not define a single uniform set of …

Washington - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's suggestion that the end of the U.S. troop presence in Iraq is part of a U.S. military success story ignores the fact that …

United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron walks during the 2010 G8 Summit at the Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada, Friday, June 25, 2010. (Photo: Luke Sharrett/The New York …

Sun setting at Connaught Place in Delhi, India. (Photo: wili_hybrid) Have you heard about the great brown cloud? No, it's not a new nickname for Donald Trump …