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Bir Ayad, Libya - In a defiant speech broadcast to an unusually large gathering of his supporters on Friday, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi threatened attacks on Europe if NATO did …

Mexico City - Gangsters may have claimed the lives of Maria Concepcion Vizarretea's three older brothers, but she doesn't know for sure, and her private agony is part of …

(Photos: Zach Roberts) We all needed this. Lady Gaga and Cher filled the air for blocks around the historic Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street on …

London - Joining a growing wave of unrest in Europe over government austerity measures, tens of thousands of British teachers and public-sector workers walked off their jobs on …

The U.S.-flagged ship “The Audacity of Hope” left a Greek port today bound for Gaza, but the status of the 10-boat flotilla remains uncertain. At least one boat has …

(Photo: Drew Thomas / Flickr) The Justice Department announced Thursday that it was opening a full criminal investigation into the deaths of two terrorism suspects in CIA …

Just hours before a looming midnight deadline on Monday, North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue vetoed a state bill mandating an abortion waiting period and pre-abortion counseling. But the fight …

(Photo: kawamoto takuo / Flickr) Months after the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, the ongoing nuclear disaster at Fukushima compounds the humanitarian tragedy and …

(Photo: RafahKid Kid / Flickr) Thinking further here in Athens about how it came to be that I joined the passengers on “The Audacity of Hope” and …