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Beirut, Lebanon - President Bashar al-Assad of Syria dismissed American and European calls for him to step down as “meaningless” on Sunday, and he declared that Syria’s ailing economy …

Reporting from Jerusalem - As Palestinian militants tried to forge a tentative cease-fire agreement with Israel on Sunday, pressure was building on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retaliate …

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, talks with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) prior to President Barack Obama's remarks on the economy at a General Electric plant in Schenectady, …

As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the unexpected extent of the damage Americans have done to themselves and their institutions is coming into better focus. The event …

Sayner, Wis. — After Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican in his first months in office, announced early this year that he wanted to cut collective bargaining rights for public …

Benghazi, Libya — The long, brutal reign of Col. Moammar Gadhafi appeared to collapse Sunday as rebels swept into Tripoli, captured three of his sons and set off wild …

Washington - President Obama has only one option as he ponders a world economy teetering on the edge: He needs to go big, go long and go global. …

Tripoli, Libya - Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s grip on power dissolved with astonishing speed on Monday as rebels marched into the capital and arrested two of his sons, while residents …

Charles Sumner. (Photo: Matthew Brady / Wikimedia) In the field of conflict resolution, we define a consensual conflict as one that is conducted about some division of …

There has been unusually wide (and for the most part supportive) reaction to my article of Aug, 7 on Afghanistan, “More U.S. Soldiers Die in Vain,” which was picked …