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Israeli lawmakers pay rare visit to Ramallah

Israeli MP Labour Party member Hilik Bar, left, visits Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to try to help encourage peace talks…

October 7, 2013

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White House open to short-term hike in debt limit

President Barack Obama thanks workers at the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Washington during a visit to the agency’s headquarters…

October 7, 2013

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Judge’s decision will determine BP’s fine for oil spill

On Monday, more than three years later, clips from the spill cam were projected on a screen in a New…

October 7, 2013

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Debt limit becoming focus of crisis

calls for immediate vote, but negotiations on shutdown in a deadlock

October 6, 2013

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Budget fight offers crash course on Congress

The rancorous budget fight offers a crash course in the arcane ways and language of Congress that sometimes defy logic.…

October 6, 2013

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High court likely to tilt further right

finishing term, justices to hear several social-issue cases

October 6, 2013

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U.S. raids highlight terror threat in Africa

Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, 49, known by his alias Abu Anas al-Libi, was living in Tripoli and was captured by U.S.…

October 6, 2013

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Afghan presidential candidates finish registration

The candidacies ended weeks of speculation over who will aspire to replace President Hamid Karzai, who has essentially run the…

October 5, 2013

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Heads-up on Monday evening! Meteor shower coming

Although not among the showiest showers of the year, the Draconids stand out for one reason: Unlike most meteor showers,…

October 5, 2013

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Spanish shepherds guide 2,000 sheep through Madrid

A man crosses the street as shepherds lead their sheep through the centre of Madrid, Spain, on Sunday. Spanish shepherds…

October 5, 2013

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Italian migrant death toll reaches at least 194

About 150 more are believed to still be missing, many likely trapped in the wreckage 47 meters (154 feet) below…

October 5, 2013

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Experts begin dismantling Syrian chemical program

The inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons have about nine months to purge President Bashar Assad’s…

October 5, 2013

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Kenyan police detail car used in mall attack

Forensic investigators inspect a Mitsubishi Lancer saloon car parked a short distance from the entrance to the Westgate Mall in…

October 5, 2013

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Positions harden at start of 2nd week

Boehner to Obama: No debt hike without concessions

October 5, 2013

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U.S. forces hit extremists behind E. Africa attacks

Al-Shabab fighters stand in formation with their weapons during military exercises on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, on Feb. 17,…

October 5, 2013

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Snow and tornadoes plague Great Plains

areas of South Dakota get 20-plus inches of powder; 15 are hurt after Nebraska twisters

October 5, 2013

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U.S. military nabs al-Qaida leader in Tripoli

al-Ruqaidu1-i-syn The official identified the al-Qaida leader as Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, known by his alias Anas al-Libi. His capture would…

October 5, 2013

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Coffins line up for the victims of shipwreck

Teddy bears and flowers sit on coffins of dead African migrants inside a hangar of Lampedusa’s airport in Italy on…

October 5, 2013

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Iran leader hints at disapproval over Obama call

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s comments came after hard-liners criticized the 15-minute phone conversation between Rouhani and Obama, a gesture aimed at…

October 5, 2013

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Irish cadets offer JFK salute

President was impressed by their drill

October 5, 2013

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Kenya mall attackers named

Military spokesman gave names of four men

October 5, 2013

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Government workers may get paid

U.S. is looking to avoid default

October 5, 2013

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Pentagon: Most furloughed civilians ordered back

The decision by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is based on a Pentagon legal interpretation of a law called the Pay…

October 5, 2013

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Man sets himself on fire on the National Mall

An unidentified man set himself on fire on the National Mall Friday, a day after a woman was shot and…

October 4, 2013