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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry confused the central Asian countries of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, inventing an entirely new nation known as “Kyrzakhstan” during his first speech since being appointed.

First Lady Michelle Obama presented the Oscar for Best Picture to "Argo."

There's no way the Oscars will net more global viewers than the World Cup. Not this time. Not ever.

Samsung Monday confirmed that it would launch the new Galaxy S4 smartphone during a March 14 event in New York.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a slightly higher open Monday as investors maintained caution ahead of the outcome of the Italian elections.

With the dreaded budget cuts of sequestration about to kick in, U.S. lawmakers aren't so sure they'll reach a deal in time.

The Afghans demand all U.S. special forces leave Maidan Wardak after reports they are behind civilians being tortured or disappeared.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards hacked and brought down a foreign surveillance drone during a military exercise, according to the official Islamic Republic News Agency.

Rush Limbaugh, the popular right-wing pundit, said Friday that “the left has beaten us” in U.S. politics, a day after he made headlines by claiming he was “ashamed of [his] country.”

After years of planning and at least two delays, the Copyright Alert System, aka the so-called six-strikes policy, will launch Monday, according to TorrentFreak.

Syria’s main political opposition group is fed up with international inaction in the run-up to a conference in Rome next month.

A summit between U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could lead to a stronger economic partnership.

A court in Milan has convicted Italian intelligence officials of CIA-instigated torture and rendition during the war on terror. Will American participants pay as well?

Palestinians and Israeli settlers are compelled to live under the same roof. Mayhem ensues. It's not a reality show -- it's everyday life in a suburb of East Jerusalem.

In the dark world of Turkish political intrigue, a Kurdish hero may really be an agent of the hated Ankara government.

Here is our list of the four most shocking Oscar scandals of all time.

China's Five-Year Plan shows a push toward increasing the nation's use of nuclear power, but that's not all China has planned for its rapidly developing nuclear reactors.

Tests of 300 French wines found that 90 percent had traces of one or more pesticides in them.

A statue honoring a World War II fascist war criminal in a small Italian town has drawn the ire of the grandson of Ethiopia's last emperor.

Big food brands such as Smucker, Jif and Folgers are thinking outside the box to keep 2013 sales rising.

A bill permitting online gambling in Nevada was signed into law this week, giving hope to companies seeking to break into the business.