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Israel's foreign minister said Friday in Beijing that his country hopes to resolve a nuclear standoff with Iran through diplomatic means. China has close ties to both Israel and Iran.

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has attacked the United States for failing to fully cooperate with an investigation into the murder of 16 Afghan civilians, adding that he does not believe American claims the killings were the work of only one soldier.

UK boy-band sensation One Direction may make music chart history this week by being the first non-U.S. group to debut at #1 on the billboard charts. Are they the new Beatles?

Fans of the University of Kentucky basketball team are incensed at the use of the 1992 Regional Finals footage in a UPS commercial.

In the wake of recent success, Pinterest is revamping the design of its users' profile pages. The new profile page is a dramatic change from previous iterations.

Weibo, which is similar to Twitter, has become a sensitive matter for government officials as users often use the platform to criticize government policy.

Two names that you may not expect to be heard together in a feud would be M.I.A. and Anderson Cooper, but they are.

Many Americans believe politics and Supreme Court justices' political leanings will influence their decision on the health care overhaul as much as their assessment of the law's merits.

House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan stars in an ominous video previewing the House GOP's 2013 budget.

Google is in for a major retooling of its search engine, aiming to make big changes in how it searches the Web. While traditional Internet search technologies recognize keywords typed into query boxes and deliver links to seemingly relevant Web sites, Google plans to do more than that – understand what people are actually searching for.

Venezuela's state-run oil company will terminate all ventures with Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), the biggest U.S. oil company, when arbitration proceedings conclude, Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said.

A leading survey of U.S. consumer confidence showed consumers were less optimistic in early March than they had been through most of 2012, as inflation worries put a damper on improving views of current wealth.

Where to watch Creighton-Alabama online.

Oscar winning actor George Clooney was arrested during a protest outside the Sudanese embassy in Washington D.C. on Friday.

Both Puerto Rico and Missouri will be having their caucuses this weekend, but don't expect a big boost for Rick Santorum by Monday.

Slain al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden plotted to kill President Barack Obama because he believed Vice President Joe Biden was ill-prepared to lead the country, according to soon-to-be released declassified documents first obtained by The Washington Post.

A recent scientific study provides evidence that the brown recluse spider is spreading out of southern regions into areas where the climate is becoming warmer.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said the Obama administration has failed to live up to goal of being the most transparent administration ever during an executive meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Next week is National Poison Prevention Week, and it's not just parents that should keep proper poison control in mind. While laboratories are not the riskiest place to work, accidental poisoning has claimed the lives of experienced researchers as well as some of the most acclaimed figures in science.

With massive debts to repay, Dublin was compelled to accept huge bailouts from the European Union and International Monetary Fund.

The DeltaWing is a Nissan-powered race car that will race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, from June 16-17, an endurance race that lasts a full day. The Batmobile-looking racer took its first test drive in the United State before it ships off to France for the marathon race.