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Speaker of the House John Boehner tried to dismiss talk of fissures amongst Republicans during his appearance on "Face the Nation" Sunday.

Following a sharia court proceeding, the Islamic State released 19 Assyrian Christian captives in Syria. Reports say more than 200 remain under their control.

President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi says a 2011 deal backed by Gulf states to transfer power to him in cooperation with the Shi'ite Muslim Houthi group was undermined by former President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Whether or not accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should get the death penalty appears to be at the heart of his trial.

Footage from CCTV in Turkey appears to show three British schoolgirls, believed to be on their way to join Islamic State militants.

Ukraine's military said Sunday the ceasefire was being observed, but pro-Russian rebels were simply using it to regroup for new attacks.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned speech to Congress may do more harm to ties with the US than good.

Thousands of Russians took to the street to march on Sunday in memory of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov.

Avijit Roy was hacked to death by machete-wielding assailants on Thursday, sparking widespread condemnation from home and abroad.

Egypt has been without a parliament since June 2012 when a court dissolved the democratically elected main chamber.

The political drama over Homeland Security funding may portend more serious trouble ahead as Washington confronts fiscal challenges on a grander scale.

Following disagreements between Obama and Netanyahu, there are growing signs the tensions could damage the broader U.S.-Israeli alliance.

Jessica Hernandez, who was shot multiple times by two officers while behind the wheel of a stolen car, was hit by bullets from the left, an autopsy shows, contradicting earlier findings.

Authorities say there is new information on Joseph Aldridge, who killed seven friends and neighbors late Thursday

Thousands laid flowers and lit candles on the bridge where opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was shot and killed.

Palestinian group Hamas was labeled a terrorist organization and gyptian Muslim Brotherhood's top leader Mohamed Badie was sentenced to life in prison in one day.

The pope took on problems in globalization and the "dizzying rise in unemployment" in a speech to the association of Italian cooperative movements.

Buffett has found "a successor ready to assume the job the day after I die or step down," he said in his annual letter.

The attack targeted militants traveling in two vehicles, a local security official said, adding that several other suspected militants were injured.

Suicide bombers and fighters struck targets in the city, where security forces allies have been gathering for an offensive against the radical militants.

The development comes as China's leadership pursues a campaign to weed out corruption and excess in its armed forces.

The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act aims to put pressure on China to ensure autonomy and human rights in Hong Kong.

The U.S. military has begun vetting a group of Syrian rebels eligible for training and assistance in the fight against Islamic State militants, a step that paves the way for training to begin in weeks, the Pentagon said on Friday.

U.S. and Liberian researchers have started a clinical trial to test Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc's Ebola drug ZMapp, an treatment that has already been tried in a handful of Ebola patients.

The Air Force urgently needs a new long-range bomber to replace its aging fleet and will keep costs at or below a $550 million cap for each warplane, top U.S. officials told lawmakers on Friday.

Over 500 lawmakers voted in favor, including almost all of Chancellor Angela Merkel's right-left coalition plus the opposition Greens.

European shares rose to fresh seven-year highs on Friday, extending a two-month rally fueled by the ECB's money printing program.

Russia is moving ahead with the "creeping annexation" of two breakaway Georgian regions as part of an aggressive strategy to broaden its influence in the region, Georgia's foreign minister said Thursday.

GameStop may increase the number of its Spring Mobile stores after the company bid for the right to take 163 leases over from electronics retailer RadioShack Corp, which filed for bankruptcy this month.