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Three people were arrested in the incident, but their charges were ultimately dismissed.

"If the West and Iran come to a complete understanding and agreement on this issue, sanctions would be the first to be lifted," the editor of Iran Press newspaper said Wednedsay.

Turkey currently controls 81 provinces in Syria.

On Wednesday the Securities and Exchange Commission voted for a new rule requiring companies to disclose pay ratios between CEOs and workers.

President Barack Obama defended the importance of the Iran nuclear deal Wednesday and attempted to counter intense criticism from opponents in the Republican-controlled Congress.

The New Jersey governor's Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts might help explain why voters, including those in his home state, don't view him as a leader.

With his final "Daily Show" set for Thursday, the king of political satire is going out on a high note — but Jon Stewart didn’t start out that way.

Only about one-in-five people in the United States trust President Putin to make good decisions in world affairs — and the rest of the world seems to agree.

Ten Republican candidates with no military experience will go head-to-head Thursday in the first televised debate ahead of the GOP primaries.

The presence of Russian ships in the region will likely alarm NATO and drive a further wedge between West and East.

“The devil. That comes to mind. Evil," McSpadden said.

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A proposed tower in Brooklyn could rival the Empire State Building in height, amid arguments that such developments are fueling a housing crisis in New York City.

"We should have a serious dialogue with our neighbor, the Iranians, and ... lay down our concerns from both sides, and solve them together," Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid al-Attiyah said.

At a Tuesday night meeting, residents of Farmersville reiterated concerns over plans for a burial ground in their town.

The South American nation, which has the largest Japanese community outside Japan, is looking to build more reactors.

The nationwide total marks a decline from this point last year, data show.

The deal would ease sanctions on Iran in exchange for the country curtailing its nuclear program and agreeing to inspections.

An online petition urging for the "maximum sentence for the owner" had received 135,000 signatures by Wednesday.

“Syria is fighting terrorism on behalf of the world," the country's foreign minister said.

A researcher from Rutgers University warned that climate instability and overfishing were causing unprecedented population collapses.

Officials said they had recovered more suspected wreckage Tuesday on the northern coast of French island of La Reunion.

A United Nations official has confirmed the authenticity of a list circulating among ISIS fighters that presents the prices of women and child slaves. Young girls sell for less than $200.

As the war in Afghanistan enters its fourteenth year, thousands of Afghan civilians — especially women and children — are being killed or wounded.

The nine migrants, mostly from Pakistan and Afghanistan, were trying to reach the northern French city of Calais that connects France to the U.K. through a concrete tunnel under the English Channel.

The Nigerian army cleared the bombs planted along a road in Borno state which led out from the northeastern town of Gwoza, Boko Haram's former headquarters.

Russia's Investigative Committee has launched a probe into the accident for possible traffic violations.

The country's leaders have struggled to contain a revolt against austerity measures from within the governing party.

Mullah Omar's death has exposed fissures in the militant group's leadership base and cast doubts over the future of peace talks with the Afghan government.