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Despite an order banning the use of torture, loopholes allow for such practices to continue.

Arkansas, Michigan, North Dakota and Oklahoma are the newest states challenging Obama's executive orders on immigration.

Democratic lawmakers decry financial deregulations tucked into last-minute spending bill. Will they block it?

Psychologists Jim Mitchell and Bruce Jessen were paid millions to devise America’s most controversial counterterrorism operation in its history.

The CIA operated "black site" detention facilities in nations around the world, where it held and interrogted terror suspects in the aftermath of 9/11.

The Senate Intelligence Committee report on enhanced interrogation techniques shows a big gap between torture on TV and in reality.

The second hearing of the House Select Committee on Benghazi focused on how security has improved since the 2012 terrorist attack.

Defeated Sen. Mark Udall blasted the CIA in the wake of the Senate Intelligence Committee report on the use of harsh interrogation techniques.

Six months after taking Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, the Islamic State group appears stymied in efforts to also take Baghdad.

National environmentalist groups have joined forces with local opponents to delay the construction of thousands of miles in new pipelines, the Wall Street Journal found.

Despite suffering a high death toll and a number of defections, Kurdish forces say they are advancing against ISIS.

Newspapers around the United States used harsh headlines to describe the brutal CIA torture report released Tuesday.

The account of torturing and killing brought Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, herself a victim of military torture, to tears.

Iowans pulled over for a traffic stop will soon have a digital alternative to their physical driver's license.

Embassies in Egypt, Sweden, the Netherlands and three other countries have issued warnings about possible anti-American attacks.

A former official has been convicted in one of the Chinese government’s most high-profile anti-corruption cases.

The man reportedly said, "Please Malala ... Mexico," before being whisked away by security.

The Philippines blames BIFF, an ISIS-tied group, for a deadly bus bombing believed linked to a government deal with rival rebels.

In general, foreign newspapers chose to feature or ignore the U.S. CIA report on torturous interrogation techniques.

After years of denials, former Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski now admits his country harbored a CIA black site used for torture.

“Iran and people of the region will not forget such conspiracies," the Iranian leader said on Wednesday.

Demographic changes are helping drive the integration of America's Christian congregations.

Israel’s ambassador to Thailand said he was “deeply saddened” to see Nazi symbols in an “official Thai movie.”

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pointed out what he said was hypocrisy in the U.S. pushing for human rights but inhumanely treating terror detainees.

Australia had previously said that it would continue to aid vulnerable countries in the Pacific region, rather than donate to the fund.

The United Nations led international criticism of the CIA and urged U.S. authorities to act on the findings of the report.

News of the operation comes amid growing tensions between Western powers and Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis.

The two student groups that have played a key role in the protests urged people to gather at Admiralty district on Thursday.

Prosecutors had charged Liu Tienan and his son with taking 35.6 million yuan ($5.74 million) in bribes in dealings with various companies.