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The family face-off constitutes an unprecedented political development, according to an independent Zambian news site.

Obama will detail an overhaul of the nation's immigration policy Thursday night. For millions of families, it could be life-changing.

Activists have connected their messages to pop culture for centuries as a way to explain their point of view.

Before Obama's immigration announcement, Republican leaders are warning colleagues against inflammatory remarks that could hurt the party.

Screenings of “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1” were cancelled in Thailand after some students displayed the three-fingered salute.

Since Mohammed Morsi’s ouster last year, about 1,400 people have been killed in a government crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood.

Iran and six world powers aim to reach a diplomatic agreement to end a 12-year dispute over the Islamic Republic's atomic activities.

Today's ruling is not legally binding, but the court, which will make the final decision, follows such rulings a majority of the time.

As fighting rages on in eastern Ukraine, an international team of observers has faced challenges in monitoring the conflict.

The university announced at 2:30 a.m. on Twitter that the campus has been secured. The shootings occurred after midnight.

North Korea, which has conducted three nuclear weapons tests in less than 10 years, has been punished with international sanctions each time.

With the threat of eviction hanging over protesters in Hong Kong, demonstrators are planning a cat-and-mouse game with the police.

Over 1,000 French nationals and nearly 3,000 Europeans are believed to have joined militant groups like ISIS in the Middle East.

Doctors at Chinese hospitals are typically poorly paid, which affects the quality of care provided at the country's medical institutions.

In Iraq, the strikes against Islamic State were concentrated on the oil-producing north.

A survey also reveals that over two thirds of city residents supported police action to remove protesters from Hong Kong streets.

The arrest happened hours after the Secret Service interim director testified before lawmakers about recent security breaches.

Obama's immigration reforms would lift the threat of deportation for at least 250,000 undocumented people who work on farms, Arturo Rodriguez, the president of the United Farm Workers union, said on Wednesday.

The Colombian government and leftist FARC rebels have agreed to unspecified conditions under which the rebels will release General Ruben Dario Alzate and four others as soon as possible, government representatives said.

Activists had planned to rally on Wednesday in defiance of the country's harsh protest laws, enacted by the military-backed government of President Abdelfattah al-Sisi.

Baghdad and Kurdish officials in Iraqi Kurdistan have begun to ease tensions over oil exports.

Wind developers say the production tax credit, which expired in 2013, is crucial for boosting renewable-energy development.

Companies want St. Louis to ease licensing requirements on security guards.

Acting Secret Service Chief Joseph Clancy said that the September incident in which a man jumped a fence and entered the White House could have "dire consequences" in Wednesday testimony before a Congressional committee.

Private equity executive Robert Grady, a Christie confidant, resigns amid questions about fees, pension investments and campaign donations.

Republicans say Obama's use of executive orders are unconstitutional.

Obama will announce his plan to use executive action to address immigration on Thursday night. A poll shows more oppose than favor it.

China's 'snakhead' gangs find new business in smuggling in North Korean defectors.

Chinese navy ships are a very rare sight in the Mediterranean. Now, they will go there for an exercise, with Russia.