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Syrian rebels have gained ground in Dara'a as the regime scrambles to deploy troops to keep the city from falling.

Italy's 'Ndrangheta syndicate is the most powerful crime organization in the world.

The U.S. Senate will vote Tuesday on a bill that could approve the Canada-to-U.S. oil pipeline. In the South, some are looking for the jobs.

Pelosi has served as the Democratic Party's leader in the House since 2003.

The 19-year-old beauty queen was last seen Thursday, days before she was scheduled to fly to London ahead of the Miss World competition.

Two men are accused of taking meat cleavers and pistols into an East Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday in an attack on worshippers that killed four.

Despite their new majority in the House and Senate, Republicans would struggle to reverse defense spending cuts.

Russia said it wants to launch a space station in 2017, but those claims may be more about politics than science.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's "Abenomics" policy will be put to the popular test in December following news of a recession.

Protest organizers say the governor's decision shows government has little faith that the demonstrators will be peaceful.

"Russian can either be part of a peaceful negotiated solution or Russia can continue on a path of isolation,” NATO's secretary-general said.

The U.S. stopped supplying weapons to moderate Syrian rebels after an al Qaeda affiliate crushed the group in Idlib.

While the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone continues to worsen, Liberia has seen a dramatic drop in its rate of new Ebola cases in recent weeks.

All four Israelis killed inside the Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue were dual American or British-Israeli citizens.

On Nov. 18, 2003, Massachusetts ruled there was no legitimate reason for excluding same-sex couples from marriage.

Satguru Rampalji Maharaj, a religious leader, has skipped court 43 times since 2010, and is wanted for questioning on murder charges.

The newly deployed equipment is intended to help OSCE conduct its monitoring mission safely as tensions escalate in eastern Ukraine.

If confirmed, this will be the first time Iraqi forces would have entered the refinery since ISIS took control of the town of Baiji in June.

A report from the United Nations estimates that the Islamic State earns up to $1.7 million a day from oil revenues.

Trade between Australia and India stands at around $15 billion a year, or just a tenth of that between Australia and China.

Washington designated the Quds a supporter of terrorism in 2007. The European Union sanctioned them in 2011.

The Taliban, which has increased attacks since elections earlier this year, has called the newly elected Afghan government a U.S.-supported sham.

Two men, reportedly armed with knives and axes, attacked worshippers at a synagogue on the western outskirts of Jerusalem on Tuesday.

Sierra Leone’s government has said that it will obtain a full medical report and conduct an extensive investigation into Salia’s case.

ISIS has demanded nearly $6 million in ransom for the release of the unnamed American woman, The Daily Beast reported.

Of the nearly 18,000 people killed in terror attacks in 2013, 82 percent of the deaths occurred in only five countries.

Police and bailiffs were enforcing an injunction that the owner of an office building had obtained against protesters.

Deborah Lee James said she wants to open all service jobs to qualified women candidates.

Gov. Jay Nixon activated the Missouri National Guard in advance of a grand jury decision regarding Police Officer Darren Wilson.