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The salaries of thousands of North Korean migrant workers are reportedly sent directly back to authorities in their home country.

The WHO came up with new burial guidelines after consulting with medical professionals and religious groups.

The gang members kidnapped the students on police orders and incinerated their bodies, Mexico's attorney general said.

If confirmed, the federal prosecutor would become the first African-American woman to serve as the top U.S. law enforcement official.

Obama reportedly got irritated with his vice president at a lunch that was supposed to warm relations with Congress.

Voter identification laws have become the latest battle in Washington, in part because of how dramatically they impact specific demographics.

The Berlin Wall and its collapse inspired many great songs. Here are a few of them to listen to as the world commemorates the 25th anniversary of its fall.

With Clinton and Bush the likeliest candidates, the 2016 election could look a lot like 1992.

The lava flow from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has stopped advancing toward the heart of the Big Island village of Pahoa.

But will a new cabinet be enough to end months of violent clashes that now include al Qaeda's local offshoot?

Supporters are urging Clinton to get in the race now. Here are the other Dems and GOPers who might also jump in, sooner or later.

The president's unpopularity helped the Republicans on Election Day.

The now-fallen Berlin Wall may be the most famous, but barriers still stand all over the modern world.

One of Israel's top rabbis discouraged Jews from visiting the Temple Mount site after weeks of violent clashes.

Celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall with these must-see films.

Whites use marijuana at the same rate as blacks, but drug law enforcement comes down a lot harder on blacks.

One case in California may be solved, but tens of thousands of have disappeared in Mexico since the drug wars began eight years ago.

The Obama administration is also asking Congress for an additional $5 billion to fund the escalating fight.

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Friday it will be taking up a new challenge to the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.

Women, Action & The Media, aka WAM!, collaborates with Twitter to combat harassment of women on the social network.

Anti-Semitic incidents are on the rise at U.S. college campuses, according to Jewish organizations.

President Obama sees the potential for cooperation with Congress on college funding, infrastructure and tax reform.

A quarter of polling places in Alaska are inaccessible to roads, and absentee voters have 15 days for their ballots to reach an election office.

Under the plan, a commission comprised mostly of gubernatorial appointees will oversee city finances.

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto revoked a high-speed rail concession led by Chinese firms just before his trip to Beijing. Awkward?

How two reporters went from dozing off in an East German press conference to drinking champagne atop the Berlin Wall in just a few hours.

The first protest by women in Saudi Arabia demanding the right to drive was 24 years ago. Nothing has changed.

The colleges are suing the government over a newly announced "gainful employment" rule that aims to help with student debt.

Police believe whoever phoned in the fake report about the Bungie exec has ties to the gaming community.