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Svartholm argued that he couldn't have accessed government documents because his own computer had been hacked.

Russia wants in on North Korea's vast mineral resources, but first it has to get to them.

The airport in Ouagadougou was shut down indefinitely on Thursday as protesters stormed parliament.

The city's longest-serving mayor, he had been battling cancer since March.

The abrupt resignation adds further tumult to the town where 43 students went missing last month. The previous mayor remains a fugitive.

Before the shooting began, one militant gunman said, "We’re going to eat well tonight," according to a survivor.

Joni Ernst has a 4-point lead over Bruce Braley in Iowa, while independent Greg Orman is in a statistical dead heat with Pat Roberts.

Are you a health care worker who has been to West Africa or treated Ebola patients in the past 21 days? Louisiana says stay away.

An Israeli newspaper cartoon shows Benjamin Netanyahu flying a plane into the World Trade Center.

More than half of state voters said they will vote yes next week on a measure that would mandate criminal background checks for firearms sold online or at gun shows.

France will not deliver the ships until the crisis in Ukraine cools, despite claims by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.

President Blaise Compaoré has held power in the West African nation since 1987.

The Joni Ernst campaign's RV was carrying the candidate, some staffers, and U.S. Sen. John McCain when it hit a deer. There were no injuries.

The mosque is Islam's third-holiest site and is also a sacred place of worship for Jews.

The report caps the U.S. economy's strongest six-month growth in more than a decade.

Funding for the government will expire on Dec. 11, and Congress must pass a spending bill to avoid another shutdown.

The Nobel laureate said that the money will be used to rebuild 83 schools that were damaged by shelling in the most recent hostilities.

#KeepCalmVoteDem was intended to energize Democratic voters, but conservatives used the hashtag to mock Democrats.

The decision makes Sweden the first European Union member in Western Europe to officially recognize the State of Palestine.

The virus, which has a 40 percent death rate, has been recorded in 786 people in Saudi Arabia, of whom 334 have died.

U.S.-born Israeli activist Yehuda Glick was shot and severely injured on Wednesday night near Temple Mount.

Some critics of Russia question whether its motivation is financial or whether prolonging the wrangling suits Moscow's diplomatic agenda.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has been on an anti-corruption drive since he took office two years ago.

The fears are rooted in politics and a history of perceived broken promises.

The Confucius Institute, a Chinese government-controlled cultural agency, has attracted allegations of restricting academic freedom.

Egyptian authorities have blamed Hamas for attacks on security forces in Sinai, including Friday's attacks that killed over 30 soldiers.

In Connecticut, a father has sued a local school district for refusing to allow his daughter into class over Ebola concerns.

The Islamic State group targeted members of the Sunni Albu Nimr tribe, which had fought against them in Anbar.

The move comes after a New York Times investigation revealed that incidents of troops being exposed to chemicals were covered up.