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Overruling protesters, a Bangladesh high court banned the Islamist opposition party Jamaat-e-Islami from running in the next elections.

The use of marijuana is already legal in Uruguay but this bill would let citizens grow and sell the drug under certain restrictions.

Edwin Edwards, the 85-year-old former governor of Louisiana, is a father today after his wife, Trina, who is more than 50 years his junior, gave birth.

The former NSA contractor has been at the Sheremetyevo Airport for more than one month.

O’Leary has a long history of bizarre behavior and statements.

Ecuador's Rafael Correa revealed that knew about Chávez's deteriorating health months before the president died.

The bill allows undergraduates to borrow at 3.86 percent interest this year, based on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note yield on June 1.

John Kerry will meet with Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif, who is trying to revive the economy, end militancy and resolve an energy crisis.

Zimmerman has made headlines again, but the story isn't about how fast he was going.

Actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth delivered a scathing parody of Anthony Weiner sung to the tune of "Popular" from the musical "Wicked."

The Philippines' foreign secretary says his country is getting a hand from America in its ongoing maritime territorial row with China.

Joint labor and environmental standards underpin part of the agreement, with the three Central American countries expected to benefit more from the pact than the EU.

Gay and "pro-gay" athletes and tourists attending the Sochi Winter Olympic Games next year will face arrest under Russia's new "gay propaganda" laws, according to a Russian lawmaker.

It's never been done and may well lead to his death, but Son Jong-hoon, once a priviliged North Korean, wants to go back -- to make a point.

A federal judge on Wednesday said the Federal Reserve is “inappropriately inflating all debit card transaction fees.”

Anthony Weiner is sticking by spokeswoman Barbara Morgan after her profanity-laced tirade directed at ex-intern Olivia Nuzzi.

After Pope Francis spoke about accepting gay people, a Brazilian priest excommunicated for defending homosexuality wants to be readmitted.

Following protests and a contract renegotiation, Chinese firm Wanbao will up its investment in Myanmar.

Visitors do not realize that the seemingly benign and docile cows they see are actually dangerous creatures.

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein proposes more transparency & oversight as momentum gains for NSA reform.

The murder case uncovered entrenched institutional racialism in the London police force.

Egypt's interim military-backed government ordered the Interior Ministry to break up violent sit-in protests around Cairo.

Drag queen and disc jockey Barbie Breakout sewed her mouth shut in protest of Russian anti-homosexuality laws.

Mohammad Sarwar is reportedly close to Pakistan’s new Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party.

The idea for a special advocate at the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is gaining steam.

There's no love lost between Anthony Weiner campaign manager Barbara Morgan and ex-intern Olivia Nuzzi.

A routine application for expanding an existing factory was turned down, hinting that China is playing tough against foreign auto makers.

In an apparent effort to bolster Assad's image, an Instagram account cropped up last week posting positive pictures of the Syrian leader.

No more than 3,000 tigers remain in India, Bangladesh and Nepal – a 95 percent plunge over the past 100 years.