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Mexico's government wants to open the state oil company to private investment. The opposition says that might spark unrest.

Francis’ comments were far more conciliatory than the stridently anti-gay stance taken by his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.

Shermya Pyatt's mugging victim used Facebook to track her down after she uttered her distinctive name during the crime.

The Darjeeling area is renowned for its beauty, tea plantations and tourism.

Among several routes to becoming an American citizen, joining the military is one of the fastest.

In southern Philadelphia, one person has been seriously burned and seven others have been hurt. No deaths have been reported.

Kyenge, in her brief tenure as minister, has already suffered a number of painful incidents.

Roy Middleton, an unarmed 60-year-old man from Warrington, Fla., was allegedly shot by police in his own driveway while retrieving cigarettes from his mother's car.

The question on everyone's mind regarding the New York mayoral race is whether or not Anthony Weiner will be able to continue his candidacy, and if he stays in it, can he actually win?

Caroline Criado-Perez received rape threats on Twitter after she launched a campaign to have Jane Austen appear on the British 10-pound notes.

Off Israel's coast is a huge natural gas field. That energy bonanza also has the potential to help the peace process.

After 20 years of stalling, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are finally sitting down for direct talks.

The House failed to adopt a measure halting the NSA's bulk data collection last week. But the reform momentum is building.

A judge rejected the U.S. government's effort not to depose the Fed chair, saying he was a "central figure" in the AIG bailout decision.

New documentary "JFK: The Smoking Gun" claims Secret Service agent George Hickey accidentally assassinated John F. Kennedy in 1963.

Watchdog says Apple supplier Pegatron withheld pay, imposed excessive hours and violated Chinese safety and environmental laws.

After scoring a big victory against DOMA, supporters of same-sex marriages are winning over most Americans.

Under New Zealand immigration policies, an applicant for permanent residency must have a BMI below 35.

A coordinated string of 15 to 17 car bombs killed about 50 people in southern Iraq and around Baghdad Monday.

A Fox News interview with Reza Aslan went viral after the author was asked why a Muslim would write about Jesus.

The Florida senator wants the president to face an impossible dilemma: keep the government open by defunding his signature reform.

While one prince warns the Saudis about being overly dependent on oil exports, another publicly blasts the royal family.

The wine investigation freeze comes after a deal on a trade dispute over solar panels, the biggest China/EU trade dispute yet.

Japan's Shinzo Abe will consider raising the sales tax -- a move supported by BoJ -- based on Q2 GDP's performance.

An alleged Concordia-like "salute" by Carnival Sunshine in Venice this weekend has reignited calls to ban cruises from entering the city.

The top U.S. travel association has laid out a case for government travel spending amid a congressional push for more caps.

Authorities issued a statement Sunday as a firestorm raged over a dozen arrests of gay people at a Baton Rouge park on charges of violating the state's sodomy law, which was ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court a decade ago.

Supporters of the ousted leader say they will continue to demonstrate even after 70 were killed in raids Saturday.

Netanyahu persuaded his Cabinet to make a "painful" decision.