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Three Chinese astronauts demonstrated a series of scientific experiments from space to students back down on Earth.

Struggling banks will be required to meet capital buffer requirements before accessing euro zone rescue funds.

Friday morning raids in Ceuta dismantled an Al-Qaeda recruitment network seeking jihadists for Syria, Spain's Interior Ministry said.

The National Security Agency's Internet surveillance program could ultimately weaken America's role as a global cyberpower.

Heath, who never married, is widely believed to have been homosexual, although he never publicly commented on such private matters.

Man-made fires on Sumatra Island helped push Singapore pollution levels to a new record on Friday, affecting daily life.

A federal contractor that conducted a background check on Edward Snowden is under investigation for contract fraud.

Christine Quinn, Anthony Weiner, Bill Thompson and John Liu reiterated their plans to reform the NYPD, but fringe candidates were the favorites in Harlem.

If confirmed by the Senate, Comey would succeed FBI Director Robert Mueller, who has served in that role since 2001.

Kip and Nicole Macy of San Francisco doused apartments with ammonia, threw belongings in the trash and shut off utilities.

Under the Hoeven-Corker border security amendment to the U.S. immigration reform bill, DREAMers and agriculture workers need not worry.

The jury selection process for the trial of Florida neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman has concluded.

Mobile phone usage in Africa is spreading fast, at once spurring economic growth and also making violent conflicts more common.

The European kingdom rarely makes headlines. But when a woman who may be a princess wants to sue the king for paternity, it does.

The Senate votes 54-43 to reject Cornyn's border security amendment.

A conservative majority on the high court issued a ruling Thursday that could put an end to most class-action cases.

Some people in South Africa fear that the death of Nelson Mandela will lead to mass chaos and violence.

One of the U.S.'s foremost "gay conversion therapy" groups announced it is closing up shop on Thursday.

Tennessee's Corker says the border surge amendment to the immigration bill being worked on is being vetted by both sides to ensure support.

Soccer star David Beckham is so popular in China that people stampeded to see him at a Shanghai university.

The two biggest cities in Brazil give in to protesters' demands: Bus ticket prices will stay as they were.

The biggest economy in Latin America was nothing but a success story, according to conventional wisdom. That was wrong.

Black Africans and South Asians have a long history of conflict and violence.

The U.S. government has come under fresh scrutiny as top watchdog posts go unfilled for up to five years.

August Reiger, the 18-year-old valedictorian of an Oklahoma City high school, has gone missing after hiking with his family in Ecuador.

Miliband would not seem to have the most sterling qualities associated with traditional Judaism.

70 percent of the U.S. government’s classified intelligence budget goes to private contractors.

The British Prudential Regulation Authority says Royal Bank of Scotland has by far the biggest capital reserve hole in its balance sheet in the UK.

Euro zone PMI data on Thursday hinted at an easing of the downturn despite signs the economy contracted for a seventh consecutive quarter.