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President Barack Obama visited Moore, Okla., to speak with survivors of Monday's tornado and survey the damage.

Two rockets hit Beirut Sunday after Hezbollah's leader openly admitted fighting for the regime of Bashar Assad in Syria.

Michael Adebolajo was caught trying to join Somali fighters, Kenyans say, but was sent back to UK.

Iran has a “massive” number of new long-range missile launchers, its defense minister claimed Sunday.

Demonstrators targeted the Monsanto Co. because of its historical role in introducing genetically modified products into the food supply.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has voiced his militants' commitment to defeating the rebels in neighboring Syria.

Maoist insurgents attacked a convoy of Congress Party politicians in India Saturday, killing at least 17 people.

A twice-widowed female militant has perpetrated a suicide car-bomb attack in Dagestan, Russia.

On May 25, 1963, the AU’s predecessor, the Organization of African Unity, was established.

A new soil atlas for Africa could help farmers and politicians throughout the continent make better choices about food production.

Pro-Tibet activists are boycotting all hotels owned by InterContinental because of a huge resort set to open in Lhasa next year.

Representatives of global women's organizations spoke about how the U.S. would benefit by emphasizing a policy designed to end child marriage.

A Philippine military a raid on the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf militants killed seven Filipino soldiers and five militants, on Saturday.

Li Keqiang seems have to scored big in Switzerland with the signing of a bilateral free trade agreement on Friday.

An gas cylinder explosion in a school bus killed at least 17 children and a teacher in Pakistan's Gujrat district in Punjab province.

One year from now, Western troops will be gone -- and with them, most of the economy. Afghans are trying to fill the void.

Despite severe economic challenges, European countries are still among the best places to live. Here's why.

Republicans were 14 percentage points more likely than Democrats were to report they had experienced negative impacts from the sequester.

A suspected gunman has not been found, but the Colorado school instituted a lockdown as a precaution.

At a rural Chinese school, 500 children fell ill after consuming supplemental snacks this week.

The Democratic senator, who voted against expanding background checks, slams Mike Bloomberg for politicizing a friend's death.

Adam Kokesh, a libertarian radio show host and anti-war activist, refused to disclose his phone number and address to a U.S. District Court judge, and decided to stay in jail instead.

Alpha Pam, 28, may be the first person in Spain to die in connection with a new law that prevents undocumented immigrants from getting health cards.

A Bronx teacher is firing her former employers after she was allegedly firing for using the Spanish word for black, saying "negro" during a classroom lesson.

Latin America's inequality rates are lowering, but in the U.S. they are increasing. What can America learn from its southern neighbors?

A video by an alleged attacker who nearly beheaded a soldier in Woolwich was intended to inspire more killing.

In his first assembly with all of Italy's bishops, Pope Francis called for a new pastoral vision.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie celebrated the reopening of the Jersey Shore for the first time after Superstorm Sandy.

How do you boost your chances of passing China's notoriously tough "gaokao"? If you're a woman, take birth control pills.