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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has told authorities that he and his brother finished making their bombs ahead of schedule.

Instead of spending public funds on banquets at restaurants, China’s officials are making their parties more private.

Dias Kadyrbayev's attorney claims his client didn't know the backpack he threw out was related to the investigation.

In 2012 the number of countries that have abolished the death penalty rose to 97 – up from 80 in 2003.

Millions in rations and medical supplies won't topple Bashar al-Assad. Here's what the rebels' General Salim Idriss really wants to get.

The fire destroyed one home and prompted an evacuation of 500 residents in Banning, Calif.

Chad Cross used a $10 anti-venom kit to save his own life after a timber rattlesnake bit him on the leg.

Two Chinese kindergarten students were poisoned with contaminated yogurt by a rival school owner.

A student from Bartow High School in Florida was arrested and expelled after detonating a water bottle filled with explosive household chemicals.

Since 1991, the overall number of Indian farmers has dropped by 15 million.

Barack Obama officially nominated his new secretary of commerce today. Here are a few things to know about her.

The U.S. Navy unveiled its first drone squadron Thursday at the Naval Air Station North Island base. This marks the Navy's formal adoption of drone usage within the Navy.

The Guptas have long been allied with Zuma and the ruling African National Congress party and are one of the richest families in South Africa.

After weather delays canceled the delivery of the final pieces of One World Trade center, the final two pieces are scheduled to be delivered today, weather permitting.

A new deadly virus similar to the SARS has claimed five lives, and two other people are in intensive care.

High unemployment and a slew of other bad economic news made the ECB's decision to slash its benchmark interest rate a no-brainer.

North Korea said on Thursday that it had sentenced a U.S. citizen to 15 years of prison labor, for hostile acts against Pyongyang.

In recent years, Turkish Airlines has banned flight attendants from bleaching their hair or wearing wigs.

Bolivian President Evo Morales called for USAID to leave the country -- and he had a couple good reasons to do so.

An Indian man sentenced to death 22 years ago on espionage charges by a Pakistan court died on Thursday, after being brutally attacked in a Lahore jail.

Phillipos, 19, met Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.

Many are wondering how a man wanted for rape got a teaching position in China, and they're calling for changes to be made.

President Barack Obama wants quick confirmation of Tom Wheeler and Rep. U.S. Mel Watt so they can start working right away.

Rep. Paul Ryan publicly supported gay adoption for the first time on Tuesday.

Under the new law, clinics that perform drug-induced abortions will need to meet the same standards as surgical clinics.

Venezuelan lawmakers broke out into a brawl on Tuesday after tension between the opposition members and pro-government members reached a breaking point.

A Tennessee county commissioner was blasted for posting an anti-Muslim photo and caption on his Facebook page.

Kyenge has been called “Congolese monkey," "Zulu" and "the black anti-Italian," among other epithets.

Azamat Tazhayakov, Dias Kadyrbayev and Robel Phillipos will be charged for their alleged roles in the Boston Marathon bombings.