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The four Republicans and one Democrat who voted against background checks are losing public support, with rising unfavorable ratings.

The Blue Angels along with other military air demonstration teams join the growing list of shows and events that have fallen victim to the sequestration budget cuts.

An odd shooting incident happened at police headquarters in the Salt Lake City suburb of West Valley City, which made headlines before for botched drug cases.

Canada is demanding that Sri Lanka not be allowed to hold a Commonwealth summit on human rights issues.

Mikhail Allakhverdov acknowledged knowing Tamerlan Tsarnaev, but said he had no contact with the suspect in three years.

Nine crew members were kidnapped from two different ships in two separate pirate attacks off the coast of Nigeria last week.

Foxx is Charlotte's youngest elected mayor. The cabinet will likely round out with an Obama fundraiser and a close adviser.

Jessica Heeringa, a 25-year-old woman from Michigan, is believed to have been abducted during her late shift at an Exxon gas station in Norton Shores.

Some 3.5 million Bangladeshi workers toil in almost 5,000 garment factories to produce goods for the European and North American markets.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, is being held at Federal Medical Center, Devens, behind a steel door and tight security, where he faces the death penalty for allegedly detonating two deadly bombs at the Boston Marathon on April 15.

Rep. Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, believes the Boston bombing suspects were trained prior to the April 15 attack.

U.S. Sen. Manchin, D-W.Va., will resubmit a background check bill, and he is likely to get majority support from U.S. citizens.

In Seoul, South Korea’s largest city, prostitution is widespread and peculiarly civilized.

On Saturday, a small town Georgia high school hosted its first student-run integrated prom, allowing interracial couples to celebrate the special occasion together.

Photos of the red carpet arrivals and more pictures from the 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in Russia on Monday on the first leg of an “economic diplomacy” tour spanning Russia, Turkey and the Middle East.

No deaths have yet been reported in what is believed to be a natural gas explosion in Prague.

Syrian Prime Minister Wael Al-Halqi survived a car bomb attack on Monday in Damascus, Syria's state television said.

President Barack Obama spoke at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, poking fun at himself, the press and the political landscape.

Three British men found guilty of possessing drugs in Dubai were sentenced to four years in prison, reports said on Monday.

The nomination would make Foxx the only African-American chosen for a Cabinet opening in Obama’s second term.

Dutch anti-monarchy groups are protesting the investiture of Willem-Alexander, who will take over as king of the Netherlands Tuesday.

Twitter users are lashing out at the politician over her comments about the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner.

Mohammed Sohel Rana, the owner of a collapsed Bangladesh factory building, was arrested Sunday.

The IAF launched three strikes Sunday, targeting positions of the Islamic Jihad.

An unemployed man from the southern Italian region of Calabria reportedly shot and wounded two parliamentary officers near the swearing in of Italy's new prime minister, Enrico Letta.

More violence plagues the upcoming May 11 general elections in Pakistan, bringing the death toll to more than 50.

The clash apparently took place between inmates wielding homemade knives and picks at a prison in San Luis Potosi.

The English-language Egypt Independent breathed its last this week after a run of four years.