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Hindus oppose the project designed to speed up shipping, and others claim it will destroy local marine life.

A cheeky anti-water pollution campaign takes a serious turn, when a villager is roughed up after being vocal about the environment.

The head of Mexico's 1.5M-member teachers' union Elba Esther Gordillo has been arrested on corruption charges amid major education reforms.

Public support for same-sex marriage by some prominent conservatives could potentially affect the outcome of two Supreme Court cases this term.

Rep. Scott Rigell is under fire for appearing with President Barack Obama at an event before his own constituents.

Obama has called a meeting with congressional leaders Friday -- the day the 2013 sequester is to take effect.

U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison went into epic meltdown mode on "The Sean Hannity Show" Tuesday evening in a self-described "rant" against the host and his interpretations of the ongoing debate over the sequester.

Benedict, 85, becomes the first Pope in almost six centuries to resign.

Political freedom and human rights are still at the root of the rebellion, but things have changed since the uprising began.

Pope Benedict delivered the following speech to his final general audience in Rome on Wednesday.

Since 2006, 184 people in the Maldives have been sentenced to public flogging, 146 of them female.

Three are confirmed dead after a shooting in typically calm but heavily gun-flush Switzerland on Wednesday, the second such incident this year.

A massive fire that swept through an illegal market early Wednesday in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta claimed 19 lives, authorities said.

During the talks, the six world powers -- France, Germany, the U.S., China, Russia and Britain -- offered to lift some sanctions if Iran curtailed its nuclear activity.

The now 61-year-old Hungarian-born Anna Ilona Staller is alive and well, thank you.

Divorce rates in China are spiking. The biggest reason? Infidelity.

Coalition forces in Afghanistan erroneously reportedly a decline last year in the number of attacks by the Taliban, U.S. officials said.

Robin Kelly, a gun control supporter backed by Michael Bloomberg, won the Democratic primary to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala has put 1,000 extra police officers on the streets of the capital following two high-profile murders.

The Senate confirmed Chuck Hagel as defense secretary, voting 58 to 41 on Tuesday.

Some Republicans say Obama is exaggerating the impact of the 2013 sequester. But is he?

Newly-elected Knesset Member Moshe Feiglin, the freshest face in the Likud list, gave a celebratory party in Queens last night.

An Indiana judge is accused of having an affair with a defendant while he was serving time in prison.

The tiny but very rich state of Qatar is giving Egypt lots of money. It may be trying to buy influence, as the Morsi government struggles with finances.

With the looming impact on states of sequestration outlined by the White House, governors may be inclined to push Congress to cut a deal.

Sources in China are reporting that broadcasts on the alleged military hacking group, Unit 61398, are being censored.

President Raul Castro's appointment of Miguel Diaz-Canel as his successor marks the ascent of a younger generation of communist party officials.

Chuck Hagel's confirmation as Secretary of Defense clears hurdle, heads to full Senate for final vote.

President Barack Obama started a new firestorm with the media on Monday, when he asked to "clear out the press so we can take some questions" during a White House speech before members of the National Governors Association.