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On election day Tuesday in Israel, the most ardent conservatives are expected to show gains, solidifying Prime Minister Netanyahu's hard-line agenda.

The United Arab Emirates seems to lead the world in terms of renewable energy research -- so why all the oil rigs?

The Algerian state news agency reported that at least 23 hostages and 32 hostage-takers died in the four-day stand-off.

Laos’ construction of a hydropower dam on the Mekong River has angered its downstream neighbors and raised concerns.

A four-year-old nursery student was allegedly sexually assaulted by the attendant of a school bus in Mumbai, India.

Frederick Buttaccio, 58, of Katy, Texas, is the first American confirmed dead as a result of the continuing hostage crisis in Algeria.

World leaders complained that news coming out of Algeria has been confusing and even contradictory.

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House Republican leaders Friday announced that next week they would seek a three-month extension of federal borrowing, tied to the passage of a federal budget.

Algerian forces have responded to a hostage crisis with fierce independence, and their motives for doing so are murky.

Sexual harassment wasn't a priority for Indian companies until recently, but now employers provide Western-style guarantees. The trouble begins when people leave work.

High pollution levels lead to 3,200 premature deaths annually in the bustling, affluent metropolis.

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Friday that there should not be a long-term increase in the debt ceiling until the U.S. Senate passes a budget.

President Barack Obama reversed a ban on corporate donors and upped contributions limits to fund his second inauguration. If there's a fundraising surplus, where will it go?

McFaul was bound and gagged by his captors and had explosives tied around his neck.

Algerian sources are now stating that hundreds of hostages remain trapped inside the facility –- their fates unknown.

Videos showing young British Muslims harassing members of the public for perceived moral infractions are going viral.

One of the most notorious massacres of the civil war occurred in the village of Bentalha in 1997.

Aslan Usoyan belonged to one of the world’s most mysterious and obscure ethnic groups – the Yazidi Kurds

The Supreme Court of India accepted a motion on Friday to consider a juvenile accused in the Delhi gang-rape case an adult. The court issued a notice to the central government and the Delhi police based on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) motion that was filed by a Chandigarh-based lawyer.

The hostage crisis at a gas facility in the Algerian desert has not resolved, according to a British government spokesman.

Women in Guatemala continue to be victimized within a culture of violence and impunity stemming from the country's 36-year long civil war.

Iran and the IAEA failed to arrive at a consensus on resuming the investigations into the country’s suspected nuclear weapon facilities.

A Pakistani official investigating a corruption scandal involving Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf was found dead in Islamabad Friday, news agencies reported citing officials.

The fate of dozens of hostages seized by Islamist gunmen at a gas field in Algeria remained unclear early Friday, hours after the Algerian military stormed the site.

House Republicans hinted Thursday that they might agree to a short-term extension of borrowing authority next month so they can move on to more promising budget battles.

There may be a Hollywood controversy brewing as there is a documentary in the works called "Happy Valley," which is reportedly the working title of a forthcoming movie on the twilight of former Penn State University football head coach Joe Paterno's career starring Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino as Paterno.

British rocker Thom Yorke says he doesn't like the idea of David Cameron listening to his music.

Two days after The Donald weighed in on the Israeli elections, Chuck Norris is lending his mighty heft to Netanyahu's campaign.