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Egypt's Morsi annulled the law giving him immunity from judicial oversight, but gave military new powers to make arrests.

Elections in Ghana resulted in a win for incumbent John Mahama, but opponent Nana Akufo-Addo blames fraud and corruption.

In 2001, Masako gave birth to princess Aiko, who as a girl, according to Japanese imperial law, cannot inherit the crown.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez named Vice President Nicolas Maduro as his political successor before returning to Cuba Monday for further cancer treatment.

The American public is behind a key piece of immigration reform.

Falling ad revenues, subscription rates, increased online competition, have forced the Times to announce another round of buyouts.

The popular mayor of Newark is obviously destined for higher office. The governor's mansion may be the next stop

One-third of NHS’ 1.2 million-strong workforce originated in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Sen. Bob Corker is another Republican senator who advocates raising taxes on the wealthy to avoid the fiscal cliff.

An unnamed Navy SEAL from SEAL Team Six was reportedly killed during the rescue operation that recovered kidnapped American doctor Dilip Joseph in Afghanistan.

The death toll from Bopha, the strongest typhoon to have hit the Philippines this year has climbed to 647, authorities said Monday.

Russia, the UAE and several other nations have proposed at a U.N. conference in Dubai to restructure the governance of the Internet and place it under state control with authorization for extensive surveillance and censorship.

North Korea has delayed the planned launch of its satellite by a week to Dec. 29, citing a "technical deficiency" in a rocket engine module, authorities said.

Chinese authorities arrested a monk and his nephew for their alleged roles in inciting a series of self-immolations, state media reported Sunday.

At least eight people were killed and eight others injured when Taliban militants attacked a police station in northwestern Pakistan, Monday, authorities said.

Italian political manuevering was suddenly thrust into high gear Sunday after the surprise resignation of Prime Minister Mario Monti.

As Nelson Mandela spent his second day in a Pretoria hospital Sunday, South Africans prayed for his recovery and the government told people not to worry.

Egypt's main opposition coalition on Sunday rejected President Mohammed Morsi's plan for a constitutional referendum next weekend.

An American doctor was rescued during a raid Saturday just days after Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan took him captive.

Anti-China rallies in 2 Vietnam cities, amid rising tensions over Beijing’s South China Sea claims, were quickly dispersed by Vietnam security.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will return to Cuba Sunday for another surgery after doctors diagnosed him with recurring incidence of cancer.

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi reportedly annulled his controversial constitutional decree Saturday, but vote is still set for Dec. 15.

Former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, has been hospitalized in a military hospital in Pretoria, undergoing a series of unspecified tests. Mandela, the nation’s first black president, has been in the hospital since early Saturday.

Ana Botella appeared to be a hit as Spain's first lady eight years ago and seems to be a miss as Madrid's mayor now. What happened?

Former President Bill Clinton appeared in a new documentary “Breaking the Taboo” and declared the U.S. war on drugs “hasn’t worked.”

Twins, identical or otherwise, do not exit the mother’s womb simultaneously -- one is born seconds before the other.

It's like a game of chicken: The Democratic president won't compromise on tax hikes for the wealthiest, and Republicans aren't budging, either.

Racial disputes and a sense of tension stemming from a series of small fights led to a high school brawl earlier this week, causing Hawaii education administrators to close the school.

Sugarcane farms in Brazil are operating on land claimed by the Guarani people. An indigenous-rights group is trying to stop the practice.