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Newly elected Warren could get a chance to apply her financial expertise in Congress.

Less than a month after his defeat, the Republican nominee goes to work at a hotel -- but on the board of directors.

DNA research indicates that Europe's Roma (gypsy) community descended from India's 'untouchable' caste.

An anti-amnesty, pro-deportation strategy may have helped beat Rick Perry in the primaries, but it did not work against President Obama.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, is putting down roots in Africa by way of Mali and branching out into Libya, Nigeria, Somalia and beyond.

President Morsi's new Egypt is guilty of some old sins, at least in the Islamist-led Constituent Assembly, according to the human rights group.

Report: the world pumped an estimated 35.6 billion tons of carbon air pollution in 2012; China and the U.S. lead in pollution.

Vietnam is planning to step up its presence in the South China Sea, close on the heels of India asserting its maritime power in the region raising concerns over the rapid modernization of Chinese Navy.

The U.S. and its allies are reportedly contemplating limited raids to secure chemical weapons in Syria.

Britain, France, Spain, Sweden and Denmark recalled their Israeli ambassadors to protest Israel’s construction plans in the occupied West Bank.

India declared itself ready Monday to send naval vessels to the South China Sea to protect its oil-exploration interests there, a potential new escalation of tensions in the emerging resource powder keg.

A top spokesman of Bashar al-Assad's regime has fled Syria, a diplomat in the region said Monday.

Meeting with Turkey's Erdogan on Monday, Russia's Putin draws on Chekhov to explain why he still opposes Patriot missiles near Syria.

This the letter that Speaker John Boehner and other Republican leaders sent Obama regarding the fiscal cliff.

The GOP plan calls for spending cuts, health care savings, no tax hikes for the rich and revenues from closing loopholes. No go, said White House.

Kid Rock met President Obama at the Kennedy Center Honors, but said he has 'no hard feelings.'

Look for Tuesday protests, including a media blackout, in reaction to the constitution draft, pushed through the Assembly last week.

Bob Costas was dead wrong to pontificate on gun control during an NFL broadcast.

Those watching to see if the Supreme Court took a same-sex marriage case will need to wait at least a week.

After a defeat at the UN over Palestine, Israel has retaliated by planning new settlements and freezing Palestinian funds.

Not for the first time, a faith-based organization has spoken out against some Republican governors' opposition to accepting the Medicaid expansion under Obamacare.

U.S. government officials are concerned Syrian leader Assad may use chemical weapons against his opponents.

White farmers are more than twice as likely as policemen to be murdered in South Africa.

Colombia claims it killed at least 20 Farc rebel group members, less than 2 weeks after the rebels unilaterally announced they would observe a two-month cease-fire.

The billionaire Republican megadonor may have played a larger role in the election than previously thought.

Mother of former Greek PM Papandreou allegedly appears on the list of wealthy Greeks who have hid money in Switzerland.

Israel Keyes, the suspect in the Samantha Koenig murder case, was found dead in his jail cell Sunday of apparent suicide.

Singapore has deported 29 Chinese bus drivers and criminally charged five others for participating in the city-state’s first industrial strike in 26 years.

India’s election authorities have sought an explanation from the government over its proposal for a nationwide scheme to transfer cash directly to the underprivileged people, replacing the government subsidies on food, fuel and fertilizers.