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A controversial advertisement by an extreme right wing American group hit New York subway stations Monday. The pro-Israel ad that equates "jihad" with "savagery" made more news on Twitter than in the busy subway where people rushed past the ads unconcerned.

Japanese and Taiwanese coast guard vessels exchanged water cannon blasts Tuesday in the East China Sea after about 40 Taiwanese fishing boats, escorted by eight Taiwanese patrol ships, entered the waters around the islands under Japanese administration.

Dozens of Taiwanese boats entered waters near a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea Tuesday morning, the Japanese Coast Guard said.

Challenger Henrique Capriles is gaining on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez but remains 10 percentage points behind as the Oct. 7 election nears, two sources who have seen a new poll tell Reuters.

A smoking ban that would have made designated smoking rooms illegal in hotels, restaurants and bars across Switzerland has been rejected by Swiss voters in a referendum.

The Mexican Navy has arrested 35 police officers suspected of having ties with the Zetas drug cartel in Veracruz, a key transit point for drug trafficking into the U.S.

Canada and the United Kingdom have agreed to share embassies and consulates on foreign soil -- is this a tough break for Ottawa?

The head of the U.N.'s Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organization spoke to reporters about preventing another Cuban Missile Crisis.

Germany's Catholic bishops have decreed that those who opt out of paying a tax to the church will be denied sacraments including Christian burial.

Even before his running mate was booed by a lobbying group for older Americans on Friday, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was losing support among such voters, whose backing is crucial to his hopes of winning the November 6 election.

Without support of older voters, Mitt Romney will be in big trouble in November, polls show.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he doesn't take an Israeli attack threat seriously and is willing to negotiate the nuclear issue.

Honduran human rights lawyer Antonio Trejo Cabrera has been killed by an unidentified gunman who remains at large.

Some NYC schools are offering Plan B, an emergency contraceptive, to help curb teen pregnancy and ultimately school dropout rates.

North Korea may allow farmers to keep more of their crop as an incentive to produce more food for the hungry nation.

An Egyptian court on Monday upheld the sentence on 14 militants for the deaths of 13 people in the attacks that happened in the Sinai desert in 2011.

Civil rights group says outcome of the election could be changed by laws that would keep Latinos from voting.

Police in Moscow are probing the poisoning deaths of up to 70 dogs in local parks.

President Obama says he feels an obligation, not pressure, to consult with Israel on Iran's nuclear capabilities.

Obama, Ahmedinejad, Morsi, Netanyahu and Abbas are all slated to address the U.N. General Assembly this week during the general debate.

President Obama will tape an interview for "The View" with the first lady and make an appearance at the United Nations.

Mitt Romney campaigns in Colorado, in a push to sway Western swing states toward the Republican camp, while Paul Ryan gets on the bus.

A Chinese court sentenced fallen Communist Party politician Bo Xilai’s former police chief for 15 years in prison Monday, a major step in wrapping up China’s worst political scandal in recent times.

CNN came under fire Saturday from the U.S. Department of State for reporting on the personal journal of slain U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens disregarding objections from his family.

Iran would launch a pre-emptive strike on Israel were it to perceive an imminent attack, an Iranian senior military commander said Sunday.

The Libyan military has ordered militia groups around Tripoli to lay down their arms and disband or be forcibly removed.

After living a life that sounds like it was based on a movie script, former CIA operative-turned-convicted traitor Edwin Wilson has died from complications following a heart valve replacement surgery.

The Syrian political opposition has called for a peaceful "overthrow" of President Bashar Assad, drawing a contrast with rebel forces, which have been locked in a brutal 18-month conflict with the military.

Bill Clinton said Sunday he is unsure whether wife Hillary will run for president in 2016, and repeated his case for Barack Obama's re-election.