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U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday continued to urge Congress to pass legislation he said would add more jobs for teachers as Republicans and Democrats bickered over whether expanding the public sector would strengthen the economy.

Clean energy advocates may be celebrating the decline of coal-fired power. But in the heart of Kentucky's Appalachia, ground zero for coal country, mining is essentially the economy. And there, no coal means no recovery

While the euro zone fiscal crisis has grabbed the spotlight, the U.S. faces its own fiscal crisis. The simultaneous onset of tax increases and spending cuts scheduled for Jan. 1 -- which will trigger unless Republicans and Democrats can agree on a balanced budget solution -- will likely send the economy plunging off a $720 billion fiscal cliff and into the arms of another recession.

French voters across the country are casting votes for parliamentary representatives. Can Marine Le Pen's National Front Party win some seats for the first time in over 20 years?

Attorney General Eric Holder assigned two prosecutors to look into the classified document leaks that fed two New York Times articles this past week, further heightening the profile of a debate between Democrats and Republicans about secrecy and the press.

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The Reserve Bank of India is expected to ease rates at the forthcoming mid-quarter review June 18 to lift constraints on lending as it seeks to tackle the shortage of cash in the banking sector and the slowing economy.

France's agriculture ministry intends to revoke a key permit allowing the use of a pesticide believed by scientists to harm bumblebee and honeybee populations.

African governments -- and international animal-rights organizations -- contend the Chinese luxury consumer's appetite for ivory is driving a new wave of illegal killing of one of their continent's most iconic animals.

Gerald Molen is a celebrated Oscar-winning producer with films on his resume that include Schindler's List, the first two Jurassic Park films, Rain Man, Minority Report and Twister. Despite the critical acclaim he has garnered over the years, Molen was rebuffed from speaking at a Montana high school graduation because he is a right-wing conservative.

The effect of the nation's declining demand for coal is causing added drag on some leading rail companies, and shareholders are not happy.

Nevada billionaire Sheldon Adelson helped shape the Republican presidential primary by pouring millions into a Super PAC supporting Newt Gingrich. Now he's poised to transfer his largesse to Mitt Romney.

A new documentary about Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet has sparked controversy among Chileans who have haunting memories of the military regime years when many people, targeted as political dissidents, were imprisoned, tortured, executed or disappeared.

Santorum has not disappeared, and neither has his sweater vests.

On Friday, NATO apologized for the civilian deaths that resulted from an air strike in Afghanistan on Wednesday.

The incident took place in Rakhine province, near the Bangladesh border, where Muslims are concentrated

Without a stronger effort by the central banks -- in the form of a coordinated quantitative easing measure to correct the ailing European banking system -- the global economy (at best) will only limb along.

As the New York Times continues to defend its coverage of President Barack Obama's terrorist kill list and the White House's cyber strategy against Iran, the president said it was offensive for people to assume or believe one of his aides leaked the top secret information to the press.

Florida election supervisors are refusing to go forward with a purge of non-citizen voters from the rolls, removing themselves from an escalating fight between the state and the Obama administration.

On Thursday, the government of Denmark approved a law to legalize same-sex marriage. But many are wondering why it took so long?

Russia and China remain opposed to any external intervention efforts int Syria by foreign countries, even as UN observers come under fire during their investigations of a civilian massacre.

President Barack Obama spoke of financial troubles both at home and abroad in a press conference Friday, calling on Congress to reconsider his jobs legislation to boost the public sector amid headwinds from Europe.

Authorities say that the 11 men and three women are the latest victims of turf wars between rival drug cartels.

One day after Rep. Ron Paul conceded defeat in the Republican presidential election, son Rand Paul threw his support behind nominee Mitt Romney.

Australia will lift its remaining financial sanctions and travel restrictions against Myanmar, Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr announced Thursday, citing the southeast Asian country's progress toward democratic reform following decades of military rule.

Egypt's ruling military council is paving the way for a new constitution after the original drafting committee was disbanded in April over complaints that the Muslim Brotherhood unfairly dominated the group.

The 2010 Gulf Coast oil spill may prove to be a jobs booster for the region, if money paid in damages is spent to restore the Gulf's coast.

The health care overhaul allowed 6.6 million young adults to get insurance through their parents, but more than two-thirds of Americans disapprove of part or all of the law.

Pillay says such measures raise serious legal issues.