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The HRCP cited the widespread availability of weapons in the city.

This is not a threat, she told reporters in Lahore. This is a straightforward plan to kill me.

Syria recently expelled a number of foreign diplomats, including those from Italy, in retaliation for Western nations kicking out Syrian envoys.

Ulpana is a tiny Israeli settler outpost in the West Bank that has been making headlines after the Israeli Supreme Court said it had to be demolished.

The focus has turned to Spain, where banking debts last week sent Liberbank, Ibercaja and Caja 3, who together hold toxic real estate assets valued at around ?11.8 billion ($14.8 billion), into merger talks.

We need to deepen our defense and security co-operation, and this is why I have come to India, Panetta said.

Iran has accused the U.N. nuclear inspectors of spying for Western powers and said it would continue to enrich uranium as negotiations in Moscow approach with the aim of scaling back Teheran's nuclear energy program.

Putin, whose former party United Russia sponsored the bill, said on Wednesday that he will not put his signature on the bill if it is not up to European democratic standards.

More and more Americans say they are close to a gay person, a trend that corresponds with increasing support of same-sex marriage

Wisconsin governor Scott Walker's triumph in Tuesday's recall election dealt a crushing defeat to Democrats and organized labor, but exit polls suggest the result will have less of an effect on the presidential race.

Democrats appear to have regained control of Wisconsin's state Senate, a victory that partially offsets Republican governor Scott Walker's decisive win.

A new report on Germany's delivery of nuclear-capable submarines to Israel is raising important questions about the two countries' relationship.

If losing to Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin's recall vote Tuesday night wasn't bad enough, Democratic challenger and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett got slapped in the face.

Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett, the Democratic challenger who gave a speech on Tuesday, June 5, conceding Wisconsin's recall election to Republican Gov. Scott Walker, was slapped in the face by an apparently dissatisfied woman. The assault came as Barrett was making his way through the crowd Tuesday night after the concession speech, which upset a female supporter.

Clinton is scheduled to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and attend an energy forum. Azerbaijan is an increasingly important oil producer and a crucial regional Western ally against Iran.

Nigerian forces shot and killed at least 16 suspected Boko Haram militants during a firefight in the northern city of Maiduguri on Tuesday.

Such precautions were undertaken because communications devices had been hacked during previous ministerial visits to China.

At least 22 civilians were killed in a twin suicide bomb attack in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, authorities said.

Despite having had the opportunity to elect two candidates from the same party for the November general election runoff, by putting to test the new system of choosing the Top Two from the primary, California 10th Congressional voters chose Republican Jeff Denham and Democrat Jose Hernandez Tuesday.

California voters have approved of Proposition 29 to hike the tobacco tax by $1 per pack of cigarettes, to fund cancer research

The controversial Republican governor will remain in office, television networks projected shortly after poll's closed.

The European Central Bank is expected to hold back from policy moves when it meets on Wednesday, instead urging governments to address the euro zone's crisis, but it could indicate a readiness to cut interest rates as early as next month given a weakening economy and Spain's banking troubles.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has defeated a recall attempt, the news networks declared an hour after the polls closed.

The Ukrainian parliament has passed a controversial bill that would make Russian more prominent, a proposal which has been met with vehement opposition from both politicians and ordinary citizens who feel Ukraine's national identity is being threatened.

Following the measure's failure, Sen. Barbara Mikulsi called for a new American revolution where women are paid equal pay for equal work.

The question of whether gay marriage is legal or heralding the destruction of civilization, is not yet an issue ripe for the court?s final word.

From Mexico to Madagascar and from France to the Philippines, people around the globe are celebrating World Environment Day 2012.

Up until now, India?s military role in Afghanistan has been minimal.

The Democrats have a disingenuous narrative that they espouse boldly and without apology.