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AP stated that around 20,000 body parts were recovered from the World Trade Center that was struck by a hijacked plane nearly eleven years ago. Most of the remains were sent to Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island the following year. Some remains of those who died when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon site were buried at Arlington National Cemetery in 2012.

A senior Muslim Brotherhood member and the head of the foreign affairs committee in the Egyptian parliament said on Monday that the popular political uprising that swept across the Middle East last year, overthrowing many dictatorial regimes including that of Egypt, is headed to Iran.

The recent rise in German consumer confidence, which looks encouraging at face value, will be difficult to be sustained with wage and employment growth already slowing according to a report.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney wins home turf and Arizona in campaign bounceback.

Mitt Romney scored victories in both of Tuesday's Republican primarie in Michigan -- his native state -- and Arizona. The wins reposition the former Massachusetts governor as his party's front-runner and could prompt a rethink of rival Rick Santorum's candidacy.

Recent oil price increases are not a big threat to emerging Asian economies because of their strong fundamentals, analysts have said.

DETROIT (Reuters) - Mitt Romney edged ahead of rival Rick Santorum in Michigan's Republican presidential primary on Tuesday as the former front-runner fought to avoid a humiliating defeat in the Rust Belt State where he grew up.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum were virtually tied at about 40 percent each with 10 percent of the vote counted in the Republican presidential primary in Michigan on Tuesday, according to early vote counts broadcast on television networks.

Police Commissions Ray Kelly defended the surveillance of Muslim students during an appearance on WOR-AM. Kelly maintains that the surveillance was necessary and accused people of having short memories as to what happened here in 2001.

The New York Times has covered the most monumental events in modern history--the moon landing, JFK's assassination and beyond--which is why it makes sense that the paper has started a Tumblr page to host many of its unused photos. Under the moniker The Lively Morgue, the New York Times photography department will be posting unpublished photos onto the Tumblog. The site launched this Monday, and its editors plan to post photos several times a week.

The results of Michigan's primary Tuesday night could be a game-changer in the Republican presidential race, where Rick Santorum's surging poll numbers threaten Mitt Romney's chances in his home state.

Sen. Olympia Snowe will retire at the end of 2012, leaving the dwindling group of moderate Republicans without one of their most prominent members.

Find out when and where to watch live coverage of the primary results, including what live blogs to check out, how to follow the race on social media sites like Twitter. Arizona Republicans are casting their votes today for the 2012 GOP primary, with polls closing at 9:00 p.m. EST.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson asked the House subcommittees on Energy and Power on Tuesday for $14 million in order to fund collaborative studies on hydraulic fracturing with other federal agencies.

An independent panel released a report Tuesday indicating that the U.S. Military disposed of some 9/11 victim remains at a landfill in the aftermath of the 2001 terror attack, and New Yorkers are beginning to react to the scandal.

Tunisia would be an unusual and ironic place for Assad, since the country was the first “Arab Spring” nation to depose its own long-time dictato

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi accepted the best foreign language film award for A Separation, at the 2012 Academy Awards Sunday, winning Iran's first Oscar amidst an era of heightened tensions surrounding the Middle Eastern nation.

Iran's foreign minister insisted that the country's nuclear program is not intended to make weapons and called for a resumption of talks, while speaking to the United Nations on Wednesday.

Though it might be a popular trend in sci-fi movies, doomsday is a very real foreboding topic amongst 2012 doomsayers. Wyoming intends to be prepared with the Wyoming Doomsday Bill drafted by Rep. David Miller.

Rioters armed with knives reportedly attacked victims near the city of Kashgar, killing 10, while police shot two of the attackers dead.

A well-known South Carolina lobbyist whose body was found inside a parking on Tuesday mostly likely killed himself with a gunshot to his head.

A controversial abortion ultrasound bill dubbed “state-sanctioned rape by opponents is now undergoing a rewrite.

Human rights chief Navi Pillay cited the “rapidly deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situation.”

Here’s something you’ll never hear in the mainstream media: conservatism is the most popular ideology in the country, beating liberalism by a score of 2-1. And the numbers are there to prove it.

The nonpartisan Governmental Accountability Office said Tuesday Congress and the Obama administration should find ways to cut down on federal programs across agencies that overlap with each other.

After Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney paid a visit to Kid Rock's home, the music superstar has decided to endorse him for president.

Ireland will hold a referendum of its people on the European Union's new fiscal treaty, the first poll test of public opinion on the anticipated tighter budget discipline in the 17-country euro zone.

The decision by France's Constitutional Council invalidates the law, which was due to be ratified by President Nicolas Sarkozy in February.

There are very few things Rick Santorum and Democrats have in common, but both want liberals and independents to vote for the GOP hopeful in the Michigan primary tonight. Both just want it for very different reasons.