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China's airline companies are refusing to pay a new European Union carbon tax when traveling to airports on the continent.

President Barack Obama unveiled a defense strategy on Thursday that calls for greater U.S. military presence in Asia and envisions cutting troops in Europe as the Pentagon seeks to reduce spending by nearly half a trillion dollars after a decade of war.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who resigned in 2008 amid corruption charges, was indicted Thursday on new charges of allegedly seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in three controversial real estate projects.

John McCain endorsed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Wednesday, ahead of the New Hampshire primary,.

A prison melee in Mexico has left 31 people dead and another dozen injured in the state of Tamaulipas.

Herman Cain wants you to know he's not dead yet -- and in the coming months, he will be embarking on a bus tour to promote the catchy 9-9-9 tax plan that drew many voters to his presidential campaign before a series of sexual harassment allegations brought it down.

Rick Santorum, fresh from his Iowa Caucus victory, accused President Obama for thinking he's above the law Thursday for making Richard Cordray the head of the Consumer Financial Protection through a recess appointment.

Thursday’s carnage represented the worst brutality in Iraq since 60 people were killed by explosions in late December in Baghdad.

Abbott has apologized for the remarks, but the matter will not rest.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will wield broader powers to crack down on formerly unregulated sectors of the economy that include payday lenders and mortgage brokers after President Barack Obama installed Richard Cordray as head of the nascent agency.

The country of Cuba is fuming after a rumor that Fidel Castro was dead spread across Twitter.

Prior to Sein’s ascension, Burma was ruled by brutal military dictatorships for more than fifty years.

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Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh will not be traveling to the United States for medical treatment. The embattled leader will stay at home to help with the transition of power following his departure for office.

At a campaign stop in Sioux City, Iowa, on Sunday, Santorum said of entitlement programs, I don't want to make black people's lives better by giving them somebody else's money. I want to give them the opportunity to go out and earn the money.

Iowa and New Hampshire, which have been flocked by GOP candidates who insist the federal government is wasteful with its spending, have both benefited enormously from federal programs.

Kim Jong-un, the third and youngest son of Kim Jong-il, the former dictatorial leader of North Korea, is gradually developing a personality cult, in a process orchestrated by the North Korean government and aided by the state-run media.

Portia Simpson Miller, 66, will take the Oath of Office as Jamaica's prime minister on Thursday, in a ceremony at King's House. She led the People's National Party to victory in December's general elections, capturing 42 of 63 seats.

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, angry over his poor performance in the Iowa caucuses, may have a new and unlikely partner in his quest to tarnish rival Mitt Romney: President Barack Obama.

Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has announced that she is quitting the presidential race after a dismal sixth place finish in the first Republican nominating contest in Iowa.

New Jersey's Legislature has briefly delayed a vote on a bill that would legalize online gambling but Gov. Chris Christie said the state should become an epicenter for the business.

Indiana House Democrats met behind closed doors on Wednesday, delaying the start of the 2012 legislative session and blocking action on controversial anti-union legislation backed by Republicans.

We were hanging around the Romney campaign headquarters after his recent 8-vote victory. The streamers were down and no one was left but a single volunteer, the candidate, and a final bit of unfinished business. There were just a few last calls to make to wrap things up in the Caucus state.

We were hanging around the Romney campaign headquarters after his recent 8-vote victory. The streamers were down and no one was left but a single volunteer, the candidate, and a final bit of unfinished business. There were just a few last calls to make to wrap things up in the Caucus state.

The Obama administration will unveil a more realistic vision for the military Thursday, with plans to cut tens of thousands of ground troops and invest more in air and sea power at a time of fiscal restraint, officials familiar with the plans said Wednesday.

Republicans are raging over the process in which President Barack Obama appointed Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But the howling could strengthen Obama's re-election campaign.

Byron Wien, vice chairman at Blackstone Advisory Partners issued his list of surprises for 2012 on Wednesday. The tradition of giving his views on a series of economic, financial market and political surprises for the coming year started in 1986.

The Internal Revenue Service opened the 2012 tax filing season Wednesday by giving taxpayers two extra days to file their income taxes.

The United States can be entirely self sufficient in liquid fuels in the next 15 years if more federal lands are opened up to oil and natural gas exploration and drilling.