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An international drug trafficking ring that sent narcotics through Mexico into the United States was busted by authorities in Arizona.

It's been a tough few days for Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas. A giddy speech he made in New Hampshire on Friday led commentators to question his sobriety, and now, the blogosphere is abuzz with the news that he used a fake quote to mock Occupy Wall Street protesters.

A US soldier based in Alaska has been accused of espionage, according to reports.

Corporations are booking huge third-quarter profits and sitting on gargantuan piles of cash -- and nothing could be less important.

The U.S. Department of Justice has been filing lawsuits against states that have passed anti-immigration laws.

The Syrian army's attempt to suppress a months-old popular uprising have increasingly involved Lebanon, a destination for fleeing dissidents and a country whose politics are deeply intertwined with the Syrian regime.

Four men from Georgia in the midst of plotting an attack against American citizens with the use of ricin have been arrested. The men plotted to purchase explosives and produce a deadly biological toxin to attack both U.S. citizens and government officials, reports the Guardian.

Assemblyman William Boyland faces charges of corruption for allegedly arraigning a phony consulting position at a New York hospital.

If Greek voters reject the bailout via referendum, the country would likely plunge into bankruptcy.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday that Herman Cain shouldn't play the race card in responding to the allegations that he sexually harassed two female employees when he was CEO of the National Restaurant Association.

The Federal Reserve looks set to take a breather from monetary stimulus measures on Wednesday, even if financial market turbulence heightens the chances of action later.

India could consider supporting extra financing for the euro zone if European policymakers make a credible assessment of its solvency problems, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters.

Canada will not help make up any funding shortfall to U.N. cultural agency UNESCO, which is under financial pressure after a vote to grant the Palestinians full membership, Foreign Minister John Baird said Tuesday.

One of the former National Restaurant Association employees who accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment wants to tell her side of the story publicly, and her lawyer is trying to waive a confidentiality agreement so that she can do so.

Underscoring the magnitude of the crisis, a virtual who’s-who of European political and financial elite will also join the emergency summit,

Journalist and biographer Robert A. Caro is coming out with another LBJ installment.

President Barack Obama's job-approval rating rose at the end of October, and Herman Cain has a lead in the Republican presidential primary, according to a Quinnipiac Poll released Wednesday.

The U.S. unemployment rate for September was 9.1 percent, but the full story of who works in America isn't told through the numbers alone.

Neither Greece Defense Minister Panos Beglitis nor any other government official provided any explanation behind the sudden and unexpected moves.

Several religious leaders and organizations, including members of the Faithful Budget Campaign, will meet with U.S. Senators on Wednesday to stress the ethical obligation they have to preserve foreign assistance funding.

European stocks turned negative after early gains Wednesday, adding to a sharp two-session drop as investors dumped banking shares on fresh concerns about the euro zone debt crisis.

Greece's prime minister faces a grilling from the leaders of Germany and France on Wednesday after fighting to win the backing of his cabinet to hold a referendum on a 130 billion-euro ($178 billion) bailout package.

Three days after Politico reported on sexual harassment allegations made against Herman Cain when he was CEO of the National Restaurant Association, the presidential candidate has still not settled on a clear response.

Italy's top financial officials will meet later Wednesday as escalating market turmoil threatens to push the euro zone's third largest economy into a debt crisis that could threaten the whole currency bloc.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange lost his extradition bid at the High Court in London. Assange will be extradited from the UK to Sweden to face charges in a sex case.

Greece's prime minister won the backing of his Cabinet Wednesday to hold a referendum on a 130 billion euro bailout package but will find the stunned euro zone leaders who engineered the deal last week harder to convince.

The glamorous and easy-going Riviera resort of Cannes turns into a fortified camp this week as French police prepare for the arrival of world leaders for a G20 summit set to be hijacked by fears that a euro zone crisis relief plan is unraveling.

Israel test-fired a ballistic missile Wednesday, Israel Radio said, amid a heightened public debate over the possibility of an Israeli attack against Iran's nuclear program.

The Bank of Japan supplied dollars in market operations on Wednesday for the first time in more than a year, a sign of the global market strains that board member Sayuri Shirai separately said could push the yen higher again.