At least 37 were killed in Iraq after militants targeted Christians in two separate bomb attacks on Wednesday, according to officials.In one attack, a car bomb went off near a church during Christmas Mass in the capital's southern Dora neighborhood, killing at least 26…

Shanghai authorities ordered schoolchildren indoors and halted all construction Friday as China's financial hub suffered one of its worst bouts of air pollution, bringing visibility down to a few dozen meters, delaying flights and obscuring the city's spectacular skyline.The financial district was shrouded in…

Flags were lowered to half-staff, a dozen doves were released into the sky, and crowds of South Africans gathered at make shift shrines Friday to mourn the loss of their former president, Nelson Mandela, the man many considered the father of that nation.Tributes continued…

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Secretary of State John Kerry announced Wednesday that he and Afghan President Hamid Karzai have reached an agreement on a critical security pact governing the presence of U.S. troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014. The document will be presented to a meeting of tribal elders for…

The number of American troops helping the typhoon relief effort in the Philippines could triple to more than 1,000 by the end of the week, U.S. officials said Wednesday.Senior Obama administration officials say that after a very difficult first few days, they are cautiously…

Even in a deep blue state, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to coast into a second term Tuesday in his reelection race against Democratic state Sen. Barbara Buono.If he wins big – as is expected – it will send a strong message…

Egypt's deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi was brought from the secret location of his four-month detention to face trial on Monday on charges of incitement of violence and murder. It was Morsi's first public appearance since his removal by the army on 3 July.If…

The civil war in Syria remains a widespread conflict that has killed tens of thousands of Syrians. The conflict gained worldwide attention in August when Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime allegedly launched a chemical attack against civilians, killing well over a thousand people, including several…

Supermodel Miranda Kerr and actor Orlando Bloom have parted ways, bringing their three-year-old marriage to an end.The duo started dating in 2007 and tied the knot in 2010. They have split amicably, reports eonline.com."In a joint statement, Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr have…