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Report: Detained Washington Post journalist indicted in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran – A Washington Post journalist detained in Iran for months has been indicted and will stand trial, Iran’s state news agency reported Wednesday, without elaborating on what charg...

NASA reports there was no ammonia leak in space station

The early morning alarm that forced U.S. astronauts to evacuate their segment of the International Space Station on Wednesday morning was a computer error, NASA reported. At 4 a.m...

France cracks down on hate speech, sends carrier to Mideast

PARIS – France ordered prosecutors around the country to crack down on hate speech, anti-Semitism and those glorifying terrorism and announced Wednesday it was sending an aircraft carrier to...

Pope presses Sri Lankan unity call with Mass, Tamil visit

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Pope Francis pressed his call for Sri Lankan unity and reconciliation Wednesday with a Mass in Colombo to canonize the country’s first saint and a visit to the war-ravag...

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White House plans methane-gas curbs WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is putting the energy industry on notice that it intends to curb methane emissions by nearly half through...

Military suicides up slightly in 2014

WASHINGTON – Suicides among members of the active-duty military personnel rose slightly in 2014, led by increases in the number of sailors and airmen who took their own lives, new Defense De...

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Ex-Cuban prisoners praise détente HAVANA – Cuban dissidents freed as part of a historic détente with the United States said Tuesday they support the warming of relations and pre...

Poll finds wide support for GMO food labeling

WASHINGTON – Two thirds of Americans support labeling of genetically modified ingredients on food packages, even if they may not read them, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll. ...

Egyptian court tosses Mubarak’s conviction

CAIRO – An appeals court on Tuesday overturned the last remaining conviction against Egypt’s deposed leader Hosni Mubarak and ordered his retrial on corruption charges, opening the door for ...

Obama seeks more sharing of data

Privacy advocates unhappy with cybersecurity plan

Europe’s Muslims facing new threats

Anti-immigrant sentiments on the rise

Hagel on farewell tour to endorse B-2 bomber

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday vigorously endorsed an Air Force plan to build a next-generation strategic bomber, arguing that it would help deter nu...
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