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Foreign weapons sent to rebels in Syria worry Iraq

Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Iraq is taking no side in the 2½-year-old civil war in Syria and urged other countries to resist meddling. “We deplore the efforts of anyone ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Russia expects Syria resolution in next 2 days

UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council, long paralyzed by deep divisions over how to deal with the Syrian conflict, is about two days away from agreeing on a resolution to require Damasc...

DATE: Sep 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Iranian president ready for nuclear negotiations

UNITED NATIONS – Iran’s new president said Wednesday his country is ready to negotiate and has “nothing to hide” as world powers prepare to revive stalled talks over Tehran’s disputed nuclea...

DATE: Sep 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Playboy picks its top party school: WVU

Here’s a ranking that may hold as much importance as academic and sports rankings. West Virginia University is No. 1. At least in Playboy ‘s list of Top Party Schools of 2013, the...

DATE: Sep 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pakistan struggles to help quake victims; 210 dead

QUETTA, Pakistan – Rescuers struggled Wednesday to help thousands of people injured and left homeless after their houses collapsed in a massive earthquake in southwestern Pakistan the day be...

DATE: Sep 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Scalia expects NSA program to end up in court

McLEAN, Va. – Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said Wednesday that the courts ultimately will have to determine the legality of surveillance programs by the National Security Agency. ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Scientists put face on past

Scientists have found the most primitive creature to have had a face like humans, and there’s definitely something fishy about it. This first face belongs to the newfound species ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Senate OKs bill to keep government open

WASHINGTON – Unanimous but far from united, the Senate advanced legislation to prevent a partial government shutdown on Wednesday, the 100-0 vote certain to mark merely a brief pause in a fi...

DATE: Sep 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

USPS seeks 3-cent increase for first-class mail

WASHINGTON – The financially ailing Postal Service is seeking a 3-cent increase in the cost of mailing a letter – and that would raise the price of a first-class stamp to 49 cents. ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Navy Yard shooting victims remembered

GAITHERSBURG, Md. – Friends and family of Navy Yard shooting victim John Johnson remembered him Tuesday as a religious family man known for his infectious smile and firm bear hugs. ...

DATE: Sep 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Cruz vows to speak till he can’t against Obamacare

WASHINGTON – Tea party conservative Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday vowed to speak in opposition to President Barack Obama’s health care law until he’s “no longer able to stand,” even though fellow...

DATE: Sep 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Study predicting more storms

Deadly and destructive thunderstorms -- and the violent tornadoes they produce – are forecast to see a “robust” increase across parts of the U.S. in upcoming decades because of climate chang...

DATE: Sep 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World