BAGHDAD (AP) -- Militants flew an al-Qaida flag over a Baghdad neighborhood Thursday after killing 16 security officials and burning some of their bodies in a brazen afternoon attack that served as a grim reminder of continued insurgent strength in Iraq's capital....
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The discovery of the body of a second U.S. sailor who vanished in Afghanistan last week only deepened the mystery of the men's disappearance nearly 60 miles from their base in a dangerous area controlled by the Taliban....
MOSCOW (AP) -- Raging forest fires encircled a southern Russian city and tore through provincial villages Thursday, forcing mass evacuations as Moscow suffered through a record, weeks-long heat wave and smog cloud caused by peat-bog fires....
LONDON (AP) -- In just a few days, new Prime Minister David Cameron has openly declared Britain is no more than the "junior partner" of the U.S., irritated Israelis by calling Gaza a prison camp and enraged Pakistanis by suggesting their country exports terrorism....
A House panel investigating alleged ethics violations by New York Rep. Charles Rangel today moved forward with its case, setting the stage for the first public trial of a House member since 2002. Rangel, 80, who was formerly chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, stands accused of 13 counts of violating House rules. He has denied any wrongdoing.
Dengue, (pronounced DEN-ghee) is a tropical disease spread by mosquitoes. It is caused by any one of four closely related dengue viruses (DENV 1, DENV 2, DENV 3, or DENV 4), carried most often by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, and less frequently, by Aedes albopictus.
Prostate cancer vaccine, Provenge, adds 4 months to life, at a pricetag of 100K. The first-ever approved cancer vaccine, Provenge offers hope to men with advanced prostate cancer, but the high cost of this new treatment raises healthcare policy questions.
Parts of Arizona's tough new immigration law take effect today, while the most controversial elements remain on hold after a federal judge Wednesday issued a temporary injunction during the continuing legal battle.
A cinema in the West Bank city of Jenin will open for business next week for the first time in 23 years, following a remarkable chain of events that began with the death of a Palestinian boy.
French prosecutors said Thursday a woman admitted giving birth to and killing eight babies in northern France. The woman's husband had no idea what she had done, a prosecutor said.