Putin Maintains Control over Government

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks set to dominate the country’s new government after the appointment of loyalists to key cabinet posts on Monday .....

Convicted Lockerbie bomber buried in Libya

The only man convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has been buried with little fanfare near the Libyan capital with just under 100 family members and passers-by in attendance.

Chicago braces for more NATO protests

Chicago is getting ready for more demonstrations today, on the last day of the NATO summit.

Death toll in Yemen's suicide bombing rises to 96

Yemen's Defense Ministry says the casualty toll in a suicide bombing at a military parade rehearsal in the capital Sanaa has risen to 96 deaths and at least 200 wounded.

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Italy quake victims wake in cars, tents, schools

Residents of a quake-struck area of northeast Italy woke up in their cars, tents and in school gyms Monday as aftershocks continued following a magnitude-6.0 earthquake that killed seven people and toppled centuries-old buildings.