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BEIRUT (AP) -- In his first interview since December, Syrian President Bashar Assad insisted Tuesday his regime is fighting back against foreign mercenaries who want to overthrow him, not innocent Syrians aspiring for democracy in a yearlong uprising....

LONDON (AP) -- Record unemployment figures for the 17 countries that use the euro released Wednesday are set to increase the pressure on Europe's leaders to switch from a focus on harsh austerity measures to push for a pro-growth strategy....

LONDON (AP) -- Prime Minister David Cameron is set to testify about his relationship with media mogul Rupert Murdoch during an official media ethics inquiry....

LONDON (AP) -- Ex-News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks says she is baffled by the decision to charge her in Britain's phone hacking scandal, calling the move a waste of public money....

ATLANTA (AP) -- While a black preacher told 100 immigration protesters that incarcerated blacks and detained immigrants faced similar challenges, Jesse Morgan stood to one side of the May Day demonstrators, holding a large sign that read "Radical Queers Resist."...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- The only Canadian on death row in the United States is asking the Montana Parole Board to instead let him live the rest of his life in prison....

BEIJING (AP) -- A U.S. official says a blind Chinese legal activist who was at the center of a diplomatic tussle between Washington and Beijing has left the U.S. Embassy to receive medical care in Beijing and be reunited with this family....

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Taliban insurgents attacked a compound housing foreigners in the Afghan capital Wednesday, killing seven people, hours after President Barack Obama made a surprise visit and signed a pact governing the U.S. presence after combat troops withdraw....

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- When prosecutors announce criminal charges Wednesday in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University band member, they will embark on a legal chess game involving multiple defendants who require different approaches for winning convictions, experts say....

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- When prosecutors announce criminal charges Wednesday in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University band member, they will embark on a legal chess game involving multiple defendants who require different approaches for winning convictions, experts say....

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- When prosecutors announce criminal charges Wednesday in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University band member, they will embark on a legal chess game involving multiple defendants who require different approaches for winning convictions, experts say....

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- When prosecutors announce criminal charges Wednesday in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University band member, they will embark on a legal chess game involving multiple defendants who require different approaches for winning convictions, experts say....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's boast that he closed a $3 billion budget gap as Massachusetts governor without raising taxes is a cornerstone of his White House campaign, a way to highlight his pitch for lower taxes and leaner government in a race where federal budget deficits and the slumping economy are hot issues....

LONDON (AP) -- British Sky Broadcasting has declared that it is a "fit and proper" company as it reported a 19 percent gain in net profit for the first nine months of its financial year....

BEIJING (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived Wednesday in Beijing, where a tense human rights showdown awaits over the fate of a blind Chinese lawyer said to be under U.S. protection after escaping from house arrest....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In President Barack Obama's twin narratives, the United States is both leaving Afghanistan and staying there....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In President Barack Obama's twin narratives, the United States is both leaving Afghanistan and staying there....

TOKYO (AP) -- It must have been a wild ride. Japanese media say a Harley-Davidson motorcycle lost in last year's tsunami has washed up on a Canadian island about 6,400 kilometers (4,000 miles) away....

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- From his tiny, windowless office, George Palamarizis tirelessly chips away at Greece's political establishment....

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- Newt Gingrich, the colorful former House speaker and fiery partisan, formally exited the Republican presidential contest Wednesday and vowed to help Mitt Romney's bid to defeat President Barack Obama....