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ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece on Friday secured a high enough participation in its critical bond swap offer to drastically reduce its debt, staving off an imminent default and paving the way for the release of funds from international rescue loans....

SPLENDORA, Texas (AP) -- The abandoned school bus had no engine and no front wheels. But there were crude curtains in the windows, an air conditioner and even bunk beds inside....

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Mormon leaders have put up a virtual firewall in their massive genealogical database to block out anyone who attempts to access the names of hundreds of thousands of Holocaust victims the church has agreed not to posthumously baptize....

Greece has taken a crucial step towards its second bailout after it secured a deal that is the biggest ever reorganisation of government debt.

The task of clearing the millions of tonnes of debris left by last year's Japanese earthquake and tsunami is far from complete.

Afghan female boxer Sadaf Rahimi is hoping to compete in the inaugural women's boxing tournament at the Olympics.

Nigeria rescue bid hits headlines

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Activists and the occasional celebrity have gathered nearly every day in front of the Chinese Embassy for more than two weeks, sometimes scuffling with police or tearing up pictures of China's president as they protest on behalf of a group of North Koreans they say China holds....

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Activists and the occasional celebrity have gathered nearly every day in front of the Chinese Embassy for more than two weeks, sometimes scuffling with police or tearing up pictures of China's president as they protest on behalf of a group of North Koreans they say China holds....

A "Bold New World" and "Forces Too Powerful," Part 4, 11-14-11

The annual cost of providing policing and other services in Belfast's Holyland area rises to over £3m a year.

Prime Minister David Cameron has vowed to tackle "absurd barriers" to mixed-race adoption, as part of moves to speed up adoptions in England.

Edwin Poots launches a 10-year strategy to tackle obesity in Northern Ireland.

Fearing that climate change could wipe out their entire Pacific archipelago, the leaders of Kiribati are considering an unusual backup plan: moving the populace to Fiji....

Fearing that climate change could wipe out their entire Pacific archipelago, the leaders of Kiribati are considering an unusual backup plan: moving the populace to Fiji....

An inquiry into whether BSkyB is a "fit and proper" owner of a broadcasting licence has been broadened by media regulator Ofcom.

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) -- It was an ominous introduction for Republican Newt Gingrich, whose future as a presidential candidate rests in Mississippi and Alabama....

Leading Democrats use vicious racial rhetoric to hammer those who simply want voters to be who they say they are.

A blaze at a high-rise hotel in the Thai capital, Bangkok, kills at least one tourist and injures several more.

BANGKOK (AP) -- A fire at a high-rise hotel in Bangkok's main tourist district sent smoke billowing through the upper floors, killing at least one foreigner and injuring almost two dozen other people, authorities said Friday....