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Ethiopian rebels say they have released two German tourists who were taken captive in January, but there is no official confirmation.

Top members of the computer hacker group "Anonymous" and its offshoots were arrested and charged Tuesday after a wide-ranging investigation used the help of a group leader who was working as a secret government informant.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A Rutgers University computer system manager told jurors on Tuesday that it appears the computer of a former student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man was used in two video chats on Sept. 21, 2010.

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By the end of last week, congressional Democrats and a few moderate Republicans succeeded in requiring most employers to include contraception as part of health insurance coverage, in spite of deep opposition from the GOP majority. Across the Potomac in Virginia, Democrats and, again, a few Republican moderates were able to soften or kill GOP bills that would have put into place humiliating obstacles to abortion. These are good things.

LONDON (AP) -- Robert B. Sherman, one half of the prolific, award-winning pair of brothers who penned instantly memorable songs for "Mary Poppins," "The Jungle Book" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" - as well as the most-played tune on Earth, "It's a Small World (After All)" - has died. He was 86....

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- Jurors in the trial of a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another will not hear directly from the defendant....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republican presidential hopefuls brandished their pro-Israel credentials, accusing President Barack Obama of weakness with Iran, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talked Mideast strategy with congressional leaders....

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- It wasn't much of a race, but then it really couldn't have been as the world's fastest man and Britain's Prince Harry met up on a track Tuesday in the Jamaican capital....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress is acting to overturn a court ruling and confirm the Commerce Department's authority to impose tariffs aimed at countering trade practices of China and other countries the U.S. considers unfair....

LONDON (AP) -- Irish police say they've arrested one of the five men being sought in the LulzSec hacking case....

LONDON (AP) -- Irish police say they've arrested one of the five men being sought in the LulzSec hacking case....

HOPE MILLS, N.C. (AP) -- A Green Beret recently home from Afghanistan died trying to rescue his two young daughters from their burning home near Fort Bragg in North Carolina early Tuesday, and the girls were also killed in the blaze....

HAVANA (AP) -- Cuban state media announced Tuesday that the government has replaced charismatic Culture Minister Abel Prieto, a well-known writer and intellectual who has been in the role since 1997....

MOSCOW (AP) -- Vladimir Putin rejected opposition protests against his presidential election victory Tuesday and his Foreign Ministry ruled out any softening of Moscow's stance on Syria, a strong indication that the Russian leader has no intention of easing tough policies either at home or abroad....

Labour has stepped up its attack on the government over planned changes to child benefit and working tax credits.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A gunman in a car killed a former high-ranking Taliban official working on reconciling Afghanistan's insurgency with the government, a fresh blow to peace efforts even as Kabul announced it was gradually taking the lead from the U.S.-led coalition for providing security in much of the country....

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Democratic U.S. Rep. Donald Payne, the first black elected to represent New Jersey in Congress, died Tuesday. He was 77....

Cuban culture minister Abel Prieto has left the post after 15 years and become an adviser to President Raul Castro, state media say.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- The mild winter that has given many Northern farmers a break from shoveling and a welcome chance to catch up on maintenance could lead to a tough spring as many pests that would normally freeze have not....

HARTFORD, Conn. — The mild winter that has given many Northern farmers a break from shoveling and a welcome chance to catch up on maintenance could lead to a tough spring as many pests that would normally freeze have not.

Winters are usually what one agriculture specialist calls a "reset ...