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JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's defense minister abruptly proposed Wednesday that Israel consider "unilateral action" if long-stalled peace talks with the Palestinians don't produce a deal - suggesting Israel may be thinking of withdrawing on its own from parts of the West Bank, as it did from the Gaza Strip seven years ago....

The preview programme of Londonderry's year as UK City of Culture is revealed.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Treasury Department is levying sanctions on a key Syrian bank as it seeks to ratchet up economic pressure on President Bashar Assad's regime....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Treasury Department is levying sanctions on a key Syrian bank as it seeks to ratchet up economic pressure on President Bashar Assad's regime....

At least 10 Islamist militants have been killed in the southern Yemeni province of Abyan, officials say, as the army continues its advance on Jaar.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Nelson Mandela's African National Congress brought its centenary celebrations to his home village in rural eastern South Africa Wednesday....

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Nelson Mandela's African National Congress brought its centenary celebrations to his home village in rural eastern South Africa Wednesday....

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Nelson Mandela's African National Congress brought its centenary celebrations to his home village in rural eastern South Africa Wednesday....

An MPs' report on body image has advocated the use of "weight-neutral language". So should we stop calling people "overweight"?

A former editor of Rupert Murdoch's disgraced News of the World tabloid was arrested and charged with perjury over court testimony about phone hacking, according to the United Kingdom's Press Association.

Pope Benedict XVI breaks his silence on the Vatican leaks scandal, criticising "exaggerated" reporting of the Holy See.

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI broke his silence Wednesday over the leaked documents scandal that has convulsed the Vatican, saying he was saddened by the betrayal but grateful to those aides who work faithfully and in silence to help him do his job....

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI broke his silence Wednesday over the leaked documents scandal that has convulsed the Vatican, saying he was saddened by the betrayal but grateful to those aides who work faithfully and in silence to help him do his job....

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI broke his silence Wednesday over the leaked documents scandal that has convulsed the Vatican, saying he was saddened by the betrayal but grateful to those aides who work faithfully and in silence to help him do his job....

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A day after apologizing for the first time, a former Rutgers University student convicted of using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate gave up his right to remain free on Wednesday while New Jersey prosecutors appeal his 30-day jail sentence.

Dharun Ravi appeared ...

Rio de Janeiro's rubbish dump closing

The first Latino president of the United States already has been born.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- A day after apologizing for the first time, a former Rutgers University student convicted of using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate gave up his right to remain free on Wednesday while New Jersey prosecutors appeal his 30-day jail sentence....

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- A day after apologizing for the first time, a former Rutgers University student convicted of using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate gave up his right to remain free on Wednesday while New Jersey prosecutors appeal his 30-day jail sentence....

Oil prices fell to near $89 a barrel Wednesday as Spain's escalating financial crisis renewed focus on Europe's sputtering economy and its dragging effect on global crude demand....