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Chancellor George Osborne says his party will focus on the economy in the wake of local election defeats, amid fresh criticism from Tory MPs of the coalition's priorities.

In Greece, campaigning has finished ahead of Sunday's parliamentary elections. The BBC's Matthew Price has been out to see how the austerity measures, introduced by the current caretaker administration, have shaped the election.

CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's military officials moved swiftly Saturday to prosecute protesters they blamed for an attack on the Defense Ministry, in an attempt to put down increasingly violent protests against their authority just weeks before the country's presidential election....

CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's military officials moved swiftly Saturday to prosecute protesters they blamed for an attack on the Defense Ministry, in an attempt to put down increasingly violent protests against their authority just weeks before the country's presidential election....

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish says his players will learn from playing in two Wembley cup finals this season.

US President Barack Obama kicks off his campaign for re-election in November with a rally in Ohio focusing on the economy.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to end partisan gridlock and pass proposals he says would put Americans back to work....

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Plunging into his campaign for a new term, President Barack Obama tore into Mitt Romney on Saturday as a willing and eager "rubber stamp" for conservative Republicans in Congress and an agenda to cut taxes for the rich, reduce spending on education and Medicare and enhance power that big banks and insurers hold over consumers....

Fourteen people were killed in a fire at a rehabilitation center on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, the state-run Andina news agency reported Saturday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two Americans detained and accused of spying after hiking near the Iraq-Iran border three years ago will marry Saturday in the San Francisco Bay area.

A private wedding ceremony for Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd was set for 4 p.m. at an undisclosed location, said San ...

Up to 75,000 members of the public have visited the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, east London, for the venue's official opening.

As he prepares to meet Ali Carter in the World Championship final, Ronnie O'Sullivan says he is finally ready to quit snooker.

CHOSICA, Peru (AP) -- A predawn fire swept through a drug rehabilitation center in a town on Lima's outskirts Saturday, killing 14 people in the second blaze in Peru this year to claim the lives of addicts trapped behind locked doors in a private treatment residence....

CHOSICA, Peru (AP) -- A predawn fire swept through a drug rehabilitation center in a town on Lima's outskirts Saturday, killing 14 people in the second blaze in Peru this year to claim the lives of addicts trapped behind locked doors in a private treatment residence....

CHOSICA, Peru (AP) -- A predawn fire swept through a drug rehabilitation center in a town on Lima's outskirts Saturday, killing 14 people in the second blaze in Peru this year to claim the lives of addicts trapped behind locked doors in a private treatment residence....

Two soldiers killed when their base in Afghanistan came under enemy attack on Friday are named as Cpl Andrew Roberts and Pte Ratu Silibaravi.

Roberto di Matteo is calm on his chances of becoming the permanent Chelsea boss after the 2-1 FA Cup final win over Liverpool.

They drink bourbon for breakfast. Mint juleps for lunch. And all day long, spectators wear colorful, larger-than-life hats at the Kentucky Derby....

DETROIT (AP) -- Four women were killed outside of Detroit but their bodies were abandoned inside cars that were left in the city, authorities said Saturday as they filed the first charges since the victims were discovered more than four months ago....

Two bodies have been found by investigators probing the disappearance of a Tennessee mother and her three daughters, with authorities pleading Saturday for help in finding their suspected abductor -- a man they described as likely "armed and dangerous."