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Patrick Noonan, aged 48, was kidnapped by an armed gang while working for the World Food Programme in South Darfur.

The U.S. may have the most prestigious universities in the world, but the best of a new generation of schools are found elsewhere, a major new survey shows.

Of the top 10 institutions founded in the past 50 years, only two are in the U.S., according to London-based Times Higher ...

Chantilly's Westfields Marriott hotel is the site of an "unprecedented" security crackdown as the world's richest and most powerful arrive for the annual Bilderberg conference.

Hundreds of demonstrators are expected to protest the highly secretive gathering, which kicks off Thursday and lasts through the weekend. The off-the-record meeting, well known ...

The House of Representatives Wednesday debated but did not immediately vote on a bill to outlaw abortions based solely on the basis of sex.

The discussion pointed up the philosophical views of the members, with some arguing that killing unborn girls just because they are girls is the ultimate war ...

SEATTLE (AP) -- A gunman killed four people in Seattle on Wednesday - three at a cafe and another in a carjacking - before he apparently shot himself as officers closed in following a citywide manhunt, authorities said....

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- A gunman opened fire at an Indianapolis apartment complex Wednesday, fatally shooting a woman and critically wounding three other people before turning the gun on himself as officers confronted him, police said....

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- A gunman opened fire at an Indianapolis apartment complex Wednesday, fatally shooting a woman and critically wounding three other people before turning the gun on himself as officers confronted him, police said....

Medical experts tell CNN's Brian Todd that Chagas disease may pose a threat to poor populations in the Americas.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- This is a little awkward....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- This is a little awkward....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- This is a little awkward....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- This is a little awkward....

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- What's next for Mitt Romney? The Republican presidential nomination finally in hand, he will spend the next three months trying to undercut President Barack Obama on the economy while portraying himself as Mr. Fix It for a nation with stubbornly and painfully high unemployment....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Many small businesses struggle to afford health insurance for their workers, but a a new tax credit meant to help them seems to be turning into a disappointment....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Many small businesses struggle to afford health insurance for their workers, but a a new tax credit meant to help them seems to be turning into a disappointment....

The long-running battle between a Tennessee Muslim community and its critics over a new mosque took a dramatic turn with a county judge's ruling that could bring construction to a halt.

SAN ISIDRO, Colombia (AP) -- A French journalist freed by leftist rebels Wednesday said he had no complaints about his captivity other than its 33-day duration and lamented that Colombia's war is an "invisible conflict" where the poor kill the poor....

Arkansas authorities have arrested a woman accused of helping two murder suspects escape jail by sneaking in hacksaw blades.

Hours after being released from jail, a man walked through an emergency door at San Diego International Airport, onto the tarmac and sat down on a United Express plane Tuesday, according to San Diego authorities.

The American SpaceX company completes a historic first mission to the International Space Station by a privately operated vehicle.