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More than 100 injured in Florida jail explosion

PENSACOLA- A gas explosion at a jail has injured 100 to 150 inmates and corrections officers, a county spokeswoman said.   The explosion happened around 11 p.m....

U.S. sanctions Putin allies as Ukraine violence goes on

DONETSK- The United States imposed new sanctions on allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, prompting Moscow to denounce "Cold War" tactics amid more...

Putin says Internet is a CIA project

MOSCOW- Vladimir Putin, the Russia's president, has called the Internet a "CIA project" and warned Russians against making Google searches. Speaking to a group of young...

Three US citizens including doctor killed in Kabul hospital

KABUL- Three Americans were killed on Thursday when a security guard opened fire at a Kabul hospital funded by a U.S. Christian charity, in the...

U.S. official says Hamas-PLO government would prompt aid reconsideration

WASHINGTON- The United States would have to reconsider its assistance to the Palestinians if Islamist group Hamas and the Palestinian Liberation Organization form a government...

Obama poised for new sanctions on Russia if no progress on...

TOKYO- U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was poised to impose new sanctions on Moscow if it does not act fast to end...

Obama opens 4-country, Asia-pacific trip in Tokyo

TOKYO- Opening a four-country swing through the Asia-Pacific region, President Barack Obama is aiming to promote the U.S. as a committed economic, military and political...

US says Pakistan vitally important to the world

WASHINGTON- Underscoring Pakistan's vital importance to the world, the US Defence Department has said nothing has changed the American desire to work with the country...

Biden tells Ukrainian leaders U.S. stands with them

KIEV- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is warning Russia that "it's time to stop talking and start acting" to reduce tension in Ukraine. Biden spoke Tuesday...

New Hillary Clinton book to be titled ‘hard choices’

Hillary Rodham Clinton's publisher says her upcoming book on her role as President Barack Obama's secretary of state will be called "Hard Choices." Publisher Simon...

White House updating online privacy policy

WASHINGTON- A new Obama administration privacy policy released Friday explains how the government will gather the user data of online visitors to WhiteHouse.gov, mobile apps...

Obama, Republicans openly feud over immigration legislation

WASHINGTON- Partisan bickering over immigration reform legislation intensified on Wednesday as President Barack Obama and House of Representatives Republicans accused each other of standing in...

End of NYPD Muslim surveillance program applauded

NEW YORK- Muslim groups and civil liberties advocates applauded the decision by New York Police Department officials to disband a controversial unit that tracked the...

Woman accused of tossing shoe at Hillary Clinton released

LAS VEGAS- A Phoenix woman accused of throwing a shoe some 60 feet toward Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared aware during questioning by U.S. Secret...

Shoe hurled at Hillary Clinton

LAS VEGAS- A woman was taken into custody after throwing what she described as a shoe at Hillary Clinton during a Las Vegas speech. ...

U.S., in nod to Tokyo, to send more ships to Japan,...

TOKYO- The United States moved on Sunday to reassure Tokyo over its mounting security concerns, saying it would send more missile defence ships to Japan...

U.S. army may never learn motive of fort hood rampage

FORT HOOD, Texas Despite evidence that suggests Spc. Ivan Lopez had an argument before going on a shooting rampage, investigators said they may never...