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It was a huge week for 2012 GOP presidential candidate and former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., when he stunned the Republican field by sweeping three state

Syrian forces renew bombardment in Homs

Between blasts of rockets and mortar fire, Syrians used loudspeakers to call for blood donations and medical supplies Thursday in the stricken city of Homs.

Heather Mills says McCartney calls were hacked

Mills spoke under oath at Lord Justice Brian Leveson's inquiry into the practices of Britain's scandal-hit press, and said two dozen messages left for her by

US Olympic team's London gym nearly done

In a few weeks, it will be ready for everyone from stars like swimming's Michael Phelps and basketball's Kobe Bryant to U.S. athletes who are still relatively

Photos: 40-foot whale shark found

Business was brisk in Pakistan as several thousand people paid to see the shark.

Pakistani man fights police over 40-foot shark

Qasim Khan waged the unlikeliest of battles with Pakistani authorities Thursday over the right to charge hundreds of curious visitors the equivalent of 22

Greece reaches austerity deal

Hours after Greece made the unpopular decision to slash government spending in an attempt to ease its debt crisis, Germany's finance minister questioned

Another Tibetan sets himself on fire in China

Another Tibetan has set himself on fire in western China to protest government policies while thousands marched in another part of China to show support for

Gov't: Building toppled by NZ quake substandard

A six-story building that collapsed and killed 115 people in last year's New Zealand earthquake was made of weak columns and concrete and did not meet

GOP report questions Guantanamo detainee releases

The Bush and Obama administrations released or transferred 600 terror suspects deemed an acceptable threat from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, only

Sarkozy advises against military strike on Iran

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says a military strike is not the way to deal with a nuclear threat from Iran.

EU threatens new sanctions on Syria

The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and

Egypt's PM says US threats to cut aid won't work

Egypt refused to back down Wednesday in a dispute with the U.S. over Cairo's crackdown on nonprofit groups despite Washington's threats to cut aid, while the

Greece mulls harsh new cuts in bailout talks

Greek coalition leaders were locked in crucial debt talks with the prime minister Wednesday to review layoffs and other steep cutbacks as part of a €130

Mom in central China gives birth to 15 pound baby

A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52 pound (7.04 kilogram) baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in 1949.

In scientific coup, Russians reach Antarctic lake

After more than two decades of drilling in Antarctica, Russian scientists have reached a gigantic freshwater lake hidden under miles of ice for some 20 million

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