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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): Brazilian security officials say they're conducting a sweep to detain 60 police officers accused of running an extortion racket in Rio de Janeiro's suburbs.

CAIRO (AP): A security official says that Egyptian authorities are investigating a new case of food poisoning at Al-Azhar, Cairo's centuries-old seat of Sunni Muslim learning.The official says the investigation opened yesterday.

SAVAR, (AP):A Bangladesh court yesterday gave police 15 days to interrogate the owner of a building that collapsed last week, killing at least 382 people, as rescuers used heavy machinery to cut through the destroyed structure after giving up hopes...

MEXICO CITY (AP): The Mexican navy disclosed yesterday that it has detected a disturbing trend of migrant smugglers abandoning boatloads of people at sea off the coast of Baja, California.The navy said that each month it has been finding an average of...

State media say the blast in the capital's western Mazzeh district targeted Mr Halqi's convoy, causing a number of casualties.

The bill passed by 168 votes to 123 had the support of the three parties making up the ruling coalition.

RHETPYONGYANG, North Korea (AP):North Korea delivered a fresh round of rhetoric last Thursday with claims it had "powerful striking means" on standby, hinting at a missile launch, while Seoul and Washington speculated that it is preparing to test...

AYER, Mass (AP): The Boston Marathon bombing suspect is being held in a small cell with a steel door at a federal medical detention centre about 40 miles outside the city, a federal official said last Saturday.

Iraqi authorities announced Sunday that they had revoked the operating licenses of pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera and nine other satellite TV channels

Obama is warning the reports will be a game changer for United States policy if proven true.

DENVER (AP): Medical and recreational marijuana may be legal in Colorado, but employers in the state can lawfully fire workers who test positive for the drug, even if it was used off duty, according to a court ruling yesterday....

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has recently warned that Hezbollah might try to take advantage of the instability in neighboring Syria to obtain what he calls game-changing weapons.