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MOSCOW (AP):National Security Agency (NSA) leaker Edward Snowden on Tuesday submitted a request for temporary asylum in Russia, his lawyer said, claiming he faces persecution from the United States Government and could face torture or death.WikiLeaks,...

WASHINGTON (AP):Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday called the killing of Trayvon Martin a "tragic, unnecessary shooting" and said the Justice Department will follow "the facts and the law" as it reviews evidence to see whether federal criminal...

US Attorney General, Eric Holder has said investigations will continue into the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

President Barack Obama released a statement a day after the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, saying the "death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy... But we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken".

Some 200 protesters disappointed with the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial marched early this morning in downtown Tallahassee.

Zimmerman could be acquitted, or convicted of second-degree murder or manslaughter.

In a 127-31 vote the lawmakers gave approval for the termination of a pregnancy when doctors deem that a woman is at risk of taking her own life.

WASHINGTON (AP): President Barack Obama's choice as chief American envoy for Europe told a Senate panel Thursday that she would make the expansion of trade and democracy top priorities if confirmed....

SAN FRANCISCO (AP):Stunned and bleeding after a Boeing 777 crash-landed at San Francisco International Airport, hundreds of passengers staggered across the debris-strewn tarmac, some trying to help the critically injured, others desperately calling 911...

Quebec police inspector Michel Forget said investigators had found evidence leading them toward a criminal probe.

WASHINGTON (AP): Setting up a potential clash with the Republicans who control the House, congressional Democrats insisted yesterday that they will not agree to any immigration bill that lacks a path to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants living illegally in the United States.

The former security chief at the United States Embassy in Kingston, David Rainsberger, who admitted to accepting bribes from a Jamaican entertainer, was today sentence to one year in prison.