Toronto Mayor: 'I Do Not Use Crack Cocaine'
Rob Ford responded to a video that surfaced last week that The Toronto Star says appears to show him smoking the drug.READ MORE
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Ex-Guatemalan President Extradited To U.S.
Alfonso Portillo was taken from a hospital bed in Guatemala City and flown to New York to face charges of laundering $70 million through U.S. banks.READ MORE
Ex-Guatemalan President Extradited To U.S.
Alfonso Portillo faces charges of laundering $70 million through U.S. banks.READ MORE
James Joyce Coin-troversy Reportedly Could Have Been Averted
The coin misquotes the author's Ulysses, and bears an image of Joyce that his estate didn't approve.READ MORE
2 Men Arrested After Pakistani Jet Is Diverted Over U.K.
Something happened aboard the flight from Lahore, Pakistan, to Manchester, England.READ MORE
British Soldier Hacked To Death Was 'Our Hero,' Family Says
As Lee Rigby's family struggles with grief, they're speaking about the young man's love of life.READ MORE
Explosion, Gunfire Reverberate In Kabul
Offices of the International Organization for Migration appear to have been targeted.READ MORE
Assad Regime Agrees To Attend Peace Conference, Russia Says
Russia and the U.S. are trying to set up talks to end more than two years of brutal fighting.READ MORE
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China's Air Pollution: Is The Government Willing To Act?
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Can This Man Bring Silicon Valley To Yangon?
A Stanford MBA who used to work for Google returned to Myanmar to be an Internet entrepreneur.READ MORE
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As Myanmar Reforms, Indonesia Offers Some Lessons
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'On Top Of The World' At 80: Japanese Climber Summits Everest
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'We Will Never Give In To Terror,' Britain's Cameron Vows
A soldier was hacked to death. Women who confronted the attackers are being hailed as heroes.READ MORE
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North Korea Sends Special Envoy To China Amid Tensions
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British Driver Says She's Sorry In 'Twit And Run' Case
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