BEIRUT (AP) -- In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said Saturday....


Diplomat: UN to vote on Syria peace plan

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The U.N. Security Council plans to vote on a much-negotiated resolution backing an Arab peace plan for Syria on Saturday, a day after government forces reportedly killed more than 200 people in Homs.


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Missile defense, an issue that has poisoned U.S.-Russia relations, could be a 'game-changer' that transforms ties if the two sides cooperate on a shared system, says a report by former top officials from both sides of the Atlantic.


SITAPUR, India (AP) -- One of India's most powerful and controversial politicians rises from a throne-like armchair, a clutch of candidates standing deferentially behind her and two large portraits flanking the stage. A gated semicircle keeps tens of thousands of supporters 20 yards (meters) away....


LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - With a huge lead in polls, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney appears poised for an easy win in Nevada on Saturday that would put him in firm command of the party's see-sawing presidential nominating race.


With 243,000 jobs created in January, the economy is starting to look more positive. That might be a plus for the president in the November election.


The front wheels have lifted off the runway. Now, Americans are waiting to see if the economy can truly get aloft.


Prosecutors drop investigation aimed at determining if the Tour de France winner participated in doping program


Lawmakers question Google's web search tracking, want consumers educated on data collection WHO'S WATCHING YOU: You Got Googled Hackers Claim to Breach FBI, Scotland Yard Call


LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A lawyer says the mother of the actress Phil Spector was convicted of killing has settled her wrongful death suit against the legendary music producer....


The demolition of a historic house in the imperial city, once home to famous architects who championed preservation, was a cruel blow to Chinese conservationists.


The moment a political campaign is assigned a Secret Service detail -- for Mitt Romney, it was Thursday -- tends to be a turning point, with a political downside as well as an upside.


Life is growing harder in the Syrian capital, President Bashar al-Assad’s stronghold, as residents complain about electricity rationing, shortages of food and gas, and soaring prices.


Suspicious of government initiatives, protesters linked to the Tea Party are denouncing all manner of measures they equate with a 1992 United Nations resolution, Agenda 21.


In the past month, at least 22 Afghan children under the age of 5 have frozen to death in refugee camps in Kabul, prompting deep concerns among aid workers.



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