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Strikers in Greece aimed to shut down wide sectors of the country Wednesday, a day before lawmakers vote on a new round of tough cost-cutting measures.

The cell phone video stutters as it records the movement of soldiers and Syrian militia on the streets from an upstairs window. A whispered commentary describes the scene. Another video shows vehicles riddled with bullet holes, shattered apartments, gl…

Twenty-five soldiers were killed during a Wednesday morning attack in Turkey, officials said. The Turkish president blamed terrorism when he spoke about the attack during a televised address.

Twenty-five soldiers were killed during a Wednesday morning attack in Turkey, officials said. The Turkish president blamed terrorism when he spoke about the attack during a televised address.

Young anti-government activists in Yemen have launched a new online video campaign to remind people that their months-long uprising is continuing, and that they have no intention of backing down.

Young anti-government activists in Yemen have launched a new online video campaign to remind people that their months-long uprising is continuing, and that they have no intention of backing down.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit Wednesday, just one day after landing in Libya.

A malaria vaccine is providing hope for those infected with the parasitic disease by cutting down all malaria cases by 50%.

A Frenchwoman kidnapped from her holiday home in northern Kenya and taken to Somalia has died, the French Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

Money rewards are coming in for a woman who rescued a bleeding toddler left for dead last week by multiple passersby in southern China.