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Occupy Wall Street protesters stage rallies from New York to San Francisco, as they call for a US general strike to mark International Workers' Day.

A woman admits racially harassing a fellow Tube passenger after a video of her was put on the internet.

BEIJING (AP) -- Dissident lawyer Chen Guangcheng was being held under house arrest illegally, activists say, and his only offense in escaping may have been to embarrass local officials bent on punishing him for exposing forced abortions....

BEIJING (AP) -- Dissident lawyer Chen Guangcheng was being held under house arrest illegally, activists say, and his only offense in escaping may have been to embarrass local officials bent on punishing him for exposing forced abortions....

BEIJING (AP) -- Dissident lawyer Chen Guangcheng was being held under house arrest illegally, activists say, and his only offense in escaping may have been to embarrass local officials bent on punishing him for exposing forced abortions....

President Barack Obama is taking a break from active campaigning for a few days to host back-to-back world summits. Yet U.S. presidential politics will be lurking just offstage at both....

The battle between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney will be the most expensive presidential contest ever - by a long shot....

Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney is showcasing his private-sector experience and trying to persuade voters his business savvy makes him the best suited to lift the economy out of its long funk....

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A moderate earthquake off the coast of Baja California swayed buildings in Mexico City Tuesday. Mexico City's mayor says there were no immediate reports of damage in the capital....

GCSEs and A-levels in geography and science are easier than they were 10 years ago, the exams watchdog Ofqual warns.

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond comes under more pressure over links with Rupert Murdoch, following a report by MPs on phone hacking.

Tim Minchin and Grayson Perry have been honoured at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards, winning top theatre and visual arts prizes.

CLEVELAND (AP) -- A fugitive on the run for more than two years has been arrested on accusations that he ran a scam that collected $100 million in donations from people in dozens of states who believed they were helping U.S. Navy veterans, Ohio's attorney general and the U.S. Marshals Service announced Tuesday....

With the appointment of Roy Hodgson as England new manager, legendary BBC commentator John Motson profiles the men who preceded the 64-year-old in the job, and looks at the successes and failures. (UK users only)

Politics is a contact sport, and presidents tend to get tackled on every play, even the ones they've executed perfectly.

The 6-month-old girl whose parents created a "bucket list" blog for their daughter after doctors said she would not live past age 2 died Monday, her father said.

How well-travelled are you compared with the Queen?

A 72-year-old who died after confronting a burglar at his Coleraine home suffered a heart attack brought about by stress, police say.

Three giant crocheted lions are the latest artwork to be unveiled as part of the Cultural Olympiad.

LONDON (AP) -- News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch must take responsibility for serious failings that caused Britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal, lawmakers said Tuesday in a scathing report - as a narrow majority also insisted the tycoon was unfit to lead his global media empire....