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GENEVA (AP) -- The advance team of six U.N. observers has arrived in Damascus to monitor Syria's 4-day-old cease-fire, International envoy Kofi Annan's spokesman said Monday....

The first members of a U.N. observer team will begin their work in Syria on Monday, tasked with monitoring a tenuous cease-fire that is showing signs of collapse.

Australia said Monday that it was relaxing sanctions on Myanmar, responding to the Southeast Asian country's political reforms by significantly reducing the number of government officials and lawmakers subject to travel restrictions.

DILI, East Timor (AP) -- Two former guerrilla leaders were vying for East Timor's presidency Monday, each hoping to steer the young, often-troubled nation after U.N. peacekeeping troops begin their planned withdrawal later this year....

If keeping monkeys as pets is banned in some countries and labelled as cruel by primate experts, should it be banned in Britain?

Transportation these days isn't about getting from here to there, but about creating government-funded jobs and pursuing big-vision projects that have little correlation to how we actually live.

There are concerns over river levels in parts of Wales after unusually low rainfall, and the Environment Agency urges careful use of water to protect wildlife.

Obamacare's architects have combined arrogant condescension with intellectual shoddiness. They shamelessly gamed the CBO scoring process to make Obamacare look like a money-saver.

The BBC and the National Football Museum are commemorating great football commentaries and we want your suggestions

SYDNEY (AP) -- Australia is easing some sanctions against Myanmar following the formerly military-run Southeast Asian nation's pledge to move toward democracy....

A cardboard cathedral will be built in Christchurch to temporarily replace the one damaged by the 2011 earthquake, officials say.

The Welsh Lib Dem leader hails her party's record for running councils as she launches its local election manifesto.

Can Grand National safety be improved?

The parents of the first baby to die in the pseudomonas outbreak say they believe he may have survived if the Western Health Trust had strictly followed hygiene guidelines on managing the infection.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- U.S. and Philippine military officials say nearly 7,000 American and Filipino troops have begun two weeks of major military exercises but they stress that China is not an imaginary target....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tornado, hurricane or flood, nursing homes are woefully unprepared to protect frail residents in a natural disaster, government investigators say....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tornado, hurricane or flood, nursing homes are woefully unprepared to protect frail residents in a natural disaster, government investigators say....

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A cathedral made from cardboard....

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A cathedral made from cardboard....

DILI, East Timor (AP) -- Two former guerrilla leaders were vying for East Timor's presidency Monday, each hoping to steer the young, often-troubled nation after U.N. peacekeeping troops begin their planned withdrawal later this year....