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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- A second incident involving alcohol and violence surfaced Thursday in the background of the Army staff sergeant suspected of killing 17 Afghan villagers - a 2008 accusation that he thrust a woman's hand to his crotch and fought with her boyfriend....

Robert Bales, the US soldier suspected of killing Afghan civilians, has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder, the US Army says.

Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee announced Thursday he is stepping down "temporarily" as head of the department, which has been criticized for its handling of the fatal shooting last month of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watch volunteer.

The proportion of shops in Britain lying empty hit a new record, a further sign of a difficult start to the year for retailers.

President Obama nominates Korean-born US academic Jim Yong Kim as his surprise choice to head the World Bank, as two other candidates are named.

Investors are using web-based tracker tools to put their money into online scams in the hope of cashing out before the schemes collapse, research suggests.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The federal government knows nothing about thousands of miles of pipelines that tap natural gas flows released through the drilling method known as fracking, and needs to step up oversight to ensure they are running safely, government auditors say....

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The hacker group Anonymous in Mexico crashed at least two of the websites for Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming visit to Mexico on Thursday, claiming the papal visit is a political move to support the conservative National Action party....

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The hacker group Anonymous in Mexico crashed at least two of the websites for Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming visit to Mexico on Thursday, claiming the papal visit is a political move to support the conservative National Action party....

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The hacker group Anonymous in Mexico crashed at least two of the websites for Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming visit to Mexico on Thursday, claiming the papal visit is a political move to support the conservative National Action party....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. intelligence community will now be able to store information about Americans with no ties to terrorism for up to five years under new Obama administration guidelines....

A court has heard that two British men shot dead in Florida last April were found with their shirts off and trousers round their thighs.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The federal government is considering closing dozens of courtrooms, many of which are located in small, rural communities, as part of an effort to cut costs....

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- Mali's parliamentary head, who was forced into exile after last month's coup, returned Saturday to this nation in crisis, marking the first step in Mali's path back to constitutional rule....

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- The junior officer who overthrew Mali's democratically elected leader earlier this month and dissolved the nation's constitution made a public U-turn Sunday, declaring amid enormous international pressure that he was reinstating the 1992 constitution and planning to hold elections....

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- A Montana community shaken by the kidnapping of a popular high school math teacher finally got some closure Thursday, as authorities identified a body found in neighboring North Dakota as missing teacher Sherry Arnold....

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- A Montana community shaken by the kidnapping of a popular high school math teacher finally got some closure Thursday, as authorities identified a body found in neighboring North Dakota as missing teacher Sherry Arnold....

Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand talks to Leon Mann about an agency he is helping that is teaching young footballers how to use modern media.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Former Colombian rebels provided information that helped the military plan a deadly air attack on a guerrilla camp, the commander of the country's air force said Thursday....

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Former Colombian rebels provided information that helped the military plan a deadly air attack on a guerrilla camp, the commander of the country's air force said Thursday....