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A Greek-owned oil tanker has been hijacked by suspected Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea near Oman, the ship's operator says.

The charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) calls on the Nigerian government to do more to deal with a deadly outbreak of lead poisoning.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Defense lawyers for John Edwards will ask a judge Friday to dismiss corruption charges against their client, arguing prosecutors failed to prove the former presidential candidate intentionally violated the law....

Manchester United and England defender Chris Smalling will miss Euro 2012 after picking up a groin injury.

Fears over Britons being trained for jihad in Somalia

GUNTOWN, Miss. (AP) -- Authorities who tracked down a fugitive accused of kidnapping two girls and killing their mother and older sister said they repeatedly ordered him to surrender, but he instead pulled out a pistol and shot himself in the head....

Two very important things happened in politics this week.

After Joe Biden told David Gregory of "Meet the Press" he was "absolutely comfortable" with homosexuals marrying, Obama could not maintain his credibility with the cultural elite if he stuck with the biblical view.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sorry, Mr. President....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sorry, Mr. President....

One in five new cars in Britain fails its first MoT test according to research from motoring website.

MOUNT SALAK, Indonesia (AP) -- Search teams found at least 12 bodies Friday on the steep slope of an Indonesian volcano where a Russian-made jetliner crashed while demonstrating the plane for potential buyers from airlines, an official said....

HONOLULU (AP) -- Dude, that was the gnarliest wave ever. Guinness World Records says so....

The hit BBC show is awarded an honorary prize for its global appeal, at the Rose d'Or festival in Switzerland.

TROY, Ohio (AP) -- Mitt Romney is focusing on his grandchildren on Father's Day, bringing three of them to talk to the reporters traveling on his campaign plane....

A finance expert says Cardiff City fans must compromise between "tradition and commercial reality" in a row over a change in club colours to raise cash.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Roger Clemens was acquitted Monday on all charges that he obstructed and lied to Congress in denying he used performance-enhancing drugs to extend his long career as one of the greatest and most-decorated pitchers in baseball history....

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican is investigating seven priests from the troubled Legion of Christ religious order for alleged sexual abuse of minors and another two for other alleged crimes, The Associated Press has learned....

MOUNT SALAK, Indonesia (AP) -- Search teams found at least 12 bodies Friday on the steep slope of an Indonesian volcano where a Russian-made jetliner crashed while demonstrating the plane for potential buyers from airlines, an official said....

BATTIR, West Bank (AP) -- One of the last Palestinian farming villages that still uses irrigation systems from Roman times says its ancient way of life is in danger as Israel prepares to lay down its West Bank separation barrier....