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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) -- Move over Ohio and Florida. Virginia is becoming the hottest new battleground in this year's race for the White House....

David Cameron's Conservatives have suffered big losses in local elections across England, losing nearly 300 councillors.

John Davis, a former personal assistant to John Edwards, testified Thursday about answering a knock on his hotel door and being told by a campaign videographer that she and Edwards were in love.

Eight of the 13 people facing hazing charges after the death of a Florida A&M University band member had turned themselves in by Thursday afternoon, a state police spokeswoman said.

Up to 90% of school leavers in major Asian cities are suffering from myopia or short sightedness, according to a new study.

Welsh Labour is on course to make substantial gains in the local elections, taking overall control of six councils so far.

Editors of 19 global editions of the fashion magazine Vogue pledge to use only "healthy" models over the age of 16.

New approaches in caring for the terminally ill

Argentine legislators approve the nationalisation of oil company, YPF, despite a diplomatic row with Spain and the EU.

Two of four dismembered bodies found Thursday morning in the eastern state of Veracruz and bearing signs of torture have been identified as journalists, Mexican authorities said.

Qantas will delay the delivery of two A380 planes by almost four years as it announces fresh $410m spending cuts.

Thirteen people have been charged after the hazing death of a Florida marching band member. What is the purpose of beating up members of your own club?

Spotlight on SAS role in the Falklands War

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal agency needs illusionist David Copperfield to help escape from criticism over now-canceled plans to hire a speaker to train agency leaders using "magic tools."...

NEW YORK (AP) -- It has been a year of milestones for the families of those killed on Sept. 11, with the death of Osama Bin Laden followed by the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Now another painful chapter is set to begin: the prosecution of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of 9/11....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It may be time for the world to acknowledge that a cease-fire is not holding in Syria, and that it is time to try another approach to stop the violence, the White House said Thursday....

Argentina has angered the Falkland Islands by broadcasting a political advert filmed on the territory without authorisation.

BEIJING (AP) -- On Thursday, legal activist Chen Guangcheng told the United States that he wants to leave China, deepening a diplomatic dispute. His case has drawn comments from other prominent Chinese activists and dissidents - both to Chen directly and in other forums....

Families who borrowed too much during the economic boom must share responsibility for the financial crisis, Philip Hammond says.

Former NFL star Junior Seau died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a US coroner says, returning a verdict of suicide on the former San Diego Charger.