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MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Delegates attending an international conference in the Philippines capital may not see what they came to discuss: abject poverty....

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A college student picked up in a drug sweep in California was never arrested, never charged and should have been released. Instead he was forgotten in a holding cell for four days and says he had to drink his own urine to stay alive....

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A college student picked up in a drug sweep in California was never arrested, never charged and should have been released. Instead he was forgotten in a holding cell for four days and says he had to drink his own urine to stay alive....

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urges China to change its export-led growth policy and increase domestic consumption.

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) -- Aung San Suu Kyi capped a tenacious, decades-long journey from political prisoner to office holder in long-repressed Myanmar as the country's main opposition party moved its struggle for democratic rule inside government for the first time....

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) -- Aung San Suu Kyi capped a tenacious, decades-long journey from political prisoner to office holder in long-repressed Myanmar as the country's main opposition party moved its struggle for democratic rule inside government for the first time....

NEW YORK (AP) -- One of the art world's most recognizable images - Edvard Munch's "The Scream" - sold Wednesday for a record $119,922,500 at auction in New York City....

Nine months on from the riots in London, hundreds of cases are still being prepared for trial, the BBC learns.

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Attorneys for a San Diego college student forgotten in a federal holding cell without food, water or a toilet for four days has filed a $20 million claim against the Drug Enforcement Administration....

NEW YORK (AP) -- One of the art world's most recognizable images - Edvard Munch's "The Scream" - sold Wednesday for a record $119,922,500 at auction in New York City....

Former US senator John Edwards' daughter flees court during evidence about a furious confrontation between her father and mother over his affair.

Voters go to the polls for council elections in England, Wales and Scotland, and several mayoral votes and referendums also take place.

BEIJING (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton cautioned China to protect human rights Thursday, in remarks that rejected Beijing's criticism of the U.S. for getting involved in the case of a blind dissident whose fate overshadowed the opening of annual talks between the powerful countries....

GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) -- Five people died in a shooting Wednesday at a Phoenix-area home, where the investigation is being slowed by concerns there could be hazardous materials in 55-gallon drums in the backyard....

The trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards took a dramatic turn Wednesday when his daughter abruptly left the courtroom during testimony about a fight between her mother and father over his affair with a campaign videographer.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- With two short answers, Andy Pettitte called into question the validity of his testimony against Roger Clemens, part of a discouraging day for prosecutors in the retrial of the seven-time Cy Young Award winner....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- With two short answers, Andy Pettitte called into question the validity of his testimony against Roger Clemens, part of a discouraging day for prosecutors in the retrial of the seven-time Cy Young Award winner....

Argentina marks the 30th anniversary of the sinking of the warship General Belgrano during the Falklands conflict with the UK.

Ikea is investigating claims it used forced labour in former East Germany to make its furniture during the 1970s and 1980s.

Edvard Munch's "The Scream" sold for $119.9 million at Sotheby's in New York, a record for a work of art sold at an auction.