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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama honored the nation's military heroes in a pair of Memorial Day ceremonies, vowing to protect the benefits earned by veterans and their families in an election year marked by the nation's transition from war....

Several thousand people march in Peru's eastern Amazon against tough new sanctions for illegal gold mining.

Iran says it is prepared under certain conditions to give UN nuclear inspectors access to a key military site at Parchin.

For the first time since a ban was imposed in 2007, Israel has permitted the export of goods from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank.

A conservation project to help protect the rare Burmese snub-nosed monkey is one of 33 to get a share of UK Government funding.

Parts of a school collapsed and a drain cover was blown more than 30ft into the air after a fire broke out in Larkhall.

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Attorneys representing the parents of two Virginia Tech students slain in a campus rampage that left 33 dead will stake out their case for official accountability in an opening statement expected to sharply question the actions of top university officials....

Why is the cost of an execution on the rise?

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

Barack Obama is obsessed with words, and he never learned to make a short speech. The Israelis understand that, however well-meaning he may be. The president may even believe most of the stuff he hears himself say.

Mr. Obama made another pretty speech to the American Israel Public Affairs ...

Former England captain and Bath flanker Lewis Moody announces his retirement from rugby union with a shoulder injury.

Banks are starting to write to millions of customers explaining that they might have been mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI).

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) -- Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi assured Myanmar's military on Tuesday that she seeks no confrontation with it as she ended a two-day campaign trip to the capital....

Foraging bumblebees change their flying patterns to avoid spiders, new research finds.

The average price of unleaded petrol in the UK has hit a record high, according to government figures.

The Director General of the Northern Ireland Prison Service is leaving his post after just over a year to take over as head of Scotland's jails.

Comedy drama The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel knocks The Woman in Black off the top of the UK box office chart.

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- A Palestinian peace negotiator says the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is too big to ignore, even though it was sidelined in a meeting between Israel's prime minister and U.S. President Barack Obama....

President Obama comments on Rush Limbaugh's apology to Sandra Fluke and explains why he called the Georgetown student.

President Obama directly addresses GOP comments made about him on the campaign trail on Super Tuesday.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Sprinkles, the Beverly Hills bakery that helped inspire the craze for sweet frosting in snack-size portions, will launch a cupcake dispensing machine at its flagship store....