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On January 16, the US secured the release of five American citizens who were, in the words of President Barack Obama, "unjustly detained" in Iran.

Their freedom came at a steep price: The US pardoned or dropped charges against seven Iranian citizens accused of violating US sanctions against the country, effectively swapping criminals for hostages.

The US dropped all charges against 14 additional regime-linked figures, including the CEO of Mahan Air, a state-owned airline... Читать дальше...

Were any other Warriors even past halfcourt?

If Mario Draghi was at all troubled by the mostly negative reviews investors gave his last performance, he didn't show it during his first news conference of 2016. Offering a signal that further stimulus may be provided in March, Mr. Draghi fell back on phrasing he last employed in October, as if to underline the fact that as far as he is concerned, he still has it. And markets responded as intended, with share prices rising and the euro falling. Just as they always have. Except, of course, in December. Читать дальше...

Parliamentary budget office says the Liberals’ plan will lower government revenue by $8.9-billion over six years

Described as a “silent epidemic”, many families believe stillbirths are to be grieved over behind closed doors.

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Mauro Zarate's anticipated £1.5million move to Fiorentina would pave the way for West Ham to sign Emmanuel Emenike. 

The ANC filed complaints against Dianne Kohler Barnard, Chris Roberts and former party member Penny Sparrow.

Two powerful Shiite militias are top suspects in the abduction of three Americans last weekend in a southern neighborhood of the Iraqi capital, an Iraqi police ...

A major storm is expected to blast snow across U.S. Eastern states on starting Friday with meteorologists predicting blizzards and white-out conditions. Jillian Kitchener reports. Video transcript: A taste of what's to come arrived in the nation's capital overnight, snowfalls causing early traffic headaches and closing some school districts. "I thought as soon as I got on the road that it was going to be a bad idea," said driver Alice Berney. And if predictions ring true, it could get much worse.

BISMARCK, North Dakota - A flight attendant accused of making a phony bomb threat that forced a flight he was working to make an emergency landing in North Dakota is accused in a similar incident in Virginia.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A flight attendant accused of making a phony bomb threat that forced a flight he was working to make an emergency landing in North Dakota is accused in a similar incident in Virginia. Justin Cox-Sever, who was a SkyWest Airlines flight attendant from Tempe, Arizona, was charged last week in a Virginia federal court with making a bogus bomb threat that forced a SkyWest flight to Chicago to return to Charlottesville last July. Prosecutors say he stuffed a bag with towels and... Читать дальше...

Senior figures from the BBC are "very likely" to be called before MPs to explain whether changes were made in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.

The case of a man who allegedly raped a 13-year-old disabled girl has been postponed for the fourth time.

Following a diktat from the Centre, the KMC sewerage and drainage department has decided not to employ gully pit boys for cleaning city’s sewerage system any longer.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Italian Premier Matteo Renzi believes Rome's time has finally come to host the Olympics again.

The Los Angeles Rams announced Wednesday that the team received more than 45,000 deposits in the first two days of its season ticket campaign.

The stone sculpture is of Harihara, a deity that combines aspects of Vishnu and Shiva, the two most important gods in the Hindu pantheon

A flight attendant accused of making a phony bomb threat that forced a flight he was working to make an emergency landing in North Dakota is accused in a similar incident in Virginia.

And the big problem: Human memory is short, even when it comes to disasters, writes Jurica Dujmović.

If you live in the Northeast or Mid-Atlantic, a gigantic winter storm is about to screw up your weekend plans.

Every guy wants to a rock star.

No, really, it's a trend. Recent explosions in popularity for two signature aspects of a rocker's style — the Chelsea boot and the biker jacket — have confirmed it.

These two items are selling so well at the same time that we're going as far as saying that the rocker look will be everywhere this year.

The Biker Jacket

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It wouldn't be practical or right to say that the black leather motorcycle jacket has ever really gone out of style — it hasn't. Читать дальше...

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Hungary says Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been invited to visit Russian President Vladimir Putin on Feb. 17.