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Both the rise in foreign troop deaths and the chaos that followed August's general election in Afghanistan have exacerbated fears over whether America has an exit strategy for the conflict. Earlier this year, however, the US military commander in Afghanistan,...

Failed Liberal leadership contender Joe Hockey has kept open the option of moving to the backbench after his crushing defeat in this morning's Liberal leadership spill. Standing on a ticket which would have given Liberal MPs a conscience vote on...

As widely tipped, the central bank lifted its key cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.75 per cent following its monthly board meeting. It's the first time the RBA has lifted rates three months in a row. ''In Australia,...

Woods sustained cuts and bruises when he crashed his SUV into a fire hydrant and a tree at 2:25 a.m. Friday, outside his home in an exclusive, gated community near Orlando . He was treated and released from a hospital,...

The socialite couple who crashed President Obama's first state dinner in Washington had contacted a Pentagon official seeking an invitation, the official says...Jones, special assistant to Defense Secretary Robert Gates and a liaison to the White House, in a statement...

The CBO said the legislation would lead to higher average premiums in the relatively small and troubled individual market, where the self-employed and others buy coverage directly from insurers. But that extra cost would buy better coverage, the CBO said,...

Somali pirates have seized an oil-laden supertanker en route from Saudi Arabia to the US in a move that has underlined the growing reach and ambition of their operations. The Maran Centaurus, one of the largest vessels ever hijacked and...

The retail industry received some mixed news regarding their performance this Black Friday weekend. This year, more consumers participated in post-Thanksgiving shopping, a latest retail industry survey found...The National Retail Federation (NRF), an industry trade group, estimated that...

Cleveland  Indians’ Grady Sizemore has racy cellphone pictures that he sent to his ex-girlfriend’s email (Brittany Binger) that have made their way to the Web. Read more and see more of Grady Sizemore’s pictures below. Grady Sizemore says the pictures...

In February, tests were carried out at the power plant using “dummy” fuel rods loaded with lead in place of enriched uranium to simulate nuclear fuel. Shmatko as saying. “We have been working on this power plant jointly with a...