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Michael Applebaum, Montreal mayor, resigns

"I want to be clear that I have never taken a penny from anybody," Applebaum said at a news conference today.

Syria fighting for strategic air bases in country's north (VIDEO)

Syrian war planes bombed rebel positions north of Aleppo Tuesday near contested air force bases.

European Union, US 'intend to move forward fast' on transatlantic trade deal

British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama vowed to "fire up our economies and drive growth and prosperity around the world" with the transatlantic trade deal.

US releases names of 'indefinite detainees' held at Guantanamo

The Obama administration released details on 48 people held at Guantanamo but considered impossible to try (not enough evidence) but too dangerous to free.

Sao Paulo takes to the streets to protest more than a fare hike

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Sao Paulo residents hit the streets Monday night for the fifth in a series of protests that have morphed into a general fight against corruption.

Russia leads stifling democracy in Eurasia: Report

MOSCOW — In its 2013 “Nations in Transit” report, the democracy and human rights watchdog found that leaders of Eurasian countries from Russia and Ukraine to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are “strik[ing] more vigorously at perceived adversaries” in response to the recent wave of political turmoil in the Middle East. 

Keith Alexander, NSA head, says surveillance stopped 50 terror plots in 20 nations (VIDEO)

"I would much rather be here today debating this point than trying to explain how we failed to prevent another 9/11," the NSA chief told lawmakers on Tuesday.

Hungary indicts 98-year-old for Nazi war crimes

Laszlo Csatary had topped the most-wanted list of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, the Los Angles-based human rights organization named for the Holocaust survivor who spearheaded global efforts to hunt down Nazi fugitives after the war.

Popocatepetl volcano erupts again near Mexico City (VIDEO)

Mexico's huge Popocatepetl volcano has erupted with an explosion of gas and ash that could be seen from miles away.
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