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Guantanamo military jury rebukes Pentagon prosecutors, sentences bin Laden driver to 5 1/2 years

The state's firefighting agency is not seeking charges against a 28-year-old target shooter from Mariposa suspected of sparking a massive wildfire west of Yosemite National Park that burned 30 homes and 100 other buildings, an official said today. "Cal Fire...

Three men stormed a Chinese restaurant in Oakland's San Antonio neighborhood and robbed the business and its customers, the latest in a spate of takeover-style robberies that has plagued this city. The robbery happened at 8:40 p.m. Wednesday at the King of...

Islamic group threatens Olympic transportation, warns Muslims to stay off trains, planes

Beijing (Reuters) - President George W. Bush wasted no time on Friday raising the touchy issues of religious freedom and free speech in China, hours before he was to attend the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

The catwalk really was a catwalk Thursday.

Salim Hamdan, the former driver of Osama bin Laden who was convicted of aiding terrorism, was sentenced Thursday to 5 1/2 years ...

Bush dedicates new $434 million US embassy in Beijing

Some outraged Christian Obama supporters say "The One" spot echoes online messages painting him as the Antichrist

More than 400 Tibetan exiles have been detained in the Nepalese capital following a protest outside the Chinese Embassy office, police said Friday.