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Authorities in the Dominican Republic say the death toll from the sinking of a boat carrying migrants has risen to 41.

The Czech Parliament has approved changing the constitution to let the public elect the country's presidents instead of lawmakers.

A U.S. lawyer representing 70 survivors of the Costa Concordia capsizing says he will push for changes in maritime regulations and laws to make the cruise ship industry safer.

Judges say the evidence collected in the case against 19 Americans referred to court for their alleged involvement in banned political activity through nonprofit groups includes maps, cash and videos taken of churches and military facilities.

Troops bombed residential neighborhoods in the central city of Homs for the fifth straight day, killing scores of people in what activists say is the regime's final push to retake areas controlled by the rebels.

The voting March 2nd should momentarily shift attention from Iran's international standoffs over its nuclear program back to the country's internal power plays.

A former Israeli spymaster who has accused the country's leaders of barreling toward a rash military strike in Iran says Israel's survival is not at risk.

A lawyer says Rupert Murdoch's News International has settled some of its lawsuits over phone hacking.

The Interior Ministry says that six more people have died as a result of the freezing weather that is keeping the rest of Europe in its icy grip.

Researchers say they have reached Antarctica's largest icebound freshwater lake hidden for million of years under miles of ice.