Leaked documents give new insight into NSA's searches

Dozens of slides about NSA program XKeyscore appear to show what analysts would see as they trawled intercepted conversations

• Jul 31, 2013

Drones, Afghanistan on the agenda as Kerry visits Pakistan

John Kerry arrived in Pakistan Wednesday for a meetings with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and civilian and military leaders

• Jul 31, 2013

Driver in Spain train crash identifies caller

Francisco Jose Garzon Amo told judge he was speaking with inspector about which platform to take before train derailed, court documents say

• Jul 31, 2013

Al Qaeda: We will try to free Guantanamo detainees

Terror group's leader says in Internet audio message "we will spare no efforts" to free prisoners

• Jul 31, 2013

Crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood intensifies in Egypt

Police are ordered to break up Brotherhood sit-ins, and the movement's top three leaders were ordered to stand trial for inciting protest deaths

• Jul 31, 2013

Haiti's "Carnival of Flowers"

Revelers filled the streets of Port-au-Prince for the three-day celebration

• Jul 31, 2013
• 15 photos

Chefs to world's powerful dish on feeding the influential

Heads of the kitchens feeding presidents, royals meet at United Nations, reveal why they don't give out their bosses' favorite dishes

• Jul 31, 2013

Greenland, a nation of glaciers

A look at environmental changes and daily life in the remote, arctic country

• Jul 31, 2013
• 19 photos

American tourist stabbed to death in Thailand

Witnesses say American tourist and son refused to stop singing on bar stage before being stabbed by band member

• Jul 31, 2013

Cannes promenade hit by 2nd armed robbery in a week

Armed thieves target posh watch shop less than half a mile from jewelry store robbed of $136 million in diamonds just days before

• Jul 31, 2013

Saudi blogger sentenced to 7 years, 600 lashes

Raif Badawi convicted of encouraging religious debate, U.S. "deeply concerned" by such restriction of free speech

• Jul 31, 2013

U.N.: Afghan civilian deaths up 23% in this year

U.S.-led coalition blames vast majority of deaths on Taliban as militant group dismisses U.N. numbers as propaganda

• Jul 31, 2013

Edward Snowden's dad thanks Russia for protecting son

In separate interviews, Lon Snowden says he rejected plea for help from FBI to bring son home, and that he hopes to see him soon in Moscow

• Jul 31, 2013

Zimbabweans head to polls to vote on Mugabe's future

Strongman vows free and fair vote after 33 years of authoritarian rule, but opposition, U.S. gov't worry over "lack of transparency"

• Jul 31, 2013

U.K. police arrest man over Twitter threats

British police arrested a second man in connection with an investigation into violent threats made against a lawmaker and a feminist campaigner on Twitter

• Jul 30, 2013

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