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(CNN) -- A McDonald's employee in Pittsburgh was arrested Wednesday after undercover police officers said they discovered her selling heroin in Happy Meal boxes, according to a criminal complaint. Shantia Dennis, 26, was arrested after…

(BBC) -- Russia has been accused by the US of breaching a key arms control treaty banning medium-range nuclear missiles. According to reports in the New York Times, citing US officials, Russia has been conducting flight tests since 2008 of…

(BBC) -- Malta has bowed to EU pressure over its controversial new passport scheme for non-EU nationals, saying applicants will now be required to spend at least a year in Malta in order to qualify. The new condition was announced by Malta…

(BBC) -- The Syrian government has been "deliberately and unlawfully" demolishing thousands of homes, a new report by Human Rights Watch says. Satellite images appear to show large-scale demolitions with explosives and bulldozers in…

(BBC) -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has insisted that he and his government have "fulfilled all the obligations" to solve the crisis in the country. But the political opposition continued to "whip up" the situation, he added.…

(CNN) -- Russian police have identified two alleged suicide bombers believed to be responsible for the deadly Volgograd bombings and detained another two suspected accomplices, anti-terrorism officials said Thursday, according to Russian…

(CNN) -- Iraqi police have won back full control of a ministry building stormed by gunmen who took civil servants hostage, security sources said Thursday. Six gunmen were killed in the police operation to retake part of the Human Rights…

(CNN) -- The former partner of French President Francois Hollande said she felt like she "was falling from a skyscraper" when she learned about his alleged affair with an actress, Paris Match magazine said Thursday. Trierweiler gave an…

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's top cable TV provider says it will launch a 24-hour channel dedicated to covering Oscar Pistorius' murder trial. MultiChoice announced in a statement Wednesday that it will launch a temporary…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC) — There is growing opposition to a controversial plan by India, Australia and England to control cricket as a crucial meeting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket’s governing body takes place…

(BBC) -- Human rights groups have criticised police in the Philippines for the alleged use of a 'torture wheel' at a detention facility. Police reportedly spun the wheel to select abuse for detainees. Punishments included "bat position",…

(BBC) -- South Africa's main opposition party has announced anti-apartheid activist Mamphela Ramphele will be its presidential candidate this year. Ms Ramphele, the companion of late black consciousness leader Steve Biko, only formed her…

(BBC) -- US President Barack Obama will bypass a fractured Congress to act on income inequality as he delivers his annual State of the Union address later. The White House said Mr Obama would unveil an executive order to raise the minimum…

(CNN) -- Exactly three years after a high-profile jailbreak in Egypt, former President Mohamed Morsy arrived at a Cairo court Tuesday to face charges related to the escape, state media reported. Nineteen Muslim Brotherhood members,…

(CNN) -- Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic refused to testify Tuesday at the trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic in the Netherlands and denounced the U.N.-backed court as "satanic." Both men are on trial at the…