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In Egypt, restoring a sense of security more than two years after the revolution is proving to be a difficult task. Part of the problem is the Egyptian police force itself, which has a reputation for brutality.

Two men are suspected of hacking to death a British soldier, then explaining their actions to bystanders. Investigators are trying to determine whether the men were part of a wider plot.

President Barack Obama says his administration is willing to consider accepting increased oversight of lethal drone strikes outside of war zones like Afghanistan.

The Obama administration is acknowledging for the first time that it has killed four Americans in overseas drone strikes since 2009, including Jude Kenan Mohammad of Raleigh, N.C.

Apple’s CEO Tim Cook is disputing assertions by a Senate panel that the company avoids billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by shifting profits to foreign affiliates.

This year’s Mount Everest climbing season has already been marked by conflict. Mountaineer Peter Athans, who has reached the summit seven times, explains why.

Afghanistan isn’t an easy place to make a living even if you’re healthy. But for those with disabilities — including thousands maimed during decades of conflict — it’s a downright hostile environment.

The discovery, by biologists at Northern Arizona University, not only solves some ancient mysteries about the first pandemic, but could also provide answers in the event of a bio-terrorism threat.

Garment manufacturers say they will reopen hundreds of factories outside Dhaka, after they were shuttered due to protests sparked by the building collapse that killed more than 1,000 people.

Human rights activists in Britain are campaigning to close the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, and release the last British resident being held there. His name is Shaker Aamer.