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US seeks extradition of FIFA officials from Switzerland
Switzerland said Thursday the United States had formally requested the extradition of seven FIFA officials arrested in May in a wide-ranging probe ...WikiLeaks claims NSA targeted German ministers beyond Merkel
WikiLeaks published a list of German phone numbers Wednesday that it claimed showed the U.S. National Security Agency eavesdropped on senior German ...US, Cuba reach deal to reopen embassies
The United States and Cuba have reached a deal to reopen embassies in Washington and Havana, in a major step toward ending ...Swedish woman gets $18M in sex harassment suit against boss
A young Swedish woman who sued her former Wall Street executive boss over lurid allegations of sexual conquest, betrayal and stalking was ...WikiLeaks says NSA spied on French business
WikiLeaks has released documents that it says show that the U.S. National Security Agency eavesdropped on France\'s top finance officials and high-stakes ...Solar Impulse leaves Japan on delayed Pacific flight
The revolutionary Solar Impulse 2 aircraft passed "the point of no return" Monday after it left Japan bound for Hawaii, the most ...Guatemala volcano grows more active, spews ash
Guatemala\'s Fuego volcano shook from explosions Sunday and spewed ashes over nearby communities as it entered a more intense phase of activity, ...SpaceX rocket explodes after launch
An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, following what was meant to be a routine ...Obama sings Amazing Grace at funeral for Charleston victims
President Barack Obama sang a hymn of hope and spoke with the fervor of a preacher as he eulogized a pastor and ...9 people killed in sightseeing plane crash in U.S.
A sightseeing plane crashed in southeast Alaska Thursday killing all nine people onboard, US police said.