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Cell phone carriers in Pakistan say they have been told to ban the use of about 1,500 words deemed indecent or offensive in text messages.

More than 400 troops defected from the Yemeni military Saturday evening, saying they would no longer attack unarmed protesters.

Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of slain Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, has been captured in the Libyan desert after weeks on the run, senior military commanders said Saturday.

Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of slain Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, has been captured in the Libyan desert after weeks on the run, senior military commanders said Saturday.

At least 19 people were killed in cities across Syria during a government crackdown on Saturday against those in opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, according to a U.K.-based human rights group.

Fighting between police and protesters Saturday injured 168 people, state media reports, and prompted a call from a prominent grass-roots group for citizens to resist the military-led government.

More than 40 percent of the world's population does not have access to a toilet, creating a a global sanitation crisis, says Jenna Davis

U.S. President Barack Obama declared his nine-day Asia-Pacific trip a success on Saturday, returning to the trip's domestic impact after focusing for days on the United States' role in the region and its relationship with China.

The Obama administration plans to impose fresh sanctions against Iran's petrochemical industry, diplomatic sources familiar with the plans said Friday.

U.S. President Barack Obama announced Friday that he will send Hillary Clinton to Myanmar next month, the first visit by a U.S. secretary of state in more than 50 years.