UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday for a resolution backing an Arab League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and strongly condemning human rights violations by his regime.

With their conflicting positions on whether to extend the payroll tax cut, GOP lawmakers acknowledge they have damaged their image as tax opponents and 'muddled the differences' between the parties.

By Fredrik Dahl | VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran, facing sanctions that could cripple its oil exports, has told world powers it wants to resume long-stalled talks with "new initiatives," and France said it might be open to addressing suspicions about its ...

Whitney Houston's family has finally reached out to Bobby Brown ... and have formally invited him to attend Whitney's funeral in NJ on Saturday ... TMZ has learned. Houston family sources tell us, "At the last minute, the family felt that it would keep ...