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Canada's Conservatives stormed to a decisive victory in Monday's federal election, winning 54 percent of the seats in Parliament and securing a stable four-year term in power after vowing to focus on the economy.

Newspapers across the country reacted to the demise of Osama bin Laden on Monday morning, with front page headlines from the triumphant (Newark's "Star-Ledger" quotes Obama's speech with "'Justice Has Been Done'") to the minimal ("Dead," the "Boston Herald" and many others plainly state) to the profane ("Rot in Hell!" exclaims the "New York Da

Now that Osama (Usama) bin Laden has been killed, the FBI has updated its Most Wanted Terrorists list, officially marking him as "DECEASED." Nine other terrorists remain on the list, including bin Laden's deputy, Ayman Al-Zawahiri. The FBI also updated its 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list to reflect yesterday's news. Check out a direct look at the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list after the

In the aftermath of the death of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, Lufkin Mayor Jack Gorden has declared today, May 2nd, "Pride in America Day", and people in the Lufkin area are invited to celebrate this day later today at Lufkin City Hall.

The world was brought to a standstill late Sunday evening when President Barack Obama confirmed that terrorist leader Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. operatives in Pakistan. Americans quickly gathered to celebrate outside the White House, and before you knew it, New Yorkers were gathering in Times Square and at Ground Zero, as well.

In a stunning development, President Barack Obama confirmed late Sunday evening that Osama bin Laden, the leader of terrorist group Al-Qaeda responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks, was killed Sunday in Pakistan. Obama made the announcement in a televised address shortly after 11:30 PM ET, about an hour after reports of bin Laden's death had made their way onto the Internet.

The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear plant began pumping highly radioactive water Tuesday from the basement of one of its buildings to a makeshift storage area in a crucial step toward easing the nuclear crisis. Removing the 25,000 tons of contaminated water that has collected in the basement of a turbine building at Unit 2 of the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant will help allow access for workers try

Just a month after the devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan on March 11, the country has been hit yet again with a powerful quake, and issued another tsunami warning.