A federal judge has sentenced a Taiwan official in Missouri to time-served and deportation for underpaying and overworking two housekeepers.

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The British and U.S. Virgin Islands offer crystal blue waters and beautifully serene escapes. iReporters shared their photos with us.Read more

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will make a short trip to Europe next week, making her sixth visit to Germany and first to Bulgaria as America's top diplomat.

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Kentucky's governor on Friday promised speedy work to begin replacing a bridge that partially collapsed when it was struck by a cargo ship hauling parts for a space rocket.

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The tiny Caribbean nation of Grenada is more often associated with its unforgiving hurricane season and at times turbulent political history, however this week the island will be hoping that all the conditions are right for sailing.Read more

MADISON -- Assembly Republicans scored a major victory Thursday in their push to help a Florida company dig a huge open-pit mine in Wisconsin's beloved north woods, passing a bill to ease the state's intricate permitting requirements despite conservationists' fears the project will devastate one of the state's most pristine regions.

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Lots of sexy, glamorous and irresistible characters make their way through "Downton Abbey." But to many fans, the castle is the biggest star.Read more

Passengers on the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship are to be offered a compensation lump sum of 11,000 euros ($14,400) each, the Italian Association of Tour Operators said in a statement Friday.Read more

Sudan will treat South Sudanese as foreigners from April, state media said on Thursday, adding to uncertainty over the fate of 700,000 southerners living in the north six months after independence.

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South Korea has sent the first shipment of flour aid to North Korea since Kim Jong Il died last month.

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