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In this photo made available Thursday, April 23, 2015, migrants crowd and inflatable dinghy as the Italian Coast Guard approaches them, off the Libyan coast, on Wednesday.

EU Leaders Pledge More Ships To Patrol Mediterranean For Migrants

Days after 900 were feared drowned in a single accident, the European Union is struggling to forge a new policy to combat the flow of people setting off mostly from Libya in overcrowded boats.

Police: Suspects In Muhammad Cartoon Contest Attack Came Out Shooting

The men, police said, fired assault rifles as soon as they came out of their vehicle. One police officer fired back and killed both suspects. Police say they have not ruled out terrorism.

Iraq, Iran Push Back Against Defense Secretary's Comments On Iraqi Forces

In an interview Sunday with CNN, Ash Carter said Iraqi forces lacked the "will to fight" ISIS in Anbar Province and its capital, Ramadi.

Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin speaking to reporters in West Des Moines, Iowa, earlier this month.

Scott Walker: State's Ultrasound Law Isn't 'A Crazy Idea'

Speaking about his state's law that requires an ultrasound before an abortion, the Wisconsin governor said he meets people all the time who are excited to show him ultrasounds of their grandkids.

This image made from video released to reporters in Pakistan in 2013 shows Warren Weinstein, the U.S. aid worker who was kidnapped in Pakistan by al-Qaida in 2011. The White House says Weinstein and another hostage were inadvertently killed during U.S. counterterrorism operations in a border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan in January.

Warren Weinstein, American Killed In U.S. Operation, Was Veteran Aid Worker

The USAID contractor was kidnapped in 2011 from his home in Pakistan just days before he was scheduled to leave the country. He spent much of his career in some of the world's toughest places.

Samantha Elauf (right) stands with her mother, Majda, in February outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

Supreme Court Rules For Woman Denied Abercrombie & Fitch Job Over Headscarf

Samantha Elauf had applied for the sales job in Tulsa, Okla., and was recommended for hire by an interviewer. But Abercrombie has a "look policy" that bars the wearing of caps by its salespeople.

The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. That fraternity was implicated in a now discredited <em>Rolling Stone</em> story about a rape on campus. A dean named in the piece is suing the magazine for $7.85 million. Phi Kappa Psi says it will also sue the magazine.

University Of Virginia Dean Sues 'Rolling Stone' Over Discredited Rape Article

U.Va.'s dean of students says the article portrayed her as the "chief villain of the story." She's suing the magazine and the author for $7.85 million.

U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert leaves Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Seoul, South Korea, after the attack.

North Korea: Attack On U.S. Ambassador Is 'Deserved Punishment'

Pyongyang said it welcomed the attack on Ambassador Mark Lippert, who was assaulted in Seoul by a knife-wielding political activist who said he opposed joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises.

A man passes a graffiti in central Athens Friday, as Eurozone finance ministers consider Greece's request to extend the bailout loans that have kept its government afloat.

Greece Reaches Deal With EU To Extend Loan Terms

Athens gets an extension of four months on the terms of the EU bailout, ending for the short-term the danger that it will default and be forced out of the Eurozone.

Researchers Think There's A Warm Ocean On Enceladus

A new analysis of particles believed to be from the bottom of oceans inside Enceladus suggests the moon is toasty warm.

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