Stephanie Federico

Three package bombs have killed two people in the Texas city in less than two weeks, including one victim Monday. Police say evidence indicates the three blasts are "related based on similarities."

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Calling the matter "very serious," an Obama administration official says Russia violated the pact by testing a ground-launched cruise missile.

The companies announced a deal Tuesday to sell Apple devices loaded with IBM software to big businesses all over the world

Spain, a tournament favorite, lost 2-0 to outsiders Chile in group play of the soccer tournament Wednesday. Chile now advances to the next stage, along with the Netherlands, who beat Australia 3-2.

The gunmen apparently entered the Serena hotel and made it through security with pistols in their socks. They were killed in a standoff.

Officials are investigating after two rockets hit an open area at the embassy Wednesday morning. There were no injuries.

Mokhtar Belmokhtar is believed to have been behind the attack on an Algerian gas plant in January. The Chadian military said Saturday its forces had killed the senior commander for al-Qaida's wing in North Africa in an attack on a rebel base in Mali.

The South African government said Mandela was recovering well after the operation Saturday. There was no indication when the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader would be released from the hospital.

His beating by police in 1991 led to the Los Angeles riots. King was found unconscious at the bottom of a swimming pool at his Rialto, Calif., home on Sunday.