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The Morsi government stands to gain a lot from brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The hard part? Making it happen.

Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a ceasefire brokered by Egypt on the eighth day of intensive Israeli fire on the Gaza Strip and militant rocket attacks out of the enclave, Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian sources said.

PETA finds the turkey pardon to be cruel to the animals, who the group says, don't deserve to be slaughtered.

A judge tossed negligence claims against United Airlines that it is responsible for suspected security breaches at a Maine airport just before the 9/11 attacks.

Security along the 560-mile border between Turkey and Syria is of grave concern to Ankara.

The Republican senator said he's surprised, and frustrated, that the intelligence community itself was responsible for deleting references to Al Qaeda from a document on the Benghazi attacks.

The high court is about to meet to choose which of several same-sex marriage cases it will hear.

The demand for the precious metal by industry is expected rise following a two-year slump.

The singer is reportedly looking for properties in North London in order to make her relationship with Styles work.

RFK's son, Douglas Kennedy, was acquitted on Tuesday of charges of child endangerment and harassment.

The initial jobless claims statistic is still being distorted by the hurricane that inflicted enormous damage on the northeast U.S.

There seems to be some truth in the obesity-happiness link. New research points to the fact that obese people have lower risk of depression.

The Beatles' epic and sprawling White Album represents the absolute peak of pop music creativity and versatility.

Gold prices will likely average $1,925 an ounce in the fourth quarter of 2013.

China, whose public support for the Palestinians has been a key characteristic of its policy in the Middle East, Wednesday said it would host an envoy of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the crisis in Gaza.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Wednesday ahead of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data.

Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday as renewed concerns over euro zone crisis and U.S. fiscal cliff fears weighed on the sentiment.

Israeli air strikes and Palestinian rocket fire continued Tuesday night as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks in Jerusalem.

Hostess Brands Inc., the bankrupt maker of Twinkies, said Tuesday that mediation with the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco and Grain Millers Union had failed to reach agreement and it will seek to liquidate.

The chairman sputtered and equivocated in trying to explain what the Fed could do to get banks lending again.

Move over McKayla Maroney, President Barack Obama is the new face of "not impressed!"