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Vince Flynn, author of Mitch Rapp thriller series, dead from cancer

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Vince Flynn, the best-selling author of the Mitch Rapp series of political thrillers that includes "American Assassin" and "The Last Man," died on Wednesday at age 47 after a battle with prostate cancer, his representatives said.

Hamid Karzai suspends US-Afghanistan security pact talks

President accuses Washington of 'inconsistent statements and actions' with regard to bilateral security agreement

Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, has suspended talks on a long-term security deal to keep US troops in his country after Nato leaves in 2014, accusing Washington of duplic

House Republicans pass bill to criminalise some abortions

Act would jail doctors for up to five years for abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy but is unlikely to become law

The US House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday night that would jail doctors for up to five years if they performed an abortion on a woman after 20

Transgender Nondiscrimination Law Passes Delaware House

Kumar Ramanathan is an intern at ThinkProgress.

The Delaware House of Representatives voted 24 to 17 to pass legislation protecting against discrimination on the basis of gender identity on Tuesday.

The House of Representatives is today expected to pass a bill that would cut off legal abortions in

The House of Representatives is today expected to pass a bill that would cut off legal abortions in America 20 weeks after fertilization.

UK Hospitals Allow Salespeople to Target Mothers Minutes After Birth

The Telegraph reports on a new birth trend: being subjected to the disgraceful marketing strategies of sales representatives who pay British hospitals for access to new mothers, whom they hope to take advantage of for profit.

Gareth Bale to Madrid: What Happened to Rules Against 'Tapping Up' Players?

It is safe to assume that Real Madrid president Florentino Perez isn't well versed in post-war British cinema.

If he were, he might be familiar with the 1953 classic The Great Game, starring James Hayter and Thora Hird.

US to join direct peace talks with Taliban over Afghanistan

'Peace and reconciliation' milestone comes after US drops request for formal rejection of al-Qaida as precondition to talks

The US is to participate direct talks with Taliban leaders over the future of Afghanistan within days, it was revealed on Tuesday, after Washington agreed to drop a se

Congressman"s Bizarre Argument For Banning Abortion: Fetuses Masturbate

As the House of Representatives prepares on Tuesday to consider huge legislative restrictions on a woman’s right to choose, one GOP congressman is using the idea that fetuses can masturbate to argue for more abortion restrictions. On Monday evening, Rep.

Cambodian garment workers charged over strike violence

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Sixteen Cambodian garment workers and union representatives have been charged with inciting violence and damaging property during a strike for higher pay at a factory making clothes for U.S. sportswear company Nike, a lawyer said on Tuesday.