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Defense lawyers in the Sept. 11 case at Guantanamo are seeking the testimony of former President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama in a motion to dismiss charges, according to a legal motion released Wednesday.

SAO PAULO (AP) - The Brazilian government insisted Wednesday it's not worried with the pace of preparations for the 2014 World Cup even though it announced that only 5 percent of all the planned projects have been completed.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia striker Radamel Falcao says he picked up a right-leg injury playing for Atletico Madrid and needs rest and treatment in order to be fit for two upcoming World Cup qualifiers next month.

SAO PAULO (AP) - Five-time FIFA world player of the year Marta will try to lead Brazil's women's football team to its first major title in London.

Jamaica's sprinter Usain Bolt gestures during a press conference in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Ostrava holds a Golden Spike Athletic meeting on Friday, May 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

NEW YORK (AP) - A former track coach at a Jamaican high school testified Wednesday that a notorious drug kingpin sought his illegal services to obtain fraudulent visas for couriers - including a young girl - to smuggle drugs into ...

Georgian-American activists are expected to demonstrate tonight outside the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, where Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili is scheduled to speak.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - FIFA has invited Serbian officials to talks over its decision to allow member nations to play friendlies against teams from the Balkan province of Kosovo.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Mali's interim president, who was beaten by a mob of demonstrators who broke into his office this week, has left the country to seek medical treatment in France, an adviser and two French government officials said ...

The newly elected president of CONCACAF Jeffrey Webb talks to FIFA President Joseph Blatter, left, as they arrive at the meeting of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), prior to the two-day congress of FIFA ...

MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's prime minister paid a visit Wednesday to a farm that has imported cattle from the United States and also some American cowboys to help the Russians develop their struggling meat industry.

** ADDS PHOTOGRAPHER'S BYLINE ** Brazil's Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo gives an official update on work being done in preparation for FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 at a news conference in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, May 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

TOKYO (AP) - A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of northeastern Japan, but no tsunami is expected.

OAXACA, Mexico (AP) - Prosecutors in southern Mexico announced Wednesday that they have captured a man suspected in the killing of independent U.S. journalist Bradley Will during protests against the Oaxaca state government in 2006.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) - Police in Guyana have charged the wife of a New York taxi driver and her cousin with his death.