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BRUSSELS (AFP) ― European Union leaders on Tuesday threatened new sanctions against Russia over a bloody offensive by pro-Kremlin Ukrainian rebels, the …

HAVANA (AFP) ― Cuban leader Fidel Castro has broken his silence on a historic rapprochement between Washington and Havana, implicitly endorsing it even as he …

JAKARTA (AFP) ― Hopes faded Wednesday of finding 92 victims still missing from an AirAsia plane crash as Indonesian search and rescue authorities said the …

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ― Apple’s quarterly profit soared to a record $18 billion on the back of booming iPhone sales, especially in China. “We’d like to …

BAGHDAD (AFP) – The Islamic State group has suffered “devastating” blows in Syria’s Kobane and on several Iraqi fronts, but analysts …

ATHENS (AFP) – Greece’s new Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said Wednesday he wants to see a pan-European deal to encourage growth.   The new …

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Federal Reserve ends its latest policy meeting Wednesday, it is widely expected to repeat the pledge it made in December: That …

The Apple Watch is displayed after a product announcement at Flint Center in Cupertino, California, Sept. 9. (Bloomberg) Apple Watch is coming in April. Apple …

Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi met with the ambassadors of Russia and Norway to discuss oil market “stability” as prices traded near a six-year …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is spinning off the company’s $39 billion stake in China’s Alibaba Group Holding in a move that wards off a …