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BANGKOK (AFP) — Embattled former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra decried the “death of democracy” in Thailand Friday after the …

SCHILTIGHEIM, France (AFP) — He had a promising graphic designer job, plans to be a wedding videographer and was a star sportsman in his French town. So …

RIYADH (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s newly enthroned King Salman moved quickly Friday to name a future successor to the crown in his oil-rich kingdom, a …

NEW YORK (AP) — The video of two Japanese hostages being held by the Islamic State group seems, like past IS videos, taken in an arid, desert setting. …

London (AFP) ― Iraq on Thursday called on the international community to provide more weapons to help it push back Islamic State amid growing fears the …

Frankfurt (AFP) ― The European Central Bank began 2015 with a bang Thursday, launching a massive trillion-euro bond purchase program to ward off deflation …

FREETOWN (AFP) — Sierra Leone on Friday lifted crippling nationwide restrictions on movement put in place at the height of the Ebola crisis, amid signs …

SANAA (AFP) — Yemen faced a dangerous power vacuum Friday after its president announced his resignation over a deadly standoff with Shiite militia …

ZURICH (AFP) — Iranian and US diplomats resumed talks in Switzerland on Friday, as the pace intensifies towards a complex deal on Tehran’s nuclear …

 RIYADH (AFP) — King Abdullah’s death could not have come at a worse time for Saudi Arabia’s vital oil sector as the absolute monarchy seeks …