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The European Central Bank began 2015 with a bang Thursday, launching a massive trillion-euro bond purchase programme to ward off deflation and end stagnation …

French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy on Thursday led calls at the United Nations to confront a global rise in anti-Semitism, during a special session held two …

Pope Francis on Thursday told Italian police officers in charge of security around the Vatican that he saw “shadows and dangers”, but urged them  …

Climate change and the danger of nuclear war pose an ever-growing threat to civilization and are bringing the world closer to doomsday, a group of prominent …

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Thursday hailed the European Central Bank’s decision to launch a massive stimulus program, but …

Hampered by winds and frigid temperatures, firefighters battled a huge fire Wednesday night at a New Jersey apartment complex that sent flames sky high and …

TOKYO – Lacking strong clout and diplomatic reach in the Middle East, Japan scrambled Thursday for ways to secure the release of two hostages held by …

REDMOND (AFP) ― Microsoft pulled back the curtain Wednesday on the upcoming Windows 10 operating system focused on bringing harmony to the diverse array of …

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) ― The West’s defense of Charlie Hebdo’s right to offend is testing the patience of Muslims even in moderate Indonesia and Malaysia, …

SANAA (AFP) ― President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi and Yemen’s powerful Shiite militia agreed Wednesday to end a deadly confrontation that had raised fears the …