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BERLIN (AFP) ― The leader of Germany’s “anti-Islamization” movement PEGIDA stepped down after a picture emerged of him sporting a Hitler-style haircut …

BRUSSELS (AFP) ― The EU faces a “huge challenge” to reassure Jews about their future in Europe after Islamist attacks in Paris, a top official said …

HAVANA (AFP) ― U.S. and Cuban officials claimed a good first day in historic talks in Havana on Wednesday despite disagreements over migration policies ahead …

LONDON (AFP) ― Foreign ministers from the international coalition against the Islamic State group gathered for talks in London on Thursday, with the threat …

The Ebay logo and website in Tiskilwa, Illinois. (Bloomberg) NEW YORK (AFP) ― Online retail giant eBay will slash 2,400 jobs ― seven percent of its …

VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis praised big families on Wednesday as a gift from God, after his comments that Catholics don’t have to breed …

WASHINGTON ― U.S. President Barack Obama can claim credit for bringing the economy back from the edge of catastrophe. But on Tuesday he turned his focus to …

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Washington stands side-by-side with victims of terror around the world, President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday, asking lawmakers to give him …

TOKYO (AFP) ― Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived home from the Middle East Wednesday to take charge of Tokyo’s response to Islamic militants …

JOHANNESBURG (AP) ― The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor on Tuesday condemned the escalation of “appalling levels of violence’’ in …