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UNITED NATIONS (AP) ― The world’s boldest effort yet to hold North Korea and leader Kim Jong-un accountable for alleged crimes against humanity moved …

An executive at Uber Technologies Inc. is facing criticism for saying that the mobile car-booking startup should hire a team of opposition researchers to dig …

VIENNA (AFP) ― Iran and six world powers got down to business in Vienna on Wednesday, groping for the elusive magic formula to secure a milestone nuclear …

MOSCOW (AFP) ― Germany’s foreign minister said Tuesday he was not optimistic about an end to the conflict in Ukraine because of a “dangerous” …

HAVANA (AFP) ― Colombia’s FARC guerrillas confirmed Tuesday that they are holding a missing general whose kidnapping caused the government to suspend peace …

CARACAS (AFP) ― Venezuela has called for a meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC countries to address the slide in oil prices, which is adding to the woes facing …

HELSINKI (AP) ― Nokia is back in the fray. Just months after selling its ailing handsets business to Microsoft, the Finnish company is planning to go back …

TOKYO (AFP) ― The Bank of Japan on Wednesday kept its view that Japan’s economy was recovering, despite GDP data that showed the country had slipped into …

Russia’s economy will sink into a recession next year if the price of oil slumps to $60 a barrel and the U.S. and its allies tighten sanctions over the …

WASHINGTON (AP) ― The Democratic-controlled Senate rejected legislation Tuesday aimed at forcing completion of a Canada-to Texas oil pipeline, a massive …