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LUSAKA (AFP) ― With Zambia’s president ailing, his predecessor Rupiah Banda hinted at a possible return to politics on Wednesday, saying he would change …

The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. died Wednesday despite intense but delayed treatment, and the government announced it was expanding airport …

A Super Hornet fighter jet has carried out Australia’s first bombing raid in Iraq, targeting what the defence ministry on Thursday described as a …

Japan is set to remove geographical limits on its defense partnership with the U.S. as the countries seek to bolster security cooperation amid China’s …

PARIS ― Just over 20 years ago, three physicists working in two laboratories in Japan cracked a problem that had stumped rivals for decades ― how to prise …

PARIS (AFP) ― A lack of ground support for air strikes against Islamic State jihadists, and Turkey’s reluctance to step in militarily, have all but sealed …

BEIJING (AFP) ― A strong earthquake that hit southwest China’s mountainous Yunnan province has killed one person, and left more than 300 people injured as …

HONG KONG (AFP) ― Formal talks between the Hong Kong government and students are set for the end of this week but pro-democracy protesters said Wednesday …

BEIJING (AFP) ― Beijing has completed a runway for military aircraft on a South China Sea island also claimed by Vietnam, state-run media reported, as it …

MURSITPINAR, Turkey (AP) ― Islamic State fighters were poised to capture a strategic Syrian town on the Turkish border, Turkey’s president warned Tuesday, …