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WASHINGTON (AFP) ― A little-known al-Qaida offshoot, Khorasan found itself in the crosshairs of the United States on Tuesday as the extremist outfit …

SANAA (AFP) ― President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi warned Tuesday of “civil war” in Sunni-majority Yemen, vowing to restore state authority, as Shiite rebels …

DONETSK, Ukraine (AFP) ―Pro-Russian rebels defiantly announced Tuesday they will stage their own elections in just six weeks, raising the stakes in a …

PARIS (AFP) ― President Francois Hollande vowed Tuesday not to give in to jihadists who have threatened to kill a French hostage in Algeria, as troops raced …

GENEVA (AFP) ― Global commerce is set to expand by 3.1 percent this year, the World Trade Organization said on Tuesday, cutting its previous forecast of 4.6 …

PARIS (AP) ― Scores of striking Air France pilots took their protest to the streets on Tuesday, demonstrating in full uniform outside of France’s National …

NEW YORK (AP) ― The oil market has lost its jitters. Some regions around the world are seeing the type of unrest that in the past sent oil prices soaring. …

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― U.S. business groups on Tuesday blasted as counterproductive the government’s moves to curb tax inversion mergers that allow a company …

LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Irish star Colin Farrell and U.S. actor Vince Vaughn are to co-star in the second series of hit police drama “True Detective,” …

DAMASCUS ― The United States and Arab allies launched strikes from the air and sea against Islamic State militants in Syria on Tuesday, opening a new front …