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KIEV (AP) ― Ukraine moved to resolve months of crisis Tuesday by strengthening ties to Europe and loosening some controls over the country’s rebellious …

JERUSALEM (AFP) ― Palestinians fired a mortar round into southern Israel on Tuesday in the first attack since an Aug. 26 cease-fire, without causing any …

EDINBURGH (AFP) ― New opinion polls indicated Scotland could narrowly reject independence as the rival campaigns battled into Wednesday, the final day before …

WELLINGTON (AFP) ― A 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit off the Pacific island of Guam Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was …

GENEVA (AFP) ― Nearly $1 billion is needed to fight the Ebola outbreak raging in west Africa, the United Nations said Tuesday, while Washington pledged 3,000 …

NEW YORK (Bloomberg) ― United Parcel Service Inc. will boost seasonal hiring by as much as 73 percent from its peak plan in 2013, when a surge in late …

Leonardo DiCaprio UNITED NATIONS (AP) ― Leonardo DiCaprio’s movie roles have made him an international star, but his long and little-known commitment to …

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Optimism among chief executives at the largest U.S. companies fell in the July-September quarter after reaching a two-year high in the …

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit off the Pacific island of Guam Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, but no tsunami warning was issued as the tremor …

With polls showing Scotland’s upcoming independence referendum too close to call, the rest of the United Kingdom is starting to consider seriously the …