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PARIS (AFP) ― U.S. warplanes carried out their first air strike on the Islamic State near Baghdad, as world diplomats pledged Monday to support Iraq in its …
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ― Apple on Monday said it had received record preorders for its new iPhone models, and that some customers will have to wait for the …
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ― The United Nations said Monday it has withdrawn its peacekeepers from many positions on the Golan Heights because of escalating …
ABERDEEN, Scotland (AFP) ― The leaders of the three main British parties on Tuesday issued a joint pledge to give the Scottish parliament more powers if …
LEGAZPI, Philippines (AFP) ―Thousands of people living near the Philippines’ most active volcano began leaving their homes on Tuesday as lava trickled down …
COLOMBO (AFP) ― Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Sri Lanka on Tuesday to launch construction of a Beijing-funded $1.4 billion port city and seek …
WELLINGTON (AFP) ― Former U.S. intelligence operative Edward Snowden and fellow fugitive and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange joined forces Monday to attack …
ROME (AFP) ― As many as 500 migrants are feared to have drowned after traffickers reportedly rammed and sank their boat in what the International …
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― President Barack Obama will on Tuesday seek to “turn the tide” in the Ebola epidemic by ordering 3,000 U.S. military personnel to West …
General Motors’ headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. (Bloomberg) DETROIT (AP) ― The death toll tied to faulty ignition switches in General Motors small cars …