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ISLAMABAD (AFP) ― Pakistan’s government said Sunday it was trying to reopen talks with opposition groups after bloody overnight clashes between police and …

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Aircraft from the United States, Australia, France and Britain dropped food and water to the beleaguered Iraqi town of Amirli, which has …

BEIJING (AFP) ― China’s top legislative committee insisted Sunday on the authorities’ right to choose candidates for the leadership of Hong Kong, state …

MASERU (AFP) ― Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane on Saturday said he had fled for his life across the border to South Africa, accusing the military of …

BRUSSELS (AFP) ― European leaders Saturday named Polish Premier Donald Tusk the next EU president and Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini to head its …

TEHRAN (AFP) ― Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday condemned a new round of American sanctions linked to his country’s nuclear activities, saying …

NEW YORK (AFP) ― Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba plans to hold its initial public offering on the U.S. stock market the week of Sept. 8, the Wall Street …

BRASILIA (AFP) ― Brazil, Latin America’s largest economy, has slid into recession, further weakening President Dilma Rousseff, who faces an increasingly …

IMF chief Christine Lagarde. (Bloomberg) WASHINGTON (AP) ― The executive board of the International Monetary Fund expressed confidence Friday in IMF Managing …

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― A long-gone group of ancient people known as Paleo-Eskimos lived in isolation in the North American Arctic for more than 4,000 years, said …