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LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Hollywood power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt finally tied the knot after nine years together at a secret wedding in the south of …

The World Health Organization says the past week has seen the highest increase of Ebola cases since the outbreak began, more evidence that the crisis is …

Tesla Motors and a state-owned Chinese phone carrier announced plans Friday to build 400 charging stations for electric cars in a new bid to promote popular …

The Islamic State group killed more than 160 Syrian government troops seized in recent fighting, posting pictures Thursday of terrified young conscripts …

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, 2014 (AFP) – Crisis-stricken Malaysia Airlines said Thursday its second-quarter loss nearly doubled as the loss of flight MH370 …

GENEVA (AP) – The Ebola outbreak in West Africa eventually could exceed 20,000 cases, more than six times as many as doctors know about now, the World Health …

The U.S. Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday raised its forecast for the U.S. fiscal deficit this year, but said it would still be much lower than last …

PARIS (AP) ― Christine Lagarde, the chief of the International Monetary Fund, was put under official investigation for negligence in a French corruption …

JERUSALEM (AFP) ― Israel and Palestinians both boasted of victory in the Gaza war but analysts say Hamas received only promises while the conflict aggravated …

GENEVA (AP) ― Governments should have tougher rules for electronic cigarettes ― banning their use indoors and putting them off limits for minors ― until …