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ST. LOUIS (AFP) ― The black teenager whose shooting by a white officer ignited protests and revived the race debate in the United States was eulogized Monday …

KIEV (AFP) ― Ukraine’s tallest man, who briefly held the world record but gave it up to live as a recluse, has died due to complications from the condition …

NAPA, California (AFP) ― A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked California’s scenic Napa Valley wine country Sunday, the strongest to hit the region in a …

TOKYO (AFP) ― A Japanese wrestler-turned-politician hopes his vision of “sports diplomacy” can repair his country’s fraught relationship with North …

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) ― Aides to the Palestinian president said Sunday that he will soon appeal to the international community to set a deadline for …

BEIRUT (AP) ― Islamic State fighters captured a major military air base in northeastern Syria on Sunday, eliminating the last government-held outpost in a …

BAGHDAD (AFP) ― Iraq called Sunday for global support for its fight against jihadists, as Shiite neighbor Iran said it was helping Baghdad resist the …

SAO PAULO (AP) ― Two prisoners were beheaded and at least another one died after being thrown off the roof in a riot that erupted Sunday in a prison in …

LIMA (AFP) ― A major 6.9-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Peru Sunday, U.S. experts said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or …

FREETOWN (AFP) ― The U.N.’s World Health Organization on Sunday announced the first Ebola infection among the health experts it has dispatched to battle …