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YAOUNDE (AFP) ― Cameroon’s president has dismissed two senior army officers deployed in the country’s restive north after at least 15 people died in …

MOSCOW (AFP) ― Fugitive U.S. intelligence agent Edward Snowden marks on Thursday one year of political asylum in Russia, where he continues to live a life …

SAN SALVADOR (AP) ― Police arrested a Spanish priest Wednesday on allegations he tried to get favorable treatment for Salvadoran gang members and helped …

Palestinian baby girl Shayma Shiekh al-Eid lies in an incubator after doctors delivered her from the womb of her mother, who medics said was killed in an …

A high-ranking U.S. sanctions official asked South Korea Tuesday to join Washington-led efforts to impose tougher sanctions against Russia, sources here said. …

DONETSK (AFP) ― The EU was set to approve punishing sanctions against Russia Tuesday over its role in the Ukraine crisis, as fighting in the strife-torn east …

CAIRO (AP) ― A fire at the oil depot for the airport in Libya’s capital raged out of control Monday after being struck in the crossfire of warring militias …

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) ― Bloodshed in and around Gaza surged Tuesday with strikes killing 13 Palestinians, a day after five Israeli …

PARIS (AFP) ― France said Monday the pilots of the Air Algerie passenger plane that crashed in Mali, killing all 118 people on board, had asked to turn back …

SHAKHTARSK, Ukraine (AP) ― Panicky residents in an eastern Ukrainian town fled their homes Monday carrying a few possessions in plastic bags and small …