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The United States, France and Australia called for the United Nations Security Council to deal with North Korea’s human rights violations, a news report …

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Friday that the alliance between the United States and South Korea “remains as strong as ever” as he …

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) ― A U.N. school in Gaza crowded with hundreds of Palestinians seeking refuge from fierce fighting came under fire Thursday, …

BAGHDAD (AP) ― Iraqi lawmakers elected a veteran Kurdish politician Thursday to replace long-serving Jalal Talabani as the country’s new president in the …

DONETSK, Ukraine (AFP) ― Ukraine’s prime minister resigned Thursday after his governing coalition collapsed, plunging the former Soviet state into …

BAGHDAD (AP) — Kurdish politician Fouad Massoum has been named the new president of Iraq following a parliamentary vote. Massoum, 76, is one of the founders …

ALGIERS, Algeria — An Air Algerie flight carrying 116 people from Burkina Faso to Algeria’s capital disappeared from radar early Thursday over …

HAVANA (AFP) ― Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up a nine-day Latin American tour in Cuba on Wednesday, heading home with dozens of deals underlining …

TAIPEI (AP) ― A plane attempting to land in stormy weather crashed on a small Taiwanese island late Wednesday, killing 48 people and wrecking houses and cars …

JERUSALEM (AFP) ― U.S. airlines lifted a flight ban to Israel on Thursday as Washington’s top diplomat cited progress in ending 17 days of bloodshed in …