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GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Airlines blocked flights to Israel Wednesday after a Gaza rocket struck near airport runways, as the U.N. …

DAMASCUS (AFP) ― Rebel-held eastern Damascus was hit by its fiercest fighting in months Tuesday, as the sacking of a Syrian opposition chief deepened …

BANGKOK (AP) ― Thailand adopted a temporary constitution on Tuesday, taking its first step toward the slow return of electoral democracy after two months of …

JAKARTA (AFP) ― The former general who lost Indonesia’s presidential election to Joko Widodo will challenge the result in court, his campaign team said …

GIGLIO ISLAND, Italy (AFP) ― Italy’s Costa Concordia will set sail on its final voyage Wednesday as survivors look on, two and a half years after the …

BAGHDAD (AFP) ― A suicide car bomb explosion ripped through a police checkpoint in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 23 people and wounding more than 40, police …

KHARKIV, Ukraine (AFP) ―Bodies recovered from the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17 will be flown to the Netherlands on Wednesday as the country mourns 193 …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Apple’s growth prospects are looking brighter as anticipation builds for the upcoming release of the next iPhone, a model that is …

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Chrysler on Tuesday said it would recall up to 792,300 sport utility vehicles to fix an ignition-switch problem, the same part involved in …

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ― A U.S. patent made public on Tuesday bolstered rumors that Apple has designs on a smart watch. “The invention pertains to an …