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DONETSK, Ukraine (AFP) ― Ukraine’s Western-backed President Petro Poroshenko has announced that Kiev’s forces will resume a military offensive against …

HONG KONG (AFP) ― Clutching banners and chanting slogans, tens of thousands of protesters Tuesday began a pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong that organizers …

Washington (AFP) ― Family-owned private companies can deny birth control coverage in their employee health care plans, the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday in …

DETROIT (AP) ― General Motors’ safety crisis deepened dramatically Monday when the automaker added 8.2 million vehicles to its ballooning list of cars …

BEIJING (AP) ― A survey shows Chinese manufacturing grew in June for the first time in six months but the expansion was weak. HSBC Corp. said Tuesday its …

PARIS (AFP) ― Satellite images have found that Indonesia’s ancient forests, a cradle of biodiversity and a buffer against climate change, have shrunk much …

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) ― Bulgaria sought to stabilize its banks with rescue money on Monday after what the government called a criminal plot to undermine them …

The United Nations says more than 2,400 people were killed in Iraq in June, making it the deadliest month so far in the country this year. The U.N. mission to …

South Korea and China are likely to adopt an appendix to an envisioned joint communique to highlight cooperation in various fields when their leaders hold a …

BAGHDAD (AFP) ― The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant jihadist group, which spearheaded a sweeping militant assault that overran swathes of Iraq, is now …