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BEIRUT (AFP) — The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed responsibility for bombings near a revered Shiite shrine outside the Syrian capital Damascus …

Even if the world’s largest drugmakers were to mobilize as fast as they could, and even if the science were straightforward, it’s unlikely a Zika vaccine …

ANKARA (AFP) — Internationally acclaimed Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk has accused the European Union of turning a blind eye to the state of democracy in …

ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — Ethiopia is struggling with its worst drought for 30 years, with millions in dire need of life-saving aid, U.N. Secretary-General Ban …

DAMASCUS (AFP) — At least 45 people were killed and 110 wounded on Sunday in three bomb blasts near the revered Shiite shrine of Sayyida Zeinab outside …

JAKARTA (AFP) — An Indonesian research institute said Sunday it had found one positive Zika case on Sumatra island, adding that the virus has been …

Foxconn Technology Group Chairman Terry Gou is confident his company will win in its bid to take control of Sharp Corp., the embattled maker of Aquos …

BEIJING (AP) — China strongly condemned the United States after a U.S. warship deliberately sailed near one of the Beijing-controlled islands in the …

BRUSSELS (AP) — In the last quarter century, at least 2,297 journalists and media staff have been killed for doing nothing more than trying to inform the …

BERLIN (AFP) — Support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative alliance has slumped to its lowest since July 2012 as opposition over her …