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NICOSIA (AP) ― Syria finished handing over to Western powers Monday the 1,300 tons of chemical weapons it acknowledged possessing, completing a deal reached …

NEW YORK (AFP) ― Business software giant Oracle said Monday it was buying rival Micros Systems for $5.3 billion in a deal to expand its big data efforts in …

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ― Yahoo on Monday ramped up its move to mobile, grabbing for Android smartphone home screens with an Aviate application tuned to where …

GENEVA (AFP) ― Documents relating to Michael Schumacher have been stolen, the Formula One star’s management said Monday, with the thieves claiming them to …

Brazil economists cut both their 2014 and 2015 economic growth forecasts for the fourth straight week, as above-target inflation continues to sap purchasing …

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ― The Mormon church excommunicated the founder of a prominent women’s group Monday, a rare move that brings down the harshest …

TOKYO (AFP) ― Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe broke a nearly week-long silence Tuesday and apologized for sexist taunts shouted by a party member at a …

TOKYO (AP) _ The leader of the Philippines on Tuesday endorsed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ongoing push to expand Japan’s military role. …

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The Boeing-managed ground-based system intended to shield the continental United States intercepted a simulated incoming missile over the …

BAGHDAD (AFP) ― Sunni militants have advanced in western Iraq and killed 21 people after security forces withdrew from several towns, as U.S. President …