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President Barack Obama pledged to take “precise” military action if needed to check marauding Sunni radicals in Iraq and offered up to 300 US …

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The Federal Reserve slashed its 2014 growth forecast for the U.S. economy after the rough winter but kept policy on hold on Wednesday, …

BANNU, Pakistan (AFP) ―Around 30,000 people fled a major military offensive against the Taliban in a Pakistani tribal area Wednesday, after authorities eased …

TEHRAN (AFP) ― Iran and world powers started drafting Wednesday a comprehensive nuclear agreement but still face many sticking points, Iranian Foreign …

Israeli soldiers patrol during a search for three missing Israeli teenagers in the village of Taffouh near the West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday. …

KIEV (AP) ― The new president of Ukraine promised on Wednesday that government troops would soon stop firing on pro-Russian armed separatists, offering a …

DAKAR (AP) ― An Ebola outbreak continues to spread in three West African countries, with more than 330 deaths reported, the World Health Organization said …

ANKARA (AP) ― In a showcase trial aimed at ending the military’s interference in Turkish politics for good, a court on Wednesday convicted the only two …

TRES VALLES, Mexico (AP) ― At least 28 bodies have been recovered from a mass grave in Veracruz, an eastern Mexican state plagued by attacks on migrants and …

General Motors CEO Mary Barra testifies on the GM ignition switch recall during a U.S. House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill …