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DHARAMSALA, India (AFP) ―The Dalai Lama and other exiled Tibetan leaders will on Thursday launch a renewed push for autonomy within China as they seek to end …

SAO PAULO (AFP) ― Sao Paulo underground workers announced an open-ended strike amid fresh protests Wednesday, hitting World Cup preparations as Brazil …

MONCTON, Canada (AP) ―Three police officers were shot dead and two others injured in a rare case of gun violence in the east coast Canadian province of New …

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) ―Boko Haram militants are taking over villages in northeastern Nigeria, killing and terrorizing civilians and political leaders, …

WASHINGTON (AP) ― A Federal Reserve survey shows the U.S. economy strengthening over the past two months in areas from manufacturing and construction to …

Amazon.com Inc. is planning to introduce a smartphone later this month, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, plunging the world’s largest …

A potential $10 billion fine against BNP Paribas SA, France’s biggest bank, for violating U.S. trade sanctions could have repercussions affecting the …

GENEVA (AFP) ― More than 200 people have died from the highly contagious Ebola virus in Guinea, making it one of the worst ever outbreaks of the disease, the …

BONN (AFP) ― By absorbing carbon emissions from the atmosphere, the seas avert climate damage worth up to $222 billion every year, according to an estimate …

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Researchers said Wednesday they have found the first direct evidence that the potentially deadly Middle East respiratory virus, or MERS, …