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BANGKOK (AFP) ― Thailand’s army declared martial law Tuesday after months of deadly anti-government protests, deploying armed troops in central Bangkok and …

BEIJING (AFP) ― Beijing summoned the U.S. ambassador and accused Washington of double standards Tuesday over its unprecedented indictment of five Chinese …

SHANGHAI (AP) ― Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing isolation in the West over Ukraine, received a diplomatic boost Tuesday on a state visit to China, …

NEW DELHI (AFP) ― India’s Sonia and Rahul Gandhi offered to resign Monday after leading the once-dominant Congress party to its worst-ever election defeat …

TRPCIC POLJE, Bosnia-Hercegovina (AFP) ― Bosnia said Monday it was witnessing “the biggest exodus” since the 1990s war after the worst floods in a …

TRIPOLI (AP) ― A revolt by a renegade general against Islamists who dominate Libya’s politics threatened to spiral into an outright battle for power that …

LAGOS (AFP) ― Twin car bombings in central Nigeria killed at least 118 people and brought entire buildings down Tuesday, in the latest affront to the …

SHANGHAI (AFP) ― Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a veiled warning to the United States on Wednesday, saying countries should not build up military …

TRIPOLI (AP) ― Libya’s election commission set new parliamentary elections for next month, trying on Tuesday to find a peaceful resolution to a crisis …

SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) ―From the country’s richest man to citizens under fire, anger and dismay over Ukraine’s eastern turmoil gained strength Tuesday, …