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Russia’s top investigative body on Wednesday declared Mikhail Khodorkovsky as arrested in absentia, two years after the Kremlin critic and former oil …

The French cabinet backed reform proposals Wednesday that could see the state of emergency called after last month’s Paris attacks enshrined in the …

(AP) — “Star Wars” fever has spread through movie theaters around the globe, even reaching the White House, as the franchise yet again began …

MOSCOW — In the presence of foreign experts, Russian officials on Friday opened the damaged black box of a warplane shot down by Turkey, promising a …

RIYADH — Two ballistic missiles have been fired from Yemen at Saudi Arabia, one of which was intercepted by the kingdom’s air defences, the …

NEW YORK – The Cordon Bleu culinary school will close its 16 campuses in the United States after failed attempts to find the right buyer, the company …

The Bank of Japan tweaked its lavish stimulus program Friday in a well-timed move that spotlights pressures on companies to do more to support growth by …

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has signed off on the miracle needed to make Mother Teresa a saint, giving the nun who cared for the poorest of the poor one …

The U.S. Federal Reserve raised key interest rates for the first time in nine years Wednesday, a landmark turnaround that symbolizes the confidence that the …

VIENNA — Austrian police have arrested two people with suspected links to the November Paris attacks, prosecutors said Wednesday, with an Austrian …