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Royal Dutch Shell will cease exploration in Arctic waters off Alaska‘s coast following disappointing results from an exploratory well backed by billions in …

Skygazers were treated to a rare astronomical event Monday when a swollen “supermoon” and lunar eclipse combined for the first time in decades, showing …

Pro-secession parties pushing for Spain‘s northeastern Catalonia region to break away and form a new Mediterranean nation won a landmark vote Sunday by …

Oil prices fell in Asia Monday as investors looked for further clues about the health of the Chinese and U.S. economies, the world‘s top crude consumers. …

Russian President Vladimir Putin squared up for a titanic clash Monday with his U.S. rival Barack Obama at the United Nations as the Kremlin leader pushes for …

Russia and Iran announced a new coalition to defend Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad and defeat the Islamic State on Sunday, handing him a dramatic victory …

Pope Francis urged hundreds of thousands of the faithful gathered Sunday for the biggest event of his U.S. visit to be open to “miracles of love,’‘ …

China’s president on Saturday pledged billions in aid and said Beijing will forgive debts due this year in an effort to help the world’s poorest …

Volkswagen’s new boss began trying to pull the embattled carmaker out of the wreckage of a pollution test rigging scandal Saturday, as the United States …

The large open plan office with staff behind sleek computers looks like any newly-started modern business.    But Ethiopia’s first online restaurant …