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A total of 331 people have been confirmed dead after rescuers lifted a Chinese cruise ship that capsized in central China out of the water, state media …

Huang Jing rushed to the office of the Shanghai Xiehe Tourism Agency as soon as he heard Tuesday morning about the sinking of a riverboat cruise with his …

The Russian maker of the Buk air defense missile system said Tuesday that it has concluded that Malaysian Airlines flight 17 was downed by an older version of …

Greece has submitted a proposal for an agreement with its creditors, the country’s prime minister said Tuesday, as Athens seeks a deal that will unlock …

BEIRUT (AFP) – The Islamic State group seized territory from both Syrian government forces and rival rebels over the weekend further expanding the …

GENEVA (AFP) – The United Nations said Monday that more than 6,400 people had been killed in conflict-wracked Ukraine, and despite a slowdown in …

NEW YORK (AFP) – Microsoft on Monday announced that the latest version of its Windows operating system will be available July 29 for computer and tablet …

SANAA, Yemen (AP) – A French woman held hostage in Yemen appeared for the first time in a video that surfaced on Monday, appealing for her release. …

WARSAW (AFP) — More than 5,000 migrants have been rescued in the Mediterranean since Friday, according to Frontex, the European Union’s border …

LONDON (AFP) — Barclays has launched an internal review into whether its accounts were used for corrupt payments by FIFA officials, a banking source told …