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Amnesty International has called on Egypt's government to launch a "full" and "impartial" investigation into the use of live ammunition by police to disperse protesters last...

Police in Myanmar say there was an explosion at one of the largest hotels in the main city Yangon and one American was wounded.

The destruction of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile is well underway, and the agency overseeing it — the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons —...

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Israel's prime minister on Monday said he is making a "real effort" to reach peace with the Palestinians, but vowed to maintain a hard-line stance in recently relaunched...

Islamic police in northern Nigeria are threatening to arrest drivers of motorized rickshaws for wearing pants cut off below the knee and sleeveless T-shirts.

Russia's main investigative agency opened a criminal case Monday against the chief executive of Russian potash company Uralkali who is under house arrest in Belarus on...

The government spokesman for Congo is accusing neighboring Rwanda and the M23 rebels of preparing more attacks in volatile eastern Congo.

Shakedown rackets have long targeted businesses in the most violent corners of Mexico.

The imprisoned leader of the Kurdish rebels has called for the start of "meaningful and deep" talks with Turkey to end a nearly three-decade-old conflict.

A spokesman for Mali's former coup leader says he has moved to a neighborhood in the capital set aside for former heads of state.

The discovery of a secret tunnel from the Gaza Strip into Israel has prompted the Israeli government to order an immediate halt of all construction materials to Gaza.

Antigua & Barbuda is joining other Caribbean countries in selling citizenship to international investors.