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Spain said Friday it was starting negotiations with Washington to host a permanent US Marines intervention force for deployment on missions to Africa.

The Spanish government said it was…

In a recent interview with the Stars and Stripes and Military Times, outgoing US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel reiterated his skepticism toward the use of US military power in…

The known death toll resulting from the conflict in Ukraine now exceeds 5,000 and may be far higher, the United Nations human rights office said Friday.

Iraq’s premier expressed confidence that the country’s struggling army is capable of retaking the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group.

The chief problem, Prime Minister Haider al-…

US President Barack Obama will seek to leverage his burgeoning bond with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi into progress on climate change, defense and economic ties, as he will cut short his…

At least 15 people died Saturday when rockets pelted a market in the city of Mariupol in Ukraine, a vital port linking Ukrainian rebel lands with Crimea.

Democrats will officially nominate their candidate for the White House in July of 2016, a week after Republicans hold their national convention, the party announced on Friday. The…

The leader of Greece’s leftist Syriza party Alexis Tsipras held onto opinion poll lead on Friday as he aims to form the first eurozone government committed to scrapping austerity.…

The death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah lifted oil prices on Friday, an increase likely to be short-lived. However the new King Salman, the late king's half-brother, pledged continuity hours…

The main pro-Russian rebel leader in eastern Ukraine said his troops are on the offensive and he does not want truce talks with Kiev.

Alexander Zakharchenko said on Friday his forces would…

Three people were killed and 17 injured following a bomb explosion in the city of Arrah, in India’s eastern state of Bihar, local police said Friday.

The blast…

Opinion polls in the run-up to Greece’s early general election on January 25 indicate that the left-wing Syriza party is likely to win the largest share of votes. As a result, Syriza stands to…

Two sons of Egypt’s ousted leader Hosni Mubarak were freed from prison on Friday pending a graft retrial, state media reported.

Alaa and Gamal Mubarak left jail early Friday after a court…

Former US drone sensor operator Brandon Bryant admitted he “couldn’t stand” himself for his participation in the country’s drone program for six years – firing at targets whose identities often…

Thailand’s military-appointed legislature on Friday voted to impeach former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra for her role in overseeing a government rice subsidy program that lost billions of…

The death of a prosecutor investigating the bombing of a Jewish community center was not a suicide, as was initially reported, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez said on Thursday.

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Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz died on Friday, weeks after he was admitted to hospital, royal officials announced.

Abdullah, who had ruled since 2005 and was said to be aged about 90,…

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi resigned on Thursday, days after Houthi rebels battled their way into his presidential palace, plunging the Arab country deeper into chaos.

Japan said on Friday it was still trying to secure the release of two Japanese hostages held by Islamic State militants after a deadline to pay ransom for their release passed with no word on…

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Friday appointed a new prime minister in an apparent bid to bolster her declining approval ratings, hit by a scandal involving her aides. Park named Lee Wan…

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Wednesday announced France would adopt new counter-terrorism measures in the wake of the deadly Paris attacks earlier this month, including strengthening…

A Bahraini court sentenced three defendants to 15 years each in prison after it convicted them of blowing up a car in the capital last year, official media said.

Bahrain remains deeply…

In 2014, the world economy remained stuck in the same rut that it has been in since emerging from the 2008 global financial crisis. Despite seemingly strong government action in Europe and the…

The FBI announced on Tuesday that Wesam el-Hanafi, a New York resident, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges of supporting al-Qaeda both financially and logistically to carry out …

Four district officials have been sacked over a stampede on New Year’s Eve in the Chinese city of Shanghai that left 36 people dead. Seven more have been disciplined over the tragedy in the Bund…