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Suspected gang members have confessed to killing more than 40 students missing for six weeks, Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo has said.

He said three alleged gang members claimed the…

A new cabinet has been formed in Yemen, in an effort to defuse mounting political tensions, state media say.

The 24-strong administration, headed by Prime Minister-Designate Khalid Bahah,…

President Barack Obama has approved sending up to 1,500 more troops to Iraq, roughly doubling the number of US forces on the ground.

Obama’s decision greatly expands the scope of the…

US President Barack Obama has chosen New York federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch to replace Eric Holder as US attorney general, the BBC cited the White House as reporting. If the Senate confirms her…

A group of scientists including three Nobel laureates in medicine has proposed that US health officials chart a new path to developing Ebola drugs and vaccines by harnessing antibodies produced by…

The people of Afghanistan can count on Russia’s support if the situation in the country gets complicated following the withdrawal of the international security assistance force, Russian President…

Israeli police have again closed access to the Al-Aqsa mosque in Beit ul-Muqaddas (Jerusalem) to Palestinian worshipers as clashes continue in the heart of the city. It comes a day after an…

The Israeli military displayed “shocking disregard” for civilian lives in Gaza during its recent devastating war, Amnesty International said in a report Wednesday.

“The report reveals a…

The United States is the “world’s leading terrorist state,” based on its deadly, CIA-run operations in the likes of Nicaragua and Cuba, according to new op-ed by historian and social philosopher…

The major Libyan commercial port of Benghazi has been closed due to ongoing fighting between militants and pro-government forces struggling to retake the area.

Separatist leaders in east Ukraine accused President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday of violating a peace deal by deciding to suspend a law giving their regions a “special status” and signaled they…

Spain will seek to block in the courts a watered-down version of a Catalan vote on independence planned for Nov. 9 in the same way it stopped a non-binding referendum, Deputy Prime Minister Soraya…

Republicans rode a wave of voter discontent to seize control of the US Senate on Tuesday, dealing a punishing blow to President Barack Obama that will limit his legislative agenda and…

Mongolia’s parliament voted on Wednesday to remove Prime Minister Norov Altankhuyag amid concerns about a serious economic downturn as gold, copper and coal prices and foreign direct investment…

North Korean media have published photos of leader Kim Jong-un walking without a stick at an army meeting, following speculation about his health. Kim was not seen in public for nearly six weeks…

Georgian Foreign Minister Maya Panjikidze resigned on Wednesday, one day after an ally was dismissed as defense minister.

Unidentified gunmen shot dead five people in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province late on Monday evening, the state news agency reported.

Nine people were wounded in the attack in al-Dalwah town…

Saudi Arabia and France signed an agreement on Tuesday to provide $3 billion of French military weapons to Lebanon, AP reported.

The deal, first announced in December, aims to boost Lebanon…

The largest-ever protest by Israeli top brass has taken place, with at least 105 retired generals and intelligence chiefs writing a letter to premier Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to “initiate a…

Americans voted on Tuesday in mid-term elections which will decide who controls the Senate and pave the way for the 2016 race for the White House.

The Republicans, who already control the…

A suicide bomber killed at least 29 people in a procession of Shia Muslims marking the ritual of Ashoura in northeast Nigeria’s Yobe state on Monday, witnesses said.

An Israeli government committee on Monday advanced plans for 500 more settler units in East Beit ul-Muqaddas (Jerusalem).

A week ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered plans for…

Burkina Faso’s army will quickly cede power to a transitional government and appoint a new head of state, the country’s interim President Isaac Zida said on Monday, looking to calm accusations…

Police and demonstrators clashed early Tuesday in protests against the acting president, a white Zambian who fired the ruling party’s chief following the death last week of President Michael Sata…

The UN refugee agency, the UNHCR, is to launch a campaign to end statelessness worldwide within 10 years.

It estimates that at least 10 million people are currently stateless, having…