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ABC News’ Elizabeth McLaughlin reports: Retired Gen. Carter Ham, who served as commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Mosul from 2004-2005, told ABC News’ Martha Raddatz on â€"This Weekâ€? Sunday t...

Typhoon Halong killed one person in Japan on Sunday and injured 33, media said, as authorities ordered 1.6 million people out of the path of the storm that battered the west of the country with heavy rain and wind.

As the death toll rises, healthcare workers on the ground need protective gear and resources to combat the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, said Dr. Frank Glover  president of the U.S.-based organization SHIELD. â€"Th...

Faced with threats of genocide from Islamic State militants, thousands of Yazidis in Iraq crossed the border into Syria where they're being protected by Kurds in the northeast portion of the country, Kurdish officials to...

On Saturday, pro-Russian separatists sought a humanitarian cease-fire to allow for food and water to reach citizens in Donetsk but Ukraine has refused such an offer, saying it would only accept the offer once the separat...

The accusation that Kiev shot down MH17 has the imprimatur of the Malaysian state. The US and European media have buried this remarkable report, which refutes the wave of allegations planted by the CIA in international m...

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich's take on work and its value to society is particularly "hypocritical" considering his own lofty income -- $240,000 annually to teach one class last year -- and the detrimental role...

Palestinian negotiator: Palestinians to quit Gaza war talks Sunday unless Israelis return

Forensic experts sifting through the remains of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 have now identified 65 of the 298 victims who died after the plane was shot down over war-torn eastern...

Police shot and killed a man at an apartment complex in Ferguson, Mo., today, sparking demonstrations with angry protesters shouting "Kill the police," and a rash of online outrage.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on Saturday that "Russia should not intervene in Ukraine under the guise of humanitarian convoys or any other pretext of 'peacekeeping,'" ...

State media outlets say passenger jet carrying 40 people crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran's Mehrabad airport.

Since Edward Snowden helped reveal wide-scale government snooping programs, the conspiracy-oriented elements of the cyber-security community have become a little more emboldened.

Rioters in central Liberia blocked the country's busiest highway Saturday to protest the government's delay in collecting the bodies of Ebola victims. Police raced to the scene to quell the demonstrations before they rea...

Government cancels five permits issued to Chinese oil company CNPC in row over $1.2bn fine for environmental violations.

The police have identified 51 illegal crossing points between Zimbabwe and its neighbours.

Police shot and killed a man at an apartment complex in Ferguson, Mo., today, sparking demonstrations with angry protesters shouting "Kill the police," and a rash of online outrage.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said Saturday that President Barack Obama must seek congressional authorization for U.S. strikes on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) if they continue. Speaking to reporters following a speec...

A pileup on a highway involving a tour bus in China's Tibet Autonomous Region has left at least 44 dead, state media reports.

The deadly Ebola outbreak in Africa likely began with a 2-year-old boy, who contracted the virus in early December and died shortly after, researchers say. Since then, nearly 1,000 people in a handful of countries have f...

Angry crowd chants 'kill the police' after officer fatally shoots male in St. Louis area

A look at US soybean production by state