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Russian will send new diesel-electric submarines to its Black Sea port of Novorossiysk in 2016 as it looks to reinforce its naval presence in the region, reported the Russian news agency Tass. The naval base, which lies ...

A Swiss probe into corruption allegations surrounding the next two World Cups has grown to include 81 acts of suspicious financial activity now under investigation, it has been announced.

The global financial system needs to look beyond loans if it wants to avoid future train wrecks when financing growing nations

Islamic State's social media and video efforts have stepped up, part of a region-wide effort to sign up youths to fight take up the black flag. RFE/RL reports The militant group Islamic State has stepped up its Russian-l...

For the second time

The Iraqi government--supported by Shiite militias from Iran--launched a large-scale military operation to take out Islamic State militants from Iraq's western Anbar province Monday.

It's no wonder a mile-long tunnel was Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's method of choice in his latest escape from a maximum-security prison.

State media framed the move as a crackdown on a "major criminal gang"

'She never saw skin color looking in my eyes'

The U.S. Navy's most senior officer met with Egyptian naval officials Sunday as the U.S. government relaxed restrictions on defense sales and operations with the strategic North African country. The meeting, which comes ...

Residents of a Colorado Springs community are upset after a bear was found shot to death in the front yard of a home.

Jemmaroid Von Laalaa (formerly Jemma Rogers) was that frustrated at being locked out of her account

Birmingham's Saltley Academy is battling radicalisation by hosting talks from Iraqi women who give pupils first-hand accounts of the horrors of life under Isis "Then he raped me. His name was Abu Mohammed, he was 60 year...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The United Arab Emirates on Monday put to death a woman with links to Islamic extremists who was convicted of murdering an American teacher with...

Mexican authorities have launched a manhunt to find drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who has broken out of prison for the second time. CNN's Juan Carlos Lopez reports.

A state in India has announced drastic action to deal with its problem of dangerous stray dogs with rabies: culling. But the Animal Welfare Board of India, a statutory board that advises the government, urged the state o...

The desert town of Remada in southern Tunisia has suddenly lost 33 of its citizens. They vanished overnight last week and are thought to have crossed the nearby border into Libya, amid a crackdown by the Tunisian authori...

Economists and statesmen weigh in with concerns as Greece strikes a deal for a controversial new bailout.

Victor Ponta denies allegations of forgery, money laundering and tax evasion, saying they are politically motivated, but says he will stand down until prosecutors complete their inquiries Romania's prime minister, Victor...

Caitlyn Jenner will likely not face felony charges for a fatal California car crash in February, a report said. LA County Sheriff's investigators viewed a video of Jenner's SUV hitting...

The flying prince

Jimmy Carter left office more than 30 years ago, but the former president thinks many of the problems facing the United States then are as prevalent as ever. In a wide-ranging interview with The Atlantic, the man from Pl...