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Same-sex ceremonies will likely start in mid-November

The Saudi Foreign Minister spoke from the ongoing Syrian peace talks in Vienna

Walgreens Boots Alliance is willing to unload up to 1,000 stores in order to win regulatory approval of its $17.2 billion deal to acquire Rite Aid, the company said in a securities filing. The cap represents about 8 perc...

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HARARE, Zimbabwe -- For Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, one size does not fit all. A senior staffer at the University of Zimbabwe has been suspended for allegedly procuring academic caps for Mugabe that were too small f...

Russia conducts war games involving numerous missile launches

ASTORIA, Ore. -- A family from southwest Washington had an unexpected visitor. A small black bear cub wandered along Erica and Bruce Hazen’s country road, peeking into their kitchen through a glass door. One evening, t...

In the middle of a Tuesday afternoon last December, a shootout erupted at a busy intersection in the Mid-City neighborhood of New Orleans. Nearly 50 rounds were fired, riddling several cars with bullets, yet only one per...

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Hillary Clinton is set to unveil more of her criminal justice agenda.

WAIANAE, Hawaii -- A 10-year-old boy is recovering from his injuries after being bitten by a shark off an Oahu beach that he said “just popped out of nowhere.” As officials included the attack in a database, the yout...

LESBOS, Greece — Greece’s prime minister lashed out against European “ineptness” in handling the migration crisis after 22 people drowned in two shipwrecks Friday. The Merchant Marine Ministry said 19 people were...

China’s naval commander told his U.S. counterpart that a minor incident could spark war in the South China Sea if the United States did not stop its “provocative acts” in the disputed waterway, the Chinese navy sai...

At least 45 people killed and over 100 others wounded in attack on busy market in Damascus suburb, activists say.

An Iranian-American businessman based in Dubai was arrested earlier this month in Iran, making him the fourth American holding dual citizenship to be held in Tehran. People briefed on the situation told The Wall Street J...

China's decision to abolish 1 child policy a boon to couples and companies

North Korea's ruling party to hold highest-level convention in decades next year

Filthy-rich, weak-brained filmmaker Quentin Tarantino wasn't the first and certainly won't be the last moronic celebrity to roam through New York City, drumming up fury against police officers who risk their lives to pro...

A candidate running for parliament representing Myanmar's largest opposition party is in hospital with serious wounds after being attacked by men armed with swords.

The Latest: Florida executes man who fatally stabbed ex-wife, daughter and 2 in-laws.

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