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A group of nuns kidnapped in a Syrian village were freed Monday, part of a rare prisoner swap in a…

North Korea's state media confirmed Monday what was never in doubt -- a 100 percent, no-abstention poll victory for leader…

A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at a crowded checkpoint south of Baghdad on Sunday, killing 12 people and…

Afghan Vice President Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim, formerly one of the country's much-feared warlords, has died of natural causes, officials…

Russia is open to having an "honest, equal" dialogue with foreign states on the crisis in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei…

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has lifted a state of emergency in force since the 2011 uprising that triggered the Arab…

North Korea on Wednesday defended a recent series of missile and rocket tests as justifiable self-defence drills and hit back…

Militants seized the city council headquarters in the Iraqi city of Samarra and took employees hostage on Tuesday, officials said,…

A Kenyan court Wednesday dropped charges against 41 men and released on bail 29 others arrested earlier this month during…

Brunei's all-powerful sultan, stung by rare criticism, has ordered social media users to stop attacking his plans to introduce harsh…