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 Egypt's state-owned Middle East Oil Refinery (Midor) seeks to raise $400 million with an initial public offering (IPO) in the…

Two Islamic parties have proposed legislation that would ban all consumption of alcoholic drinks and bring jail terms of up…

Activists leading a campaign in support of Uruguay's anti-smoking drive have warned that tobacco giant Philip Morris International could end…

A former Blackwater security guard was sentenced to life in prison and three others got 30-year terms on Monday for…

Boko Haram Islamic militants have kidnapped at least 2,000 girls and women since the start of last year, turning them…

Ukraine's military accused pro-Russian rebels on Monday of using heavy weapons that were meant to have been withdrawn under a…

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's far-right National Front, said on Monday he would not seek its ticket to stand…

Chinese authorities have unexpectedly decided to release three women activists, two lawyers said on Monday, after an unprecedented vocal campaign…

Wildfires in the Russian region of Khakassia in southern Siberia have killed 15 people and caused damage worth at least…

As the United States and Iran come closer to a historic nuclear deal, many US states are likely to stick…