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Russia and Turkey refuse to back down in row over jet downing

Russia sent an advanced missile system to Syria on Wednesday to protect its jets operating there and...

Nov 25, 2015 09:36 PM EST

Brazilian exchange launches app to track illegal timber trade

Brazil's environmental assets exchange BVRio on Tuesday launched an app that promises to help foreig...

Nov 24, 2015 11:51 PM EST

France, Belgium widen probe into Paris attacks, Hollande meets with Obama

An investigation into the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris widened on Tuesday when French prosecutors said a...

Nov 24, 2015 10:22 PM EST

ACLU sues Indiana governor over refusal to resettle Syrian refugees

The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday sued Indiana Governor Mike Pence over his refusal to al...

Nov 24, 2015 10:10 PM EST

Chicago charges officer in black teen's death, releases video of shooting

A white Chicago policeman who shot a black teenager to death was charged with murder on Tuesday in a...

Nov 24, 2015 09:50 PM EST

Iran says U.S. has plan to divide Iraq, pleads with Iraqis to resist

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday accused the United States of trying to divid...

Nov 24, 2015 09:10 AM EST

In taking economic war to Islamic State, U.S. developing new tools

Since last month, U.S. warplanes have struck Islamic State's oil infrastructure in Syria in a steppe...

Nov 24, 2015 09:00 AM EST

Austria's highest court to decide whether to allow class action vs Facebook

Austrian student Max Schrems's attempt to bring a class-action lawsuit against Facebook (FB.O) over ...

Nov 23, 2015 09:52 PM EST

U.S. appeals court rules against Wisconsin abortion doctor law

A Wisconsin law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hos...

Nov 23, 2015 08:57 PM EST

Blatter, Platini lose appeals against provisional FIFA bans

Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter and European soccer chief Michel Platini have lost their appea...

Nov 18, 2015 09:51 AM EST

New bill in Congress proposes stricter vetting of refugees

A U.S. lawmaker introduced a bill aiming to toughen the vetting process for refugees seeking to ente...

Nov 18, 2015 09:18 AM EST

Gunshots rattle Paris suburb, police raid targets suspected attack mastermind

Gunfire and explosions shook the Paris suburb of St. Denis early on Wednesday when French police rai...

Nov 18, 2015 07:07 AM EST

Egypt detains two airport staff in connection with Sinai air crash - sources

Egyptian authorities have detained two employees of Sharm al-Sheikh airport in connection with the d...

Nov 17, 2015 06:33 AM EST

Supreme court to decide major abortion case for first time since 2007

The U.S. Supreme Court took up a major new abortion case on Friday, agreeing to hear a challenge by ...

Nov 14, 2015 07:31 AM EST

Reputed New York mobster, 80, cleared in 1978 'Goodfellas' heist

An 80-year-old reputed mobster was found not guilty on Thursday of participating in a brazen 1978 Ne...

Nov 13, 2015 12:02 AM EST

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