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Germany says it will arm 4,000 Kurdish soldiers in the fight against the Islamic State.

Iranian officials condemned latest round of U.S. sanctions, saying they call talks on Iran's nuclear program into question.

Residents of Amerli had threatened mass suicide if Islamic State militants seized the town; in Baghdad 37 die in suicide bombing

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was appointed Saturday to be the EU's primary representative on the world stage.

Poland's Donald Tusk and Italy's Federica Mogherini chosen for top spots in the EU's European Council.

Van Rompuy says new sanctions against Russia will be drawn up within a week.

The new U.S. sanctions come amid reports of Iran resisting efforts to allow IAEA inspectors to access its nuclear enrichment facilities.

Ukraine is looking to get back on track with its NATO membership, but it's not going to happen overnight, if at all.

U.S. government lawyers have said that information related to UANI in the lawsuit could jeopardize law enforcement activities.

Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus and Barcelona's Alex Song are the latest names tied to Liverpool.

Falling German investment and trade with Russia is only partly to blame for the economy's recent faltering.

U.S. officials said they are close to forming an international coalition to fight ISIS, reminiscent of the beginnings of the war on terror.

China's electric vehicle subsidy would combat customer concerns of being stranded with a dead battery.

Kurdish Peshmerga forces will now have weapons from Iran, as well as the U.S., Germany, France and Italy.

The tiny kingdom may have just saved American hostage Peter Theo Curtis, but it's also believed to be funding terrorist groups.

Zeppelins are distinguished by their incorporation of a rigid frame that shapes the aircraft. Blimps, on the other hand, maintain their shape by regulating pressure.

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French President Francois Hollande asked his prime minister on Monday to form a new government, looking to impose his will on the cabinet after rebel leftist ministers had called for an economic policy U-turn.

Companies that have business relations with Russia are, on average, more pessimistic than those that do not have them.

While there were no signs of a volcanic tremor after a magnitude 5 quake late on Sunday, authorities did not rule out an eruption.

The weakness of the economy was a major factor in Valls seeing his approval rating drop to a new low this month.