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The U.S. Secretary of State’s visit comes at a critical time in efforts to secure peace in strife-torn Syria, Libya and Yemen.

Elfin, with five people on board, was detained by a North Korean coast guard ship in the Sea of Japan on Friday.

Some of the 200 or so people involved in the apparent business turf dispute used weapons, including guns, police and witnesses said.

The continentwide song contest is so popular partly because votes from the general public are responsible for half the score.

The attack underscores the growing precariousness of regime forces’ position in the city of Deir Ezzor, home to an estimated 200,000 civilians.

Russian posturing has left Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden determined to maintain sanctions against the Kremlin.

It’s been nearly two months since the Brussels terrorist attacks, which were claimed by the Islamic State group.

Revelations of a large-scale, state-sponsored doping program come less than 100 days before the start of the Summer Olympics in Rio.

The Nordic country plans to replace its ageing fleet of fighter jets with new planes from the U.S. defense contractor.

In its monthly oil market report, the International Energy Agency predicted a big reduction in oil stocks later this year.

Friday’s summit, which marks the White House’s first U.S.-Nordic Leaders Summit, will be attended by the leaders of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland.

Debris found on the shores of South Africa and Mauritius are said likely to have come from the missing jet.

Russia sees the move as a security threat, and a Cold War rival having an advanced military system in formerly communist-ruled eastern Europe has angered the Kremlin.

Hackers, called Pawn Storm, appear to be trying to steal personal and corporate data from the German party using two free email services, researchers said.

Putin's squad won 9-5, but the story of the night was the president's unplanned meeting between his backside and the ice.

Russia announced Tuesday it was developing new intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of piercing the U.S. missile shield.

The “Harry Potter” star was named in the latest data leak that revealed she is a beneficiary of a company based in the British Virgin Islands.

Foreign ministers of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine will meet in Berlin Wednesday to discuss the ongoing violence in eastern Ukraine.

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Efforts are expected to focus on cyber defense and naval capabilities as well as aerial surveillance, a source told Bloomberg.

As the oil-price slump continues, members of the cartel of petroleum producers have struggled to solve the crisis of supply and demand.