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In all, 161 children were killed from January to March and 449 were injured, a 29 percent rise over the first three months of 2015.

Sources in Seoul have pointed to a sharp increase in activity at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, according to a report.

The move could happen if Congress passes a bill linking the kingdom to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the New York Times reported.

Tehran fears a loss of regional influence if Russia’s recent military pullback leads to the removal of Syria’s Bashar Assad, observers say.

The transfer deal is the latest move aimed at shuttering the U.S. detention facility in Cuba.

The Citadel in South Carolina doesn't typically permit deviations from its uniform requirements.

As Donald Trump focused on Tuesday’s New York primary, rival Ted Cruz on Saturday captured all 14 of Wyoming’s delegates.

The news marked a vote of confidence by employees a year after the company said it would outsource 1,150 positions.

Prime Minister Hader al-Abadi is trying to reshuffle his Cabinet amid a divided Parliament — and the chaos is not helping the fight against ISIS.

In response, Ethiopian troops crossed the border into South Sudan to pursue the attackers, government officials said.

In the wake of controversy stirred by the so-called Panama Papers, the G-20 threatened to penalize tax haven countries that do not comply with new information-sharing efforts.

U.S. banks are prohibited from doing business with Iran directly or indirectly because Washington still accuses Tehran of “supporting terrorism.”

Afghanistan’s fifth-largest city had briefly fallen to the Taliban last year.

Students of the Santee Education Complex had signed a petition calling for a gender-neutral washroom for transgender students.

"I shook his hand and nothing more," the Roman Catholic leader said after a brief meeting with Democrat Bernie Sanders.

Boris Johnson made his remarks ahead of President Barack Obama's planned visit to London next week.

Sources said the deal for 36 French Rafale fighter jets will be set at around $9 billion.

Industrial output continued to shrink in March as a slowing global economy and a robust dollar dented the market for U.S. manufactured goods.

Tax returns released Friday suggest that Democrat Bernie Sanders is not part of the 1 percent he often rails against.

In the wake of a corruption scandal, the country's Parliament was dissolved Friday, and snap elections were set for June.

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