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The Islamic State group commandeered 2,300 armored vehicles when it took Mosul last year, the Iraqi premier says.

To combat ever-more-inventive thieves and hackers, Chinese researchers have developed facial recognition-equipped ATMs.

Microsoft users have traditionally updated their operating system by purchasing a new computer.

Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner said a satirical article was proof of a Washington-led conspiracy to undermine the global soccer authority.

Russia conducted its first observation flight this year in February when a Russian Antonov An-30 aircraft flew over the Greek Republic.

The Solar Impulse 2 has so far traveled from Abu Dhabi to China powered only by the sun, but Monday's delay raises concerns that the Atlantic storm season could jeopardize the mission.

The five militants have been living in Qatar since their release last June in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl -- an American soldier taken prisoner by the Taliban in 2009.

China's economy has sputtered this year and growth slowed to a six-year low of 7 percent in the first three months of the year.

The leader of a pro-Iranian Shiite militia fighting ISIS proposes a strategy for defeating ISIS, not just liberating Ramadi.

The removal of Russian and Iranian advisers points to the possibility the battle is turning against the regime.

President Obama urged the Senate "to ensure this irresponsible lapse in authorities is as short-lived as possible."

A pair of double shootings in Baltimore Sunday made this month the city's deadliest May in more than 40 years.

Officials say $10 million was paid to FIFA from South Africa in 2008, but deny it was a bribe.

Jeb Bush said in his brother's zeal to protect the United States in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, George W. Bush failed to reign in congressional spending.

The 46-year-old son of the vice president died Saturday of brain cancer.

The No Social Security for Nazis Act went into effect last January, ending retirement payments to four recipients, but 133 reportedly still are receiving checks.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in a stable condition in a Geneva hospital after being injured in an accident while bicycling near Scionzier, France, his spokesman said on Sunday.

Black and Hispanic people are disproportionately represented among the dead, according to an analysis by the Washington Post.

Saudi Arabia allegedly requested Israel to provide "state-of-the-art weapons to supply the terrorist groups in Yemen," Iranian media claimed.

China will take a decision on establishing an air defense identification zone around disputed waters in the South China Sea based on its assessment of the security situation, a senior Chinese military official said on Sunday.

European authorities brand the blacklisting of 89 dignitaries as "arbitrary and unjustified," while Russian officials say it was a response to Western sanctions.