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American and African economists, politicians, business and nonprofit leaders are convening this week to discuss Africa's economic growth.

Units from Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force are currently being considered by the defense ministry to make up parts of the new space force.

An official from Russia's FSB secret service agency has claimed that hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers had asked for asylum in Russia.

The government is expected to seek comments from the industry and travelers before making a final ruling.

At least 30 people, including women and children, were injured in Israeli shelling on a residential building in the al-Shati refugee camp.

China's SAIC said last week that it was formally investigating Microsoft for breach of anti-trust rules.

The U.S. is set to announce nearly $1 billion in business deals and $60 million a year for peacekeeping training during the US-Africa summit.

The Israeli army warned any rockets fired from Gaza will end the seven hour cease-fire Monday prematurely.

The American spy plane was presumably collecting information on the Russian military after the MH17 crash.

King accuses Obama of pushing country toward constitutional crisis.

Young professionals in New England and the Pacific Northwest have similar debt figures, but are better off than Southerners.

The United Nations called an attack on an UNRWA school in Gaza used to house displaced Palestinians a "moral outrage and a criminal act."

Dr. Kent Brantly, one of two Americans who contracted Ebola in Liberia, is receiving treatment at Atlanta's Emory University Hospital.

The Iraq jihadi group took over Kurdish-controlled Sinjar Sunday, forcing as many as 200,000 to flee their black banner.

Kurds suffer first major defeat at hands of Islamic State militants.

At least six have died in weekend fighting.

Intelligence sources claim Mossad intercepted John Kerry's calls during peace talks earlier this year.

Fighting around the Tripoli airport has led to 22 deaths.

General Motors has requested its main Chinese supplier find an alternative source of components after a blast at a Kunshan factory killed at least 69 people.

China made the disclosures about one of the worst incidents of unrest in the country in years on an official news site.

The California wildfires that have burned thousands of acres prompted Gov. Jerry Brown to issue an emergency proclamation.