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The moves escalated a feud between the Shi'ite-led central government and the autonomous Kurdish region driven by a Sunni insurgency which threatens to fragment Iraq along sectarian and ethnic lines three years after the withdrawal of U.S. troops.

Some historical periods gain importance only in hindsight, but the summer of 1964 was clearly significant, even as it was happening.

Despite being one of Dropbox's primary cloud providers, Amazon has unveiled its own cloud service in Zocalo.

U.S. foreign aid has been the subject of recent criticism. IBTimes tracked where it has been going and what it is being spent on.

All major Japanese and U.S. automakers (as well as BMW) have cars with airbags that could spray shrapnel into your face.

The LG G3 is available at several U.S. carriers, officially and unofficially.

Gang violence and poverty have made San Pedro Sula one of the largest sources of child migrants streaming into the U.S.

Beijing's claim the iPhone's "Frequent Locations" feature threatens national security is its latest attack against an American tech giant.

Samsung is again struggling to defend itself against human rights violations, but the company is far from alone in the corporate world.

Litigation continues between Apple and Samsung, which have long tangled over copyright infringement and patented designs.

A new report says the uniquely American practice of compelling customers to subsidize tipped-worker incomes should end.

Newsweek explores the abduction of the Nigerian school girls which spawned #BringBackOurGirls — just one atrocity committed by the terror group.

Car insurance is one of the universally despised costs associated with driving, but unfortunately it’s also unavoidable.

India's new prime minister to meet Obama in September.

The Pirate Bay and other popular websites will bear the brunt of a new Singapore law that takes aim at online piracy.

Trucks hauling oil drilling equipment are wearing down roads faster than states are maintaining them.

Exxon subsidiary XTO Energy Inc. is fighting with Pennsylvania's Attorney General over criminal charges related to fracking wastewater spill.

Snowden has said repeatedly that he tried to change the NSA's surveillance practices from within before leaking thousands of classified documents.

Kylie Jenner and her reported boyfriend, Jaden Smith are just teens, but Jenner is rumored to be engaged after showing off a ring.

The Paris-based energy watchdog forecast growth in global oil demand and rising supplies from non-OPEC nations in its monthly oil market report.

The Auburn Hills, Michigan, automakers says wiring in sun visor of some SUVs pose a fire risk.