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Opposition party leader Imran Khan's admission may ease pressure on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, whose children also used offshore firms.

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

The slayings took place in Tlatlaya, in Mexico state, which borders the violence-plagued states of Guerrero and Michoacan.

Domenico Scala, head of auditing and compliance for global soccer’s governing body, has resigned, citing risks to independent probes into a corruption scandal.

President Danilo Medina is poised to win a second term in Sunday’s general election.

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

Economic output shrank by 0.4 percent in the first quarter, and the country hopes to return to growth in the second half after years of recession.

The figure is likely to stoke concerns, particularly among anti-immigration movements, on the new arrivals' impact on the country.

Kizza Besigye was charged with treason Friday for declaring himself president and challenging the election victory of veteran leader Yoweri Museveni.

The latest industrial production and investment data for April suggest the world’s second-largest economy is still struggling.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the country’s strong immigration policy was necessary to curb dangerous sea voyages, organized by people smugglers.

Mustafa Badreddine, the military leader of the Lebanon-based Shiite Islamist group, was killed Tuesday in an artillery explosion in Syria.

The body of Mongsowe U Chak, 75, was found at the isolated temple, about 211 miles southeast of Dhaka.

The China Banking Regulatory Commission has issued an urgent notice to banks to clear bottlenecks, slowing lending to private firms.

The Security Council was set to meet Saturday in Nigeria to evaluate efforts to combat the extremist group, which has been active in the country since 2009.

Suspecting U.S. meddling, the South American nation’s president has declared a state of emergency to enact unspecified measures to protect the country.

The blaze that has damaged or destroyed 2,400 properties in northern Alberta will likely be Canada’s most expensive natural disaster.

An announcement could come next week, ahead of Secretary of State John Kerry’s planned May 22 visit to the Southeast Asian nation.

Artificial islands in the South China Sea can host long-term “civil-military bases” in the contested waters, the Pentagon said Friday.

Cristina Fernandez, who heads a large faction of the Peronist party, stepped down in December at the end of her second term.

The South American oil exporter nation, where inflation is the highest in the world, has seen its economy shrink since 2014.

The U.S. switched on an $800 million missile shield in Romania on Thursday, saying it was a defense against Iran and rogue states.

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

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

AGC 198691, a faint blue galaxy 30 million light-years from Earth, may help scientists understand the conditions that existed during the birth of our universe.

In comments made during a press conference Friday, the international lender added its voice to the growing chorus against the U.K.’s exit from the European Union.

The preliminary flash estimate, released on April 29, had pegged growth for the 19-member bloc at 0.6 percent.

Malaysia's transport minister said that officials from Malaysia, Australia and China will meet by June or July to "chart the future of the search."

The comments by China’s foreign ministry come on the heels of Washington’s consideration to lift a three-decade-old arms embargo on Vietnam.