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An Amnesty International report documents forced labor, wage theft and intimidation as the nation prepares for the 2022 soccer tournament.

A decision by President Barack Obama could come within weeks, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday.

The news organization agreed to supply Nazi propaganda materials to U.S. newspapers, academic research has revealed.

The leaders of the two countries prepare to meet Thursday, with the U.S. saying it will not recognize China's exclusion zone in the South China Sea.

Faustin-Archange Touadéra, leader of the Central African Republic, faces difficult odds in forming a credible administration — and maintaining peace.

American military personnel will be sent to the region beginning in February 2017 to counter Russian aggression, the Pentagon said.

A video released Tuesday by the Islamic State group in Iraq shows a militant beheading a hostage said to be a member of the Kurdish peshmerga forces.

Turkey continues to play an active role in the fight against ISIS, but it has not strayed from its original battle against Kurdish militants.

A state-run news service reported that authorities took about 20 people into custody Wednesday, most of them from Uzbekistan but carrying Turkish paperwork.

Despite recreational marijuana being illegal in Israel, a marijuana research sector has flourished in the country.

The photos purportedly show Ugandan police groping women's breasts and private parts as they conducted body searches on soccer fans entering the Namboole stadium.

The isolated and impoverished country says US-South Korea joint military drills have dragged the region to the ‘brink of war.’

The German chancellor saw a dip in support following her September 2015 announcement of a controversial refugee policy.

Stocks across Europe and Asia rose Wednesday, as investors took heart from the Fed chairwoman’s markedly cautious stance on future rate hikes.

The plan's withdrawal is a major embarrassment for the Socialist French president, who had unveiled it only three days after militants killed 130 people in Paris.

Iran’s top leader said Wednesday that those who believe the country’s future lies in negotiations are “either ignorant or traitors.”

Seif Eddin Mustafa surrendered Tuesday after hijacking the domestic Alexandria-Cairo flight and diverting it to the port city of Larnaca in Cyprus.

A new study has cast doubts over claims that a drop in China’s coal consumption in recent years may have led to a decline in carbon emissions.

The one-day visit, during which the Indian prime minister will meet senior EU officials, is aimed at advancing trade ties with the 28-nation bloc.

The U.S. says the missile tests are in violation of a United Nations Security Council resolution.

Members of Aung San Suu Kyi's victorious National League for Democracy were in tears as Myanmar swore in its first president with no military ties in more than half a century.

The slowdown in China, coupled with cooling demand for exports globally, is likely to crimp growth across Asia's developing economies, ADB said in a report Wednesday.

North Korea’s latest multiple launch rocket system is one of the biggest threats for South Korea, as half of the country falls within its range, Yonhap News Agency reported.

The Malaysian transport ministry said Wednesday that “the paint and stenciling” on both debris items found last month matched those used by the airline.

Former Canadian transport minister Jean Lapierre and his family members were among those killed.

A weakening dollar also lent some support but concern that a two-month rally was fading in an oversupplied market put a ceiling on gains.

National lawmakers were expected to debate Wednesday on measures aimed at combating street gangs in the murder capital of the world.

Donald Trump made waves there this week after indicating he’d withdraw American troops for financial reasons.

Russian state bank Vneshekonombank has funded many of President Vladimir Putin's expensive projects, including the 2014 Sochi Olympics.