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Russian defense ministry dismissed NATO allegations that Moscow, along with Syrian President Bashar Assad, is “deliberately weaponizing” the refugee crisis.

The researchers monitored 14 Facebook groups for half an hour every day over a period of five months and found hundreds of protected animals for sale.

The drought in the Middle East, which according to many has exacerbated the ongoing conflict in Syria, is likely a result of human-induced climate change.

Five Hong Kong booksellers associated with a publishing house that specializes in books on sensitive Chinese political topics disappeared last year, sparking concerns about Beijing's growing clout.

Watana Muangsook, a member of the Puea Thai Party, was charged with breaking the country’s crime laws after he criticized General Prawit Wongsuwan in a Facebook post.

The mining company will pay $1.1 billion over the next three years, while $5.1 billion will go into cleanup costs and damages following the dam burst that killed 17 in Brazil last year.

Muhyiddin Yassin, who raised doubts about an investigation linked to Prime Minister Najib Razak, ended speculation he would quit the ruling party.

The Mexican drug lord, who says he is being tortured by Mexican prison officials, faces charges from U.S. attorneys' offices in seven different cities.

The debris, possibly from a Boeing 777 plane, was found just days before the second anniversary of Flight MH370’s disappearance.

Anti-terrorism authorities have arrested four more people — bringing the total to 43 — suspected of having played a role in the Jan. 14 attacks in the Indonesian capital.

A U.S. law enforcement official said the FBI secured the cooperation of Bryan Pagliano, who joined the State Department with Clinton and set up the server in her New York home, according to the Washington Post.

The Philippines said that though Chinese ships have left a contested area, their presence could bolster its arbitration case against Beijing.

The country, which is facing harsh new sanctions approved Wednesday by the United Nations Security Council, reportedly fired short-range missiles.

Italy has increasingly found itself at the center of European migration and security crises.

The controversial businessman’s rise to the front of the GOP pack has both angered and disturbed international media.

Migrants stuck at the makeshift border camp huddle around fires to keep warm, as only a small number were permitted to pass the border.

The EU’s newest members from Central and Eastern Europe are among the strongest supporters of Britain remaining in the 28-nation bloc.

Uganda, however, has not yet mentioned the fate of the alternative plan for a crude oil pipeline through Kenya.

The 15-member council sanctions aim to prevent Pyongyang from obtaining resources for its nuclear weapons program.

The new group, dubbed the Peoples Mega Party, held its first meeting in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Tuesday.

The race for air superiority has heated up since Moscow began a $700 billion, 10-year modernization program to gain parity with the U.S.

A massive earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia, which lies in an arc of fault lines circling the Pacific Basin

The Malaysian airline went missing two years ago, and few traces have yet turned up.

The country has been ravaged by years of war, but a high-level UN official has said foreign interference will only exacerbate a humanitarian crisis.

Jordanian special forces were involved in a deadly overnight firefight in a town on the country's Syrian border.

Francis said Wednesday that the Catholic Church should not accept money earned from the abuse of low-income workers.

Al-Shabab recaptured the southern port city of Merca earlier this month, making it the largest city under the Islamic militant group’s control.

As a corrupt government lurks in the background, a new, homegrown initiative is promising jobs, education and other opportunities for impoverished Somalis.

Locations for the deployment of the latest long-range anti-aircraft missile systems are yet to be announced.