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The country's top court ruled that their detentions last November, which drew international condemnation, had violated their rights.

Germany's stance places it squarely against the U.S. and China, which have pushed for higher government spending to boost growth in the run-up to the G-20 summit in Shanghai.

The U.S. is committed to making a truce work but "there are plenty of reasons for skepticism," President Barack Obama said.

That's how much would need to be spent to replace the U.S. nuclear deterrent — and send a strong message to Russia, China and North Korea, the Pentagon says.

The damning U.N. report details horrific findings of unlawful killings, torture and other human rights abuses committed by all sides in war-torn Libya.

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox, using colorful language, said his country would not pay for Donald Trump’s border wall, and said the billionaire could pay for it himself.

The bombs, which had been seized from militant group Boko Haram, detonated accidentally and were not planted, police said.

U.S. and Russian officials are completing a U.N. resolution that would “support a political transition” away from war, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said.

A clause allowing adoption of a partner’s biological child was stricken from the proposal.

Families near Rio de Janiero's Olympic Park say that standing water at construction sites puts them at risk for Zika and dengue.

Despite strong economic results, ruling party Fine Gael has done little to help lower-income citizens, critics say ahead of Friday's vote.

The embargo will give inspectors time to investigate whether humanitarian laws have been breached in Yemen.

The French man, identified only as Michael, stole money from nearly 160 priests.

Nisman, a prosecutor himself, was found dead Jan. 18, 2015, just before he was set to accuse the president of covering up a terrorist attack.

Many questions over implementation and other strategies remain only two days before the U.S.-Russian engineered ceasefire takes effect in Syria.

A strange debate over opening up gated communities has enraged the middle class and demonstrated the government’s communication problems.

The violent protests late Wednesday apparently were triggered by the school’s decision to dissolve a council of student representatives.

Families have filed suits against a variety of entities, from Boeing to the Malaysian government.

For the first time ever, scientists have been able to determine the location of these intense bursts of radio emission that last only milliseconds.

On the eve of national elections, Gerry Adams' past ties to the Irish Republican Army threaten to undermine the party's progress.

Last year, 55 prisoners escaped from the same jail in Lae City, where inmates are believed to be kept in poor conditions.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 6.4 percent Thursday, as profit-taking by investors ended a short-lived rally.

The planned hike over the next 10 years was designed keeping in mind China's economic and military rise, and an increased U.S. focus on Asia-Pacific, the prime minister said.

The Chinese capital has overtaken New York as the city with the largest number of billionaires for the first time, according to a new report.

The Thursday meeting to discuss the spiraling humanitarian crisis will also include representatives from non-EU members Serbia, Macedonia and Turkey.

As the death toll rose to 44, the country estimated damage from cyclone Winston at about $1 billion.

The announcement came only two days after a senior U.S. military official said China was “clearly militarizing” the South China Sea.

Local media said that Germany was expecting a huge influx of asylum seekers by 2020, based on internal estimates by the Economy Ministry.

Economic issues are expected to influence voters significantly as they elect a new national government Thursday.