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North Korea's launch last week of what it said was an Earth observation satellite has been viewed by world powers as a cover for developing an intercontinental ballistic missile.

In November, a World Anti-Doping Agency report detailed evidence of systemic, state-sponsored doping among Russian athletes.

The May 9 elections will decide who succeeds President Benigno Aquino and inherits the task of spreading economic growth.

Japan’s GDP contracted in the fourth quarter more than economists had expected, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s program may need a boost.

The protesters were pushing back against Turkish military operations in a predominantly Kurdish region of Turkey.

Police shot two men who fired at them outside Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday, while forces killed three others in separate incidents.

The U.N. envoy to Syria says the hope is Thursday’s ceasefire agreement will allow aid to get through to all besieged areas.

The controversial ruling was seen to follow suit with a series of recent acquittals for police officers convicted for the deaths of protesters.

The pope decried “a society of the few and for the few,” saying wealth that “tastes of pain, bitterness and suffering ... is the bread that a corrupt family or society gives its own children.”

The democratic socialist message voiced by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont resonates with young people in France dissatisfied with their country's current power structure.

Both France and the U.S. have called on Turkey to cease its targeting of the Kurdish fighters in Syria.

The summit will be held at Sunnylands, the same California estate where the U.S. president hosted China’s Xi Jinping in 2013.

Just a week after Brazil's annual carnival, the country's former president is set to defend himself in court.

Researchers reported that Zika virus can be detected in semen for 62 days after a person is infected, adding to evidence of the virus's presence in fetal brain tissue, placenta and amniotic fluid.

A slump in metals prices and uncertainty about working with Iran means that many foreign mining firms are not scrambling to sign deals.

The attack came after Turkey bombed the Kurdish militia Saturday, and demanded that it retreat from the territory it had seized.

The agreement came two days after major powers agreed on Friday to a temporary “cessation of hostilities” in Syria.

The country has been facing insurgency from militant groups like Taliban, while the Western forces are training the local troops to bolster their defense.

The Syrian army, on Saturday, regained control of al-Tamoura town and several surrounding hills located in Aleppo’s northern suburbs.

The KN-08 intercontinental ballistic missile, which has a range of at least 6,200 miles, can be difficult to track if it’s properly designed and developed.

The quake came eight days before the anniversary of the deadly 2011 quake that caused upwards of NZ$40 billion ($26.52 billion) of damage.

The allegation came three days after South Korea suspended the Kaesong industrial project in response to the North's long-range rocket launch on Feb. 7.

Veracruz is considered a dangerous state for reporters in Mexico, with at least 12 journalists killed there since 2010, a group says.

Departing Gen. John Campbell spoke with reporters before he hands over to Lt. Gen. John Nicholson in March.

Zika figures reported Saturday were 23 percent higher than last week's figures, with the number of affected pregnant women up 57.8 percent.

With thousands of Eastern European children already in British custody, critics warn the phenomenon may “break the care system.”

The French energy giant Total will soon receive its first delivery of 2 million barrels of oil as a result of the lifting of sanctions on Iran.

“There are differences among the lenders on Greece’s pension reform that are delaying the whole process,” Alexis Tsipras said.

The nation's top officials have a “particular duty” to work for the collective good, the pontiff said.