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The Thai government has reversed its position against farmer subsidies as the country's rural economy sputters from falling commodity prices and exports.

A U.N. report released Monday said over 218,000 asylum-seekers crossed the Mediterranean into Europe in October.

According to anonymous sources, an investigation into the death of Lieutenant Charles Joseph Gliniewicz reveals he was killed by his own gunshot.

The plane was carrying seven passengers and five Russian crew members, local media reported.

The Honest Elections Initiative, or I-122, aims to create a public financing model that would drastically transform how candidates raise money.

Death row inmate Ernest Lee Johnson's case has been sent to an appeals court for further review.

Xi Jinping will meet Ma Ying-jeou in Singapore on Saturday — in a historic move that could influence Taiwan's upcoming presidential elections.

Mount Rinjani has erupted several times since Tuesday morning, Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency said, and could erupt again.

Earlier, a senior U.S. defense official said China was lobbying Southeast Asian nations to drop any reference to concerns over the South China Sea in the statement.

The charities have come under scrutiny this year with Hillary Clinton seeking the Democratic Party's nomination for the November 2016 presidential election.

"I really did a disservice to the French," the Republican said about a comment he made during a recent presidential debate.

Proposed protections for sexual orientation and gender identity sparked the most controversy, with foes raising the specter of restroom invasions.

Residents of the Buckeye State rejected a proposal Tuesday that would have legalized medicinal and recreational pot.

Historic injustices and human rights violations against blacks are insufficiently addressed by countries, U.N. panelists said.

The Republican candidate defeated Democrat Jack Conway Tuesday, and will become one of the state's few GOP governors in recent decades.

A number of petitions are circulating online as employees of big-name stores oppose what has come to be known as the “Black Friday Creep.”

A grand jury decided Tuesday not to indict police Officer Connor Schilling in the shooting death of 19-year-old Darrius Stewart.

A new transatlantic data-sharing agreement for replacing the so-called safe harbor framework is vital to both the U.S. and European economies, U.S. officials said.

While Russia and Iran have been the foremost foreign supporters of Syria's president, the United States, its Gulf allies and Turkey have insisted that he step down.

Projected costs are in 2010 dollars, not the actual amount taxpayers must fork over in 2017, when the planes begin to roll off the assembly line.

State regulators announced Tuesday that Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California will be penalized for overstating their doctor networks, leading to unforeseen bills for patients.

Fierce competition for control of the disputed waters has depleted the fish population to the point where only 5 percent remains from 1950s levels, a study said.

"'I'm not taking back what I said," the filmmaker said after his comments about deadly police shootings sparked a backlash.

“I’m a defense hawk," said the Republican congressman from Wisconsin, who recently succeeded John Boehner of Ohio as House speaker.

TransCanada's request to suspend its Keystone XL application was interpreted by many as an admission that the company expected a rejection from President Barack Obama.

Donald Trump put the blame on himself for his failed marriages.

Although the polling date hasn't been set, more than 1 million Libyans have registered to vote using Smart Elect, a platform designed by a North Carolina company.

Donald Trump attacked Sen. Marco Rubio for saying he wouldn't immediately revoke Obama's first immigration executive action.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter "reaffirmed that the United States will continue to fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows," a Pentagon official said.