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The Jund al-Khilafa group had kidnapped Gourdel, 55, in September and later that month released a video showing his execution.

The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday renounced Ukraine's "non-aligned" status with the aim of eventually joining NATO.

UNITAR found that 24 sites were completely destroyed, 189 severely or moderately damaged and a further 77 possibly damaged.

Sri Lanka has deployed over 7,000 army personnel to the areas affected by the floods, which has destroyed nearly 1,900 houses.

According to a report from the CPJ, Syria remained the deadliest country for reporters -- for the third year in a row.

Spending by households drove Britain's economic recovery once again in the third quarter despite a slight fall in disposable incomes.

Doctors at the Lakka center said that patients were administered large doses of the heart drug that caused several medical complications.

A U.S. justice department review will be conducted into the death of the Milwaukee man after local authorities did not charge the officer.

However, the Australian prime minister said there was no need to increase the country's terror threat level, which currently stands at "high."

A spokesperson for China's foreign ministry called the claims "irresponsible."

It remains unclear if Prime Minister Modi’s BJP would be part of the state government in the strife-torn, Muslim-majority state.

Hundreds of Yazidi women and children are still believed to be held in ISIS captivity in northern Iraq and Syria.

The outage prompted questions about whether the U.S. acted on its threat of a response to the alleged Pyongyang-backed hack of Sony Pictures.

Hong Kong's largest corruption trial jailed officials from Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd., the world’s second-most valuable real-estate firm.

The attacks could have been averted with the help of intelligence-sharing by agencies in the U.S., UK and India, a report says.

Clifford Sloan will step down as the U.S. State Department's envoy to Guantanamo Bay.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio urged that there be a pause in demonstrations until after the funerals of two slain police officers.

The Boston bombing suspect's defense team filed a motion to remove demonstrators from the courthouse.

Rank-and-file officers, some of minority background, are aligning against the NYC mayor after two cops were shot dead in Brooklyn.

The security threat came just hours after Pakistani officials issued arrest warrants for militant leaders.

Insurers may also be on the hook for some of the losses, said to be approaching $100 million.

Here are 20 inspirational, humorous and religious quotes to share this Christmas.

The dates were discussed in a phone conversation among France's Hollande, Germany's Merkel and Russia's Putin.

The Justice Department will review the case now that local officials have declined to press charges.

Iraqi air power played a role in the weekend's successful Sinjar offensive, the U.S. State Department said Monday.

Obama would have played into North Korea's hands if he'd called the Sony hack an act of war. He would have also been wrong, experts say.

North Korea's Internet is spotty, but it has seen more troubles than usual in the last 24 hours. It could be a response to the Sony hack.

They're often handpicked from North Korean universities, begin training at around 17 years of age -- and make a lot of money.

Construction of the mysterious $50 billion waterway is scheduled to begin Monday, but local resistance is still strong.