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Grand Mufti of Jerusalem JERUSALEM--Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Mohammed Hussein condemned as an "insult" a new cartoon depicting the Prophet Mohammed published on...

  RIO DE JANEIRO--Brazilian police said Wednesday they have arrested a top former executive of scandal-plagued state oil firm Petrobras, on suspicion of money...

  WASHINGTON--A US soldier found dead at his home in Texas after returning from duty in West Africa was not carrying the Ebola virus,...

  RIYADH--Saudi Arabia on Wednesday beheaded a convicted Pakistani drug trafficker and one of its own citizens who killed a soldier. Their cases bring...

  BERLIN--Germany will tighten a foreign travel ban for known Islamists to stop them from heading to war zones such as Syria, the cabinet...

Kiir and Machar NAIROBI--War in South Sudan will cost up to $28 billion to the country if it continues for five more years,...

Justice Minister Taubira PARIS--French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira urged prosecutors to take tough action against those who condone terrorism and carry out racist...

Allen BAGHDAD--Deadly attacks by militants in Paris and other Western cities underline the need for a "global response" to the Islamic State jihadist...

Bulgarian PM SOFIA--Bulgaria announced plans Wednesday to extent a 30-kilometre (20-mile) fence along its border with Turkey, a major entry point for migrants...

Juan Carlos MADRID--Spain's Supreme Court has agreed to examine a paternity suit against former king Juan Carlos by a woman who claims to...

  ANKARA--A Turkish court on Wednesday decided to block access to websites featuring the cover of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, state-run news agency...

  MOSCOW-- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday Syrian opposition figures not willing to attend talks with Syrian government officials in Moscow...

Pavlo Kilmkin   KIEV--A "contact group" meeting of Ukraine, Russia and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe could be held in the...

  DUBLIN-- Support for Ireland's governing parties showed tentative signs of recovery in the first opinion poll of the year as Prime Minister Enda...

  DAMASCUS--Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Western "shortsightedness" and "support for terrorism" in the revolt against his rule were to blame for last week's...

  FRANKFURT--Pay talks in Germany's key metalworking sector kicked off Wednesday, but with both sides far apart and the IG Metall union brandishing the...

Theresa May   LONDON-- Britain's failure to pass a law forcing communications firms to collect and store online data is endangering lives and weakening...

Jailed American journalist GENEVA--Iran hopes the case of an American journalist jailed and charged in the country can be resolved, but it is...