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WASHINGTON:  Hailed as “America’s Subway” when it began operating 40 years ago, Washington’s Metro transit system now could serve as Exhibit A for...

MEXICO CITY:  An hour’s drive from the hustle and bustle of Mexico City, paved roads give way to dust, snaking up hills dotted...

SEOUL, South Korea: She pulled off a deft bit of political maneuvering, probably born of desperation. Now South Korea's president has a sliver...

NEW YORK: Hospitals and health insurers are gaining confidence that their nightmare scenario - millions of Americans instantly losing health insurance once President-elect...

Egyptian man died after a lion attacked him during circus performance in Alexandria, Egypt.    The 25-year-old trainer Islam Shahin, who was working with...

Helsinki:  Finland's prime minister admitted Wednesday sending angry emails to a reporter as media claimed he tried to block coverage of an alleged...

New York, Nov 30: Steven Mnuchin is hardly a household name, but US President-elect Donald Trump's new pick for Treasury secretary has close...

Copenhagen: Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd said Wednesday it planned to use a conviction against one of its members for breaching the Faroe Islands'...

Mexico City: Mayors from scores of the world's biggest cities gathered in Mexico Wednesday to plot their strategy for fighting climate change in...

Beirut: A leading Syrian opposition body on Wednesday demanded the United Nations act immediately to protect residents of Aleppo, battered by advancing regime...

Banjul, Gambia: Adama Barrow, an unheard-of estate agent just six months ago, is now the flagbearer for The Gambia's opposition as it mounts...

Paris: Three former Air France employees on trial for ripping company executives' shirts during a dispute over layoffs were found guilty on Wednesday...

WASHINGTON: Five people were killed as tornadoes swept through parts of the south early Wednesday, according to local media. The National Weather Service...

HAVANA: With revolutionary leader Fidel Castro dead and his brother Raul vowing to step down as president in 15 months, it will soon...

JERUSALEM: Israeli jets struck sites near the Syrian capital Damascus early Wednesday, local media reported. The Israeli military refused to comment but the...

OSLO: Norway’s public prosecutor ordered on Wednesday the release of an Iraqi Kurdish imam after Italian authorities withdrew a year-old extradition request linked...

ALEPPO, Syria: At least 45 civilians were killed Wednesday when Syrian regime forces shelled a group of refugees in Syria’s northern city of...

KUWAIT CITY: The Emir of Kuwait, Sabah al-Ahmad Jaber al-Sabah, on Wednesday named Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah as prime minister and asked...