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Frankfurt am Main: German prosecutors raided several Deutsche Bank offices in the Frankfurt area Thursday over suspicions of money laundering based on revelations...

Dublin: The Irish sport of hurling -- often described as "the fastest game on grass" -- was granted UNESCO special status on Thursday,...

BERLIN: Germany's antitrust agency said Thursday it has begun an investigation of online retailer Amazon over complaints it's abusing its position to the...

ASTANA, Kazakhstan: The 11th round of Syria peace talks in the Astana format concluded on Thursday with a decision to step up joint...

Paris: Four decades after the boy pharaoh caused a sensation in the US and Europe, treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamun are to...

KIEV, Ukraine:  The Ukrainian president has urged NATO to deploy naval ships to the Sea of Azov, a proposal that has been sharply...

Geneva: Global temperatures in 2018 are set to be the fourth highest on record, the UN said Thursday, stressing the urgent need for...

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran's navy has acquired two new mini submarines designed for operations in shallow waters such as the Persian Gulf, the Iranian...

Astana, Kazakhstan: The UN envoy on Syria said Thursday there had been "no tangible progress" at talks in Kazakhstan towards a new Syrian...

MANILA, Philippines:  A Philippine court found three police officers guilty on Thursday of killing a student they alleged was a drug dealer, in...

Shanghai: More than 250 runners cheated at last weekend's half-marathon in Shenzhen including many who took shortcuts, Chinese state media said on Thursday,...

Seoul, South Korean President Moon Jae-in's approval rating has dipped below 50 percent for the first time, a poll showed Thursday, as economic...

RIO DE JANEIRO, US President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton will visit Brazil's far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday to discuss...

Sydney, Australia's unique platypus population is shrinking under pressure from agriculture and pollution, putting the egg-laying mammals' future in doubt, researchers said in...

Moscow, President Vladimir Putin has insisted that Russian forces were in the right to seize three Ukrainian ships last weekend, but President Donald...

BEIRUT: Families of people who went missing during Lebanon's civil war called on the government Wednesday to expedite the formation of a commission...

Kabul: At least 10 people were killed and 19 wounded in a Taliban-claimed attack at a private British security firm's compound in Kabul,...

THESSALONIKI, Greece: Four migrants killed by a train in northern Greece may have been sleeping on the tracks when they were hit, authorities...