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US prices rose 3.4% in the year to July, slightly lower than the 3.5% in the year to June, new figures show. Month to month, inflation rose 0.1%, mainly due to an increase in housing costs, the Bureau of...

Israeli settlers have been besieging two Palestinian families in their homes in the occupied West Bank since Sunday, with the families saying their supplies were running out and rights groups urging the authorities to step in.On Wednesday Israeli security...

Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who spearheaded China's entry into global trade and laid the foundation for its explosive growth, has died at the age of 97.He served in the country's second-highest office from 1998-2003 and played a leading...

MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened retaliation for Western seizures of its commercial vessels, describing them as “piracy.” Speaking on a visit to a Russian warship that was taking part in a naval exercise in the...

Crews rescued 172 people and recovered the body of a passenger from a ferry that caught fire in rough seas Wednesday near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, authorities said.The fire started at about 4:15...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Wednesday sharply reduced its forecast for global oil demand this year, with supplies still crimped by the...

The U.S. Justice Department unsealed indictments on Tuesday against four members of one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels accused of seeking to purchase arms and ammunition in exchange for drugs in the Czech Republic....

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David Crowley is projected to have won a primary election to become the Democrat's candidate for Wisconsin governor, in a surprise result that halts a winning streak for the party's left wing.With almost all votes counted in the Midwestern...

N Chandrasekaran, the chairman of Tata Group, has said that he will not seek reappointment when his term ends in February.The 63-year-old said the decision came after the board of Tata Sons could not reach a resolution on a...