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WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defence. The case ma...

WASHINGTON - Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods rebounded 0.5% in March as U.S. factories recovered from February weather disruptions. However, the recovery was not as strong as most had expecte...

BRUSSELS - The European Union's executive branch said Monday that it has launched legal action against coronavirus vaccine-maker AstraZeneca for failing to respect the terms of its contract with the 2...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An Iranian-British woman long held in Tehran has been sentenced to another year in prison, her lawyer said Monday, drawing immediate criticism from Britain in the high pr...

TOKYO - Japan's ruling party lost all three parliamentary byelections held Sunday, loosening Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's grip on power ahead of national elections later this year. Suga said he tak...

TIRANA, Albania - Preliminary results on Monday showed the ruling Socialist Party ahead in Albania's parliamentary election. With half of the votes counted, the left-wing Socialists of Prime Minister ...

JAYAPURA, Indonesia - An Indonesian brigadier general was killed in an ongoing clash between security forces and a rebel group in restive Papua province, authorities said Monday. The clashes started A...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A recording of Iran's foreign minister offering a blunt appraisal of diplomacy and the limits of power within the Islamic Republic has been leaked, providing a rare look ...

MADRID - Officials in northern Spain's Pamplona have called off the famed San Fermn bull-running festival for the second year in a row because of the coronavirus pandemic. Pamplona Mayor Enrique Maya ...

BANGKOK - Authorities in Thailand are imposing fines of up to 20,000 baht ($640) for people who fail to wear face masks in public in 48 provinces, as the government struggles to cope with a new wave o...