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QUITO, Ecuador (news agencies) — A failure in an energy transmission line on Wednesday produced an unexpected blackout throughout Ecuador,...

WASHINGTON (news agencies) — Scientists studying a family plagued by early-in-life Alzheimer’s found some carry a genetic oddity that delays...

SEOUL, South Korea (news agencies) — A new agreement between Russia and North Korea reached by their leaders requires the...

MANILA, Philippines (news agencies) — The Philippine military chief demanded Wednesday that China return several rifles and equipment seized by...

RIO DE JANEIRO (news agencies) — The head of Brazil’s state-run oil giant Petrobras, Magda Chambriard, was sworn in Wednesday...

BATON ROUGE, La. (news agencies) — Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (news agencies) — Surging violence in Haiti from clashes with armed gangs since March has displaced nearly 580,000...

JERUSALEM (news agencies) — The Israeli army’s chief spokesman on Wednesday appeared to question the stated goal of destroying the...

BRUSSELS (news agencies) — The European Union’s executive arm on Wednesday criticized France for running up excessive debt, a stinging...

Both Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un say the strategic partnership they signed Wednesday is...