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In a close election, peeling off even a small number of voters from the Republican Party could make a difference to the Democrats, political analysts said.

Prosecutors in Guatemala raided 26 properties and detained seven people Wednesday in connection with a 20142015 corruption case that helped lead to the resignation of former president Otto Perez Molina.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said he warned his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that there would be "an enormous price to pay" if Moscow is offering bounties to kill U.S. soldiers or other Western troops in Afghanistan.

A Georgia congressional candidates campaign conspired with the stepmother of the former Atlanta police officer who killed Rayshard Brooks to publicly smear the womans former employer after she was fired, according to a lawsuit filed by the company.

Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn swore in a new cabinet on Wednesday, calling for "order and peace" but without mentioning recent antigovernment student protests that have urged reforms of the powerful monarchy.

Colombian officials say they have arrested two Florida men wanted in the United States on charges they illegally sold a bleachlike chemical as a miracle cure for the new coronavirus and other diseases.

Russia said on Wednesday the first batch of the world's first COVID19 vaccine would be rolled out within two weeks and rejected as "groundless" safety concerns aired by some experts over Moscow's rapid approval of the drug.

Brazil's government sent a humanitarian mission to Lebanon on Wednesday in the wake of the Aug. 4 explosion in Beirut that injured thousands.

Germany's foreign minister said on Wednesday that Lebanon needed a government that can fight corruption and enact reforms as he toured Beirut port, scene of the devastating explosion that has triggered protests and led the government to resign.

For more than 70 years, the U.S. affiliate of UNICEF has supported the global work of that U.N. agency, most of it focused on aiding children in developing countries. On Wednesday, amid overlapping domestic crises, UNICEF USA announced its first major pro...

Joe Biden’s selection of Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate provides a brandnew target for President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign that has struggled to find an effective line of attack against his Democratic rival.

The decision of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) to nominate Finance Minister Olaf Scholz as chancellor candidate has given the centreleft party a popularity boost, helping them to surpass the Greens in a poll published on Wednesday.

A stalemate between the Republican White House and congressional Democrats over coronavirus relief ended in a fourth day without talks on Tuesday, with each party blaming the other for intransigence.

Acting US Attorney for the Southern District of New York said Encarnacion plotted to travel abroad, to join and train with LeT and to carry out shootings, bombings, and beheadings.

Health authorities in New Zealand were scrambling Wednesday to trace the source of a new outbreak of the coronavirus as the nation's largest city went back into lockdown.

The man, Elijah McClain, was walking on the street alone in August 2019 when he was stopped by three officers based on a report that he was “being suspicious.” According to the complaint, the officers held him in two carotid holds around his neck, tackled...