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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott maintained that he opposed gay marriages, but promised popular vote on same-sex marriage after the next election.

Last week, Malaysian authorities said that most of the debris previously found in the Maldives was not from the missing plane.

Chinese government agents are operating secretly in the U.S. to pressure influential expatriates to return home.

North Korea has historically viewed the annual Ulchi-Freedom Guardian military exercises by South Korea and the U.S. as preparations for war.

A tripartite meeting is expected to focus next month on refining search efforts after the discovery of a flaperon belonging to the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

"History is harsh," he said. "What is done cannot be undone."

The new report confirms the ongoing trend of fighters from outside the Middle East joining the militant group.

Reports that sonar images of two box-like shapes on the floor of the Indian Ocean were from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 were rejected Thursday by Australian authorities.

Financial analysts differ on whether a lower-valued yuan will cool imports at a time when the government is seeking to promote them.

The Robinhood mobile app is aimed at young investors looking for low-cost trading plans.

New legislation proposes that agricultural products seized under Russia's food ban not be destroyed, but rather given as humanitarian aid.

Several surfers returned to the waves after an hour of waiting.

Without human intervention, such as a groundbreaking effort in the United Arab Emirates, the species may survive just three more decades.

Items such as a package of noodles and a luggage tag were likely not from a Malaysia Airlines jet, but officials were glad people were looking. 

Efforts to find the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner are estimated to cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

Photos show a massive tiger shark lying on a commercial fishing boat off New South Wales.

At least 103 people have been killed and more than one million "critically affected" by the flooding.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott's recent statements about a referendum for same-sex marriage stand in stark contrast to comments he made in May.

The Americas Championship date and venue has been announced.

The pledge to cut emissions by at least 26 percent was denounced by activists as "vastly inadequate."

Kerry said many challenges remained in thrashing out a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), particularly on issues of autos and dairy, but the U.S. would do everything in its power to make it happen.