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The United States and Saudi Arabia agreed to increase support to Syria's moderate opposition while seeking a political resolution of the four-year conflict.

Baghdad granted Moscow its permission just days after Washington sought assurances that Iraq would not allow Russian jets to conduct operations inside its territory.

Russian forces have been carrying out airstrikes in Syria since the end of last month.

With more than 140 political parties registered, Ukraine's local elections Sunday could wind up being a referendum on the policies of the national government in Kiev.

Delays have pushed back the first launch from the remote spaceport from year-end 2015 to April 2016. Vostochny spaceport would reduce reliance on the spaceport that Russia now leases from Kazakhstan.

Attacks by hackers holding access to computers for ransom are typically traced back to Russia or Eastern Europe, where technical skills are in heavy supply, but jobs aren't.

The first charter was signed by 51 countries in San Francisco in 1948.

The best-case scenario in Syria centers on people getting up one morning and seeing Bashar Assad is gone, according to Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir.

The Facebook account used a state trooper and has stirred concern that the Islamic State group may be trying to gather intelligence on US law enforcement.

According to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Russia is fighting terrorism together with Syria.

Master Sgt. Joshua Wheeler was assigned to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command in 2004 and deployed 11 times to support Mideast combat operations, the Army said.

Oil sales account for the extremist group’s largest source of funding and were believed to help the group hold territory, rebuild infrastructure, pay fighters in exchange for loyalty and continue funding military endeavors.

Global markets rallied on the European Central Bank's willingness to revive growth in Europe as tech stocks led Wall Street gains.

The British telecom company has suffered its third and most significant breach in the last 12 months, with 4 million customer records stolen.

The Electronic Sports League arrived in the U.S. from Europe two years ago. Now it's eyeing an even bigger playing field.

Russia's military involvement in Syria has exacerbated an already dire situation for Syria’s healthcare, as at least five hospitals have been forced closed by airstrikes.

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe joins a list that includes Cuba's former President Fidel Castro as the winner of the annual Confucius Prize, a Chinese alternative to the Nobel Peace Prize.

VTsIOM said Putin's rating had reached 89.9 percent in October, up from a previous high of 89.1 percent in June.

Xiaomi is no longer China's biggest smartphone maker as the Internet company says it is considering launching its smartphones in the U.S.

The aging and slow flying A-10 can hit smaller targets more accurately than newer hi-tech jets.

China, the largest economy in Asia and the second-largest in the world, is also the world's largest consumer of crude oil.