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The militants took them to a remote area and killed them by firing squad. Seventeen other captives escaped.

Rebels captured a town in southern Syria from groups loyal to the Islamic State group just a day after fighters captured another town in the north.

Turkey has been hit by four suicide bombings already this year, the most recent one last month in Istanbul.

François Perol’s comments are among the strongest from a big bank since the European Central Bank sent its deposit rate deeper into negative territory.

Italian banking stocks have dropped 40 percent this year as investors fret about bad loans and negative interest rates that are hurting profits.

Russia plays an important role in the region as its former imperial and Soviet-era overlord. It is also the main seller of weapons to both countries.

Washington’s decision to deploy its powerful bombers to Al Udeid Air Base comes as the U.S. military steps up its fight against the terrorist group.

Prime Minister David Cameron earlier said that he once had a stake in his father’s offshore trust and had profited from it.

The tragedy occurred a day after two ferries took more than 120 migrants back to Turkey from the Greek island of Lesbos.

The man filed a lawsuit Friday, alleging the contest was marred by long lines at polling stations and discrimination against minorities.

Anthony Garver, 28, was one of two accused criminals who broke out of a Seattle-area psychiatric hospital earlier this week.

The U.S. president said both the Republican presidential candidates have exposed extreme views within their party on issues such as immigration and national security.

In March, Bashar Assad dismissed calls for a transition from Syria's current government structure, suggesting instead a "unity" solution. 

The engine, ignited at Kim Jong Un's command, fulfilled all required conditions, a state news agency reported.

Records include files from senior State Department employees who served during Hillary Clinton's time as secretary of state.

First-quarter earnings reports begin in earnest next week with reports expected from Alcoa and four of the big banks.

The convicted swindler, 77, will answer questions at the prison where he is serving a 150-year sentence for running a huge Ponzi scheme.

A decline of 0.5 percent in February was the sharpest since May 2013, the Commerce Department said Friday.

The Justice Department said it plans to appeal a ruling blocking the government from forcing Apple to unlock an iPhone in a drug case.

Mohamed Abrini, a Belgian, is “more than likely” the “man in the hat” seen on security camera footage at a Brussels airport March 22.

Risks to the U.S. economy are “slightly­” tilted to the downside, William Dudley said in calling for a gradual approach to rate hikes.

Philippines has received more than $120 million in military aid from the U.S. this year, the most in about 15 years, a senior Filipino diplomat said.

Owners of the faulty vehicles said their cars likely contained a “defeat device” used to cheat emissions testing, an accusation that Daimler has denied.

A ferry carrying 45 migrants left the Greek island of Lesbos for Turkey Friday as part of an EU deal to halt mass migration to Europe across the Aegean Sea.

Turkey was once Israel's closest regional ally, but ties collapsed in 2010 after Israeli marines killed 10 Turkish pro-Palestinian activists, who tried to breach the Gaza blockade.

The agreements covered infrastructure, solar power and logistics, among other projects, signed by companies from Xinjiang with their Pakistan counterparts.

The dollar amount "short-changed" the ride-hailing companies' drivers, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled Thursday.

DAs in Los Angeles and San Francisco filed the suit in 2014, alleging Uber misled customers about its background checks on drivers.

Federal regulators' labeling of the insurer as "too big too fail" was "arbitrary and capricious," the judge decided, in an opinion revealed Thursday.