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A federal appeals court has ruled that a lower court was justified in blocking the suspension of a Maine high school student who posted a note in a bathroom to draw attention to sexual assault.

Veteran Malaysian politician Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday he planned to set up a new party to champion the interests of the country's ethnic majority Malays, six months after the coalition he headed lost power in a political upheaval.

Turkeys president has called a maritime deal between Greece and Egypt worthless, saying Turkey will resume oil and gas exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The World Food Programme plans to import wheat flour and grains for bakeries and mills to help protect against food shortages across Lebanon after a blast wrecked its main port in Beirut, the United Nations agency said on Friday.

Hundreds of South Korean trainee doctors went on strike on Friday to protest a government plan to boost the number of medical students in the country, arguing it would be a poor use of additional funding for the sector.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced on Thursday he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, prompting him to bow out of a meeting in Cleveland with U.S. President Donald Trump, but the governor said hours later that a second test came back negative.

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations called Iran the worlds number one sponsor of terrorism on Thursday and warned Russia and China that they will become cosponsors if they block a resolution to extend the U.N. arms embargo on Iran.

Health Secretary Alex Azar said on Thursday his upcoming trip to Taiwan was designed to reaffirm the U.S. partnership with the Asian country, which he praised for its transparency and cooperation in the public health field.

Turkish women did four times as much household and care work as men during lockdowns aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus, research supported by the United Nations Development Programme showed on Thursday.

Uber driver Johan Nijman faces a difficult decision as federal unemployment aid expires: risk failing to pay for groceries and even lose his home, or resume driving and potentially catch COVID19.

French President Emmanuel Macron promised angry Lebanese crowds in shattered Beirut that aid to rebuild the city would not go to "corrupt hands" and he urged the political authorities to carry out reforms or risk plunging Lebanon deeper into crisis.

Facebook has objected to a request from Gambia, which has accused Myanmar at the World Court of genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority, to release posts and communications by members of Myanmar's military and police.

A French man has been arrested in connection with a child abuse investigation in Germany in which 11 people are now in custody, authorities said Thursday.

United States prosecutors charged a former Guatemala economy minister Wednesday in a purported money laundering conspiracy that allegedly took drug proceeds and converted them into bribes for corrupt politicians.

West Virginia safety Kerry Martin is opting out of the upcoming college football season due to health concerns.

Managuas Roman Catholic archbishop celebrated Mass on Wednesday in front of a firescorched chapel at the capitals cathedral and reiterated the churchs assertion that the fire was a savage and terrorist act and not an accident as reported by the National P...