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A Turkish parliamentary commission has cleared a set of draft constitutional amendments that would greatly expand the powers of the president.

Syrian opposition activists say a nationwide cease-fire that went into effect at midnight is holding despite minor violations.

Mohammad Ramzan can neither hear nor speak, and he has a childlike mind.

An official says at least six workers have been killed and many others remain trapped in a coal mine in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.

One of China's top leaders has told Chinese Catholics that they need to operate "independently" of outside forces and promote socialism and patriotism through religion.

Fifty days ago, India yanked most of its currency from circulation without warning, jolting the economy and leaving most citizens scrambling for cash.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has hit a region in the eastern part of Indonesia.

A cease-fire brokered by Russia and Turkey went into effect in war-ravaged Syria at midnight Thursday, a potential breakthrough in the six years of fighting that have left more than a quarter-million people dead and triggered a refugee crisis across Europe.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has hit a region in the eastern part of Indonesia.

British Prime Minister Theresa May issued a strong statement Thursday denouncing Secretary of State John Kerry for a speech that was heavily critical of Israel.

The spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow regrets the new round of U.S. sanctions put in place by Obama and that the Kremlin will consider retaliatory measures.

French citizens will contribute an extra 1.60 euros ($1.67) on their property insurance policies to help finance a fund for victims of the extremist attacks that have recently hit the country.

President Nicolas Maduro has again extended the deadline for Venezuelans to stop using their old 100-bolivar bills.

Albanian police say they have arrested an ethnic Albanian from neighboring Kosovo who was wanted for allegedly fighting with terror groups in Syria.

Police on Thursday detained a prominent investigative journalist for questioning over a series of social media postings, while a novelist and eight of her former colleagues at a now-defunct newspaper went on trial over terror-related charges.

Rio de Janeiro police say they are investigating the disappearance of Greece's ambassador to Brazil.

The deal reached Thursday to halt the fighting in Syria could leave the dictator Bashar al-Assad with much less power than before -- and eventually force him out of office, Reuters reported.

The sultanate of Oman has announced it will join an Islamic military alliance led by Saudi Arabia.

The cease-fire agreement brokered by Russia and Turkey and approved by the Syrian government and some of its most powerful rebel opponents is a potential turning point in the Syrian civil war, which has killed hundreds of thousands of people and laid waste to huge parts of the country over the past six years.

A man in Canada said that as soon as he saw a cougar attacking his dog, he had only one option: fight back.