Four police officers in Virginia have been placed on paid leave after reports that they handcuffed a group of kids who were caught shoplifting.

European Union foreign ministers are urging Serbia not to stray from its EU membership path as the Balkans country readies to sign a trade agreement with a Russian-led economic bloc.

A Virginia distillery is toasting the end of a lawsuit alleging that it improperly tried to pass off American whiskey as Scotch.

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A Lebanese bank targeted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for 'knowingly facilitating banking activities' for the militant Hezbollah group has denied the charges, saying it abides by international laws.

Taiwan officials demanded Friday that China disclose information about the disappearance of a Taiwanese man who had reportedly distributed photos of Chinese troops massing equipment just outside protest-racked Hong Kong.

Officials say a 9-year-old Congolese child who tested positive for Ebola in neighboring Uganda has died.

Inflation in the 19-country eurozone was stuck at a low annual rate of 1% in August, potentially bolstering the argument for the European Central Bank to provide more stimulus to the economy when it meets next month.

East Timor is marking the 20th anniversary of a referendum that secured its independence from Indonesia, which invaded the former Portuguese colony in 1975.

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