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Government officials have begun the reconstruction process on a Baghdad shopping complex weeks after it was destroyed by the deadliest suicide bombing in Iraq in years.

The influx of negative attention and tourists has annoyed many of the city's residents, particularly any complaints about the food

Why you should never tell someone to relax, the impact self-driving cars will have on our lives and 10 Olympic athletes' daily habits that could make you more successful.

In seeking to defend his Olympic title in the 5,000 meters, Mo Farah won't have to beat any Kenyans. But he will have to beat the betting sharps.

India appointed Urjit Patel as the country’s next central bank chief, replacing the departing Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan.

Turkey’s prime minister said his government will play a more robust role in Syria by leveraging its warming ties with Russia and Iran to help forge a deal to end the civil war.

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North Korea says the defector “lacks even an elementary level of loyalty and even tiny bits of conscience and morality that are required for human beings.”

In a tough business environment, HP Inc. is hoping its success, at least for now, won’t be defined by the printing-and-personal-computer company’s growth.

Zambia’s opposition leader, the declared loser of last week’s disputed presidential elections, waged a last-ditch effort in the country’s constitutional court to have the vote results overturned.

Anchoring the Jamaican men’s 4x100 relay team to victory, star sprinter Usain Bolt earned his third Olympic gold for his third consecutive Games.

In September, NASA plans to launch a spacecraft on a historic 7-year journey to return an asteroid sample to Earth for the first time. WSJ's Monika Auger reports. Photo: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Germany scored a brilliant second-half goal, then was gifted another by an anxious Swedish defender, to win the Olympic gold medal final 2-1 Friday evening at Maracanã Stadium.

Suppliers to Volkswagen denied responsibility for bottlenecks at the German car maker’s plants, a problem that has forced Volkswagen to halt production of two models at its main plant and reduce working hours elsewhere.

Viacom Chief Executive Philippe Dauman has agreed to step down effective immediately and the company’s board will be expanded as part of a settlement to end a drawn-out power struggle at the media giant.

A judge rejects a settlement so more attorneys can cash in.

Targets of due-process abuse are seeking vindication in court.

The family foundation has done its job. Now they can pretend to honor ethical limits.

A flurry of new regulations is raising production costs and reducing competition for branded drugs.

Team USA swimmer Ryan Lochte has apologized for lying about a robbery while at the Rio Olympics. What are the potential consequences of the scandal and what could happen to his endorsements? Photo: Getty Images.

The cartoonist figured out the Republican’s persuasion skills before the pundits did. And he still thinks Trump can win.

Midlevel ‘dental therapists’ can care for underserved Medicaid patents—but dentists see competition.

The public rejected his agenda—so President Obama opted for ‘bureaucratic bulldozing.’

The Americans reach Sunday’s gold medal game by beating Spanish in a medal game for the third time in three Olympics