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In the end, only Ian McCafferty wanted to hike rates at the August meeting which ended on Wednesday, resulting in an 8-1 vote in favor of keeping rates at their record low of 0.5 percent, the BoE said.

The Pentagon has said that it does not know the location of its recently deployed New Syrian Forces, despite pledging this week to support them if they come under attack.

For his part, Bush attempted to stay clear of any battles on stage and focus on talking about his record, all the while tying to maintain an air of optimism.

These elections promise to renew Haiti’s constitutional order and reactivate the government machinery, which has been ground to a halt for four years.

Federal appeals court Wednesday struck down Texas’ voter ID law, saying it was discriminatory.

In conflicting reports, officials in Yemen’s government claim that Egypt has sent ground troops to fight alongside government forces, while independent journalists and analysts say that there are no Egyptian soldiers present.

In one of many memorable Donald Trump moments at Thursday’s first GOP debate, moderator Megyn Kelly honed in on the presidential candidate for the disparaging comments he’s made about women on Twitter.

While the U.S. air campaign has conducted more than 4,600 strikes throughout Iraq and Syria, officials agree that some type of ground force is critical to permanently defeating the Islamic State. At least one of the U.S.-trained rebels was killed and others were wounded before...

Following the commitment made in the memorandum of understanding which the PTI had signed with the ruling PML-N before the formation of an inquiry commission to investigate the alleged rigging in the 2013 general elections, Imran Khan, the party’s chairman, will attend...

President Barack Obama is standing by his comparison between Iranian hardliners and Republicans who he says are dead set on derailing any nuclear deal.

Dickerson noted President Obama’s recent assertion that the Republicans who are striving to kill the agreement are “making common cause” with the hardliners in Iran who oppose the deal. “Schumer and his opposition to this reckless nuclear deal with...

Malian security forces yesterday stormed a hotel used by United Nations staff and freed four hostages held there by suspected Islamist militants during a almost 24-hour siege in which 12 people died.

A heavy firefight broke out when the Malian army tried to force the militants out of the hotel claiming the lives of five soldiers and three gunmen, including one allegedly wearing an explosive belt.

“As part of our agreement with the US, we have made progress regarding the opening up of our bases, particularly Incirlik,” Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu earlier told state broadcaster TRT, as cited by Reuters. An initial query to the base’s public affairs...

At the least, the latest flare-up underscored the potential challenges Trump poses for his rivals as they struggle to react to him without deviating from their own message or alienating the conservatives who are enamored with his insurgent, unconventional bid.