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LONDON (AFP) — Britain was on Sunday adjusting to a new political landscape after a shock election victory for Prime Minister David Cameron that …

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cuban President Raul Castro received a warm welcome at the Vatican Sunday from Pope Francis, who played a key role in the …

LONDON (AFP) — David Cameron barely had time to toast his stunning election victory before attention turned to Britain’s future in Europe and the …

SANAA (AFP) — Efforts for a ceasefire in Yemen after more than six weeks of Saudi-led air strikes gathered pace Sunday with rebels saying they would …

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon slammed into the northeastern tip of the Philippines on Sunday, as about 2,500 residents in two provinces …

MANILA (AFP) — The Philippines’ navy chief said Sunday it would hold a joint exercise with Japan in the South China Sea, but emphasised the …

MOSCOW (AFP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday paid tribute to Soviet soldiers killed in WWII as she called for cooperation with Russia amid …

JAKARTA (AP) — Boats carrying about 500 members of Myanmar’s long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim community washed to shore in western Indonesia on …

LORIENT, France (AFP) — Defence ministers from five EU countries will meet Sunday for talks on a military campaign to stop human trafficking and …

ATHENS (AFP) — Greece and its international creditors were “very close” to a loan deal for the cash-strapped country, a Greek junior minister …