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LONDON (AFP) ― Prince William’s wife Kate on Tuesday made her first public appearance since her pregnancy was announced as she welcomed Singapore’s …

A giant yellow rubber duck sitting on Seoul’s Seokchon Lake has captured the hearts and minds of thousands of South Koreans, while carrying the hopes of a …

MOSCOW (AFP) ― The CEO of French oil giant Total, Christophe de Margerie, died in a plane crash at a Moscow airport late Monday when the private jet he was …

MURSITPINAR, Turkey (AFP) ― The Islamic State launched a fresh assault on Kobane late Monday hours after it was announced that Kurds, who are defending the …

HONG KONG (AFP) ― Hong Kong’s leader has said open elections would result in the city’s many poor dominating politics, as his government headed into …

SANAA (AFP) ― At least 60 people were killed in Yemen as clashes raged between Shiite rebels and al-Qaida militants backed by Sunni tribesmen battling for …

ABUJA (AFP) ― Nigeria was declared Ebola-free on Monday in a “spectacular success” in the battle to contain the spread of a virus which is devastating …

STOCKHOLM (AFP) ― The Swedish navy stepped up its hunt Monday for a suspected foreign submarine in its waters with fingers pointing at Moscow in a throwback …

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ― New big-screen iPhones helped propel Apple’s profit and revenue in the last quarter, as the California tech giant smashed earnings …

BEIJING (AP) ― China’s economic growth waned to a five-year low of 7.3 percent last quarter, raising concerns of a spillover effect on the global economy …