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WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The White House on Thursday was to unveil a postage stamp bearing the image of pioneering gay rights activist Harvey Milk, a San Francisco …

NICOSIA (AFP) ― British actor Stephen Fry has come out in support of Cyprus’s first gay pride parade after a Christian group vowed to demonstrate and the …

PARIS (AP) ― A 76-year-old Frenchman has gone on trial for taking justice into his own hands after a decades-long mission to avenge his daughter’s death. …

South Korea lashed out at North Korea on Friday for denying its surprise artillery firing in the western sea border the previous day, calling it a …

Thailand’s army chief seized power in a military coup Thursday, deposing its beleaguered civilian government in a bid to end deadly political turmoil but …

BRUSSELS (AFP) ― Britain and the Netherlands kicked off perilous four-day European elections Thursday likely to see major gains for anti-EU parties bent on …

NEW YORK (AFP) ― New York’s 9/11 museum opened to the general public on Wednesday, praised by early visitors as an overwhelming and beautiful tribute to …

Korea’s global competitiveness ranking fell by four notches this year as government and business efficiency received lower points than in the previous year, …

The government plans to continue its efforts to provide assistance for businesses struggling with sluggish demand after a deadly ferry incident last month, the …

BEIJING (AFP) ― Attackers killed at least 31 people Thursday when they ploughed two vehicles into a market and threw explosives in the capital of China’s …