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Angela Merkel elected for 4th term as German chancellor

Germany's parliament elected Angela Merkel for her fourth term as chancellor on Wednesday, putting an end to nearly six months of political drift in Europe's biggest economy.

United Kingdom 2 mins ago

23 Russian diplomats to be expelled from Britain amid probe into ex-spy's poisoning

British Prime Minister Theresa May announced Wednesday she is expelling 23 Russian diplomats from the United Kingdom following the suspicious poisoning of a former Russian spy and ...

World 1 hr ago

3 men charged in 1992 killing of top Polish communist

Poland's justice minister says three men have been charged with murder in connection with the 1992 deaths of communist-era top official Piotr Jaroszewicz and his wife.

World 1 hr ago

EU to limit visas if countries refuse to take back migrants

The European Union moved Wednesday to speed up the return of unauthorized migrants, announcing plans to punish countries that refuse to take back their nationals by restricting ...

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The Latest: Syrian patients evacuated from besieged suburb

The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 1:15 p.m. Syrian state-run TV is broadcasting footage of patients being evacuated from a besieged region outside the Syrian ...

Europe 1 hr ago

Angela Merkel elected for 4th term as German chancellor

Germany's parliament elected Angela Merkel for her fourth term as chancellor on Wednesday, putting an end to nearly six months of political drift in Europe's biggest economy.

World 2 hrs ago

UN envoys urges Cambodia to heed need for human rights

The U.N.'s specially appointed researcher on human rights in Cambodia has said it is a mistake for the government of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen to prioritize stability and ...

RELIGION 2 hrs ago

Indonesia's Aceh considers beheading as penalty for murder

The conservative Indonesian province of Aceh known for publicly caning gays, adulterers and gamblers is considering the introduction of beheading as a punishment for murder.

World 2 hrs ago

Vietnamese recruited 2 months before Kim Jong Nam's murder

The lawyer for a Vietnamese woman accused of murdering the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader says she was recruited by a North Korean suspect at a Hanoi bar two months ...

World 2 hrs ago

Syrian troops encircle town in embattled rebel enclave

Local authorities outside the Syrian capital say government forces have cut off their town from a surrounding rebel-held enclave, isolating 20,000 residents with no access to aid.

World 2 hrs ago

Afghan official: 7 killed in a traffic accident in the south

An Afghan official says at least seven people were killed when a bus collided with a car on the main highway in southern Kandahar province.

World 2 hrs ago

Tuaregs celebrate culture in Niger Sahara festival

Tuaregs in northern Niger are hoping to draw tourists back to the region by putting their traditional dances, music poetry and camel races on display.

World 2 hrs ago