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German, French leaders mark 100 years since Battle of Verdun
France\'s president and Germany\'s chancellor want their countries\' improbable friendship to be a source of hope for today\'s fractured Europe as they ...Real Madrid wins Champions League in penalty shootout
Cristiano Ronaldo did it again for Real Madrid, stepping forward to score a penalty and inflict another devastating loss in a Champions ...More than 700 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean this week – UN
At least 700 migrants may have died at sea this past week in the busiest week of migrant crossings from Libya towards ...Colombian rebels free Spanish journalist, 2 others
Leftist rebels have freed a Spanish correspondent and two other journalists who went missing in a lawless region of Colombia, ending a ...WHO rejects call for Olympics to be moved due to Zika
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday rejected a call for the Rio Olympic Games to be moved or postponed due to ...Obama makes historic visit to Hiroshima
Barack Obama became the first incumbent U.S. president to visit Hiroshima on Friday, laying a wreath at the site of the world\'s ...Cuba considers legalizing small private businesses
The Cuban authorities are considering legalizing certain private businesses, a potentially transformative move for the communist island as it liberalizes its economy.Trump denounces illegal immigrants as tensions flare
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump stumped in California, the US state with the largest Hispanic population, doubling down on his anti-immigration position ...World leaders open G7 talks with economy in focus
World leaders kicked off two days of G7 talks in Japan on Thursday, with the creaky global economy taking centre stage and ...UN ends sanctions on Liberia
The last remaining United Nations sanctions on Liberia were lifted on Wednesday in a decision the United States called a tangible sign ...




