Spanish PM dissolves Catalan parliament and calls fresh elections
The Madrid government sacked Catalonia\'s president and dismissed its parliament on Friday, hours after the region declared itself an independent nation, in ...Potential showdown in eastern Syria over IS-held territory
As U.S.-allied fighters hurtle down the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, a showdown could ensue between the U.S. and Russia, whose ...Xi Jinping becomes most powerful leader since Mao after change to China constitution
China\'s ruling Communist Party enshrined President Xi Jinping\'s political thought into its constitution on Tuesday, putting him in the same company as ...Opposition calls on Iraqi Kurd leader to resign
Iraqi Kurdistan\'s main opposition party called Sunday for the autonomous region\'s president to resign after Baghdad seized swathes of disputed territory from ...Rivals Hamas, Fatah reach preliminary deal on governing Gaza
Rival groups Hamas and Fatah have reached a preliminary, partial agreement that could pave the way for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to ...Floods and landslides kill 43, leave 34 missing in Vietnam
Floods and landslides caused by a tropical depression have killed at least 43 people, left 34 others missing and damaged homes and ...Catalan leader suspends call for independence to allow talks with Spain
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont said Tuesday he had accepted the "mandate of the people" for his region\'s independence from Spain but suspended ...Spain apologises to injured Catalans
A Spanish government official on Friday offered the first apology to Catalans injured by police during their outlawed independence vote, as the ...At least 19 killed as train hits bus in Russia
At least 19 people were killed on Friday when a train slammed into a bus that had broken down on a level ...Anti-nuclear campaign group wins 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, warning of a rising risk of nuclear war and the spread of weapons to North Korea, awarded the ...
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