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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 ...Anger in Ghana after seven die in fuel station fire, blasts
Ghana\'s government on Sunday promised to tighten safety at fuel stations across the country after seven people were killed and scores more ...US states declare emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Nate
Tropical Storm Nate gained force as it sped toward Mexico\'s Yucatan Peninsula Friday after drenching Central America in rain that was blamed ...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 ...Congress delays vote on gun silencers after Vegas massacre
The US Congress on Tuesday shelved a controversial plan to make it easier to purchase gun silencers, as President Donald Trump signalled ...Iraq ex-president and Kurdish leader Talabani dies
Ex-Iraqi president Jalal Talabani, a veteran leader of the struggle for Kurdish self-determination and a unifying elder statesman, died on Tuesday in ...U.S. orders expulsion of 15 Cuban diplomats
The Trump administration on Tuesday ordered the expulsion of 15 Cuban diplomats after pulling more than half of its own embassy staff ...50 killed at Las Vegas concert in deadliest US shooting
A gunman killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 200 others when he opened fire on a country music concert ...




