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Far right, Eurosceptics make big gains in EU vote
Far-right and Euroskeptic parties made sweeping gains in European Parliament elections Sunday - triggering what one prime minister called a political “earthquake” ...Thai coup leader claims royal endorsement of junta
Thai coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha said Monday that he has received the endorsement of King Bhumibol Adulyadej as head of a ...Karzai refused to meet Obama at Bagram Air Base, says US official
Afghan President Hamid Karzai was offered a meeting with President Barack Obama at Bagram Air Base outside Kabul but declined, a US ...Billionaire Petro Poroshenko declares victory in Ukraine
Billionaire Petro Poroshenko claimed Ukraine\'s presidency on Sunday after exit polls gave him an absolute majority in a first round of voting ...Car bombing in northern Iraq kills 12
A car bomb exploded outside a liquor store in northern Iraq overnight, killing at least 12 civilians, a senior police officer said ...President Barack Obama makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
President Barack Obama has made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan this Memorial Day weekend, arriving under the cover of darkness Sunday night ...Pope Francis prays at Bethlehem wall, calls for Middle East peace
Pope Francis invited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres to pray together at the Vatican for peace between their ...Ukraine votes in presidential poll amid fears of violence
Ukraine votes Sunday in a presidential election aimed at calming a deadly crisis that has threatened the ex-Soviet country\'s very survival and ...First polls close in European Parliament election
Polls have closed in some of the 21 countries voting on the final day of the European Parliament elections.Colombians vote in presidential election
Colombians vote Sunday in a presidential election characterized by a clash of personalities and relentless mudslinging that have overshadowed differences on how ...