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Zambian president gives death row inmates life sentences
Zambia\'s President Edgar Lungu on Thursday reduced the sentence of 332 prisoners awaiting death by hanging to life imprisonment to ease maximum ...Ukraine passes draft bill to grant east regions more autonomy
Ukraine\'s parliament approved a draft law on Thursday to grant two separatist regions greater autonomy, a step towards meeting the demands of ...Obama thanks Putin for role in Iran deal
President Barack Obama telephoned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to thank him for his part in the recent nuclear deal with ...Greek Parliament approves bailout measures
The Greek parliament passed sweeping austerity measures demanded by lenders to open talks on a new multibillion-euro bailout package to keep Greece ...Violence as Greece debates reforms needed for bailout
Anti-austerity protesters hurled petrol bombs at police guarding the Greek parliament Wednesday as MPs debated deeply unpopular reforms they need to vote ...World leaders hail Iran nuclear deal
World leaders hailed the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday, with Barack Obama envisioning a "new direction" and Vladimir Putin voicing a global ...Nasa releases historic Pluto close-up images
Pluto\'s surface has long been a blur to sky watchers on Earth, but a NASA spacecraft on Wednesday should provide the first ...Eleven killed in heavy Ukraine fighting
Ukraine lost eight soldiers Wednesday in a dramatic spike in fighting with pro-Russian gunmen that further imperilled a truce Washington\'s top European ...Obama defends Iran nuclear deal as battle moves to Congress
US President Barack Obama sought Wednesday to defend a ground-breaking deal to curb Iran\'s nuclear program from a tide of criticism, saying ...Quake-hit Nepal asks other nations to lift travel advisories
Nepal\'s government is urging other countries to lift travel advisories that discourage their citizens from visiting the Himalayan nation following a devastating ...