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Colombia celebrates FARC rebel ceasefire
War-weary Colombia celebrated the start of a FARC rebel ceasefire after a half-century of hostilities, with hopes still high that its fragile ...Ukraine, rebels reach preliminary deal to broaden weapons withdrawal
Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists have reached a preliminary agreement to extend a pull-back of weapons in east Ukraine to include tanks and ...Three Spanish journalists kidnapped in Syria
Three Spanish journalists have gone missing in Syria and are believed to have been kidnapped, according to the Spanish press association FAPE.Cuban flag raised in US after 54 years
The Cuban flag was raised over Havana’s embassy in Washington on Monday for the first time in 54 years as the United ...Greece repays about 4.2 billion euros to European Central Bank
Greece repaid the European Central Bank on Monday, the bank said, clearing a key obligation worth about 4.2 billion euros with one ...French teen in HIV remission 12 years after stopping treatments
A French teenager born with HIV has been in remission for 12 years after stopping her medication, a world-first that renews hope ...Comedian throws money at Blatter during FIFA media conference
A British comedian disrupted a news conference by Sepp Blatter on Monday, showering the FIFA president with fake money.Australian surfer fights off South African shark attack
Australian surfer Mick Fanning, who survived a terrifying encounter with a shark while competing in South Africa, has experienced both triumph and ...Dozens die in Turkey blast near Syria border
An explosion outside a cultural center in the Turkish town of Suruc near the border with Syria killed at least 31 people ...Greek banks reopen amid calls for more talks
Greeks queued outside banks on Monday as they reopened three weeks after closing to stop the system collapsing under a flood of ...




