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Nicolas Hulot, one of the most respected members of the Cabinet among the French public, took even his interviewers by surprise on the France Inter radio station when announcing his move
Amir Hatami met Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and its defense minister in Damascus, hailing their strong ties and pledging to contribute to war-torn country's reconstruction
Rights groups slammed the 18-month blasphemy sentence handed out Tuesday to the defendant, an ethnic Chinese Buddhist
Protester is the third casualty since a crowd allegedly led by pop star-turned-MP Kyagulanyi smashed the windscreen of President Museveni's car on August 14
Former lawmaker Leyla Birlik fled Turkey on Wednesday, illegally crossing the border into Greece
Officials say border agents using the technology were able to determine that a man was using a fake French passport to enter the United States
Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, greeted by a standing ovation, sent the several hundred parishioners into raptures with his eulogy and rousing prayers for his old friend, the 'Queen of Soul'
Gradually increasing death toll, with further 2,000 people feared to have come into contact with virus, adds to woes of a country already facing violence, displacement and political uncertainty
New banknotes, the sovereign bolivar, will be issued Monday and linked to the country’s cryptocurrency, the petro
There are currently one million refugees in Jordan, the same number in Lebanon, and three million in Turkey, according to President Vladimir Putin
Viktor Yanukovych stands accused of 'betraying his nation' to Russia.
Chinese aid in the Pacific has ballooned in recent years with much of the funds coming in the form of loans from Beijing's state-run Exim Bank
Lawmakers adopt a 9.2 percent reduction of the 2018 budget, projecting $180 million less in spending to partly make up for a drop of $220 million in government income
The conditions for the release should be in place 'within eight days,' according to the rebels' chief negotiator
State Department spokeswoman declines to provide details about US conclusion or where Tice is thought to be held, and by whom
The former Brazilian president has served time in prison for corruption, and is almost certain to be barred from running in the upcoming elections
Hundreds assemble at a Freetown church in the Regent district, where on August 14, 2017, the collapse of a mountain left at least 312 people dead and more than 2,000 homeless
The goods range from simple letters to medicine and even wheelchairs for the disabled
James Mattis told Brazil's military officers the US wants a strong relationship, with a focus on space collaboration
Thieves got away with the energy drink after raiding an industrial estate on the French border
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