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Juan Camilo Restrep will step down in January when a ceasefire with ELN guerrillas comes to an end.
An iceberg measuring some 350 by 380 meters broke from the Grey glacier in far southern Chile in late November
Ships and aircraft from 18 countries are looking for the submarine last heard from Nov. 15
Next year's presidential election in the South American country scheduled for December, but some experts believe it could be brought forward to March
Thousands took to the streets Wednesday in the first of three planned marches this week to put pressure on Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe to resign
Numbers fell four percent compared to first six months of last year, with travelers from Middle East down 30 percent
Since 2014, 26 dailies and 34 weeklies have vanished, and sales figures of the remaining 140 daily and weekly papers have slumped
Rock legend willl extend residency at Walter Kerr Theatre from February 28 to June 30
Inspired by folding technique of origami, US researchers say they have crafted cheap, artificial muscles for robots that give them the power to lift up to 1,000 times their own weight
Powerful armed groups had been dissatisfied with the timing, according to the government
AfD leader Alexander Gauland says current turmoil shows his party has succeeded in primary goal of September's general election: 'It's all downhill for Merkel now'
Stephanie Masland Bohlen, shot during a robbery attempt was operated on Friday at Samaritan Hospital, Agencia Brasil says
Refugees posted photos to social media sites showing police entering the camp, which Australia declared closed on Oct. 31, shutting off electricity and water
Ahead of the judgement Wednesday of Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic, here is a timeline of the 1990s Balkans conflicts that tore apart the former Yugoslavia
Demand follows release of CNN footage of live auction in Libya where black youths are presented to north African buyers as potential farmhands and sold off for as little as $400
Passenger pigeons were once so plentiful they could darken the daytime sky when they flew over North America
Young musicians are fusing the sounds of traditional instruments once at risk of disappearing with lyrics that examine the modern challenges facing the country
Sotheby's other star lot is a 1972 Warhol 'Mao,' exhibited in Berlin, Turin and Paris, and now back in public view for the first time since 1974; it has been given an estimate of $30-40 million
In press statement, army spokesman Lul Ruai Koang said a peaceful resolution had been found to a dispute over the number of bodyguards in Malong's service
Group evacuated Saturday made up of 15 women, six men and four children of Eritrean, Ethiopian and Sudanese nationalities, UNHCR said
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