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New Zealand declares state of emergency as cyclone Gita hits South Island   Heavy rains brought floods to the southern city of Christchurch but the cyclone has not yet hit the island nation in full force. Cyclone...

Americans remember Martin Luther King Jr, 50 years on   Thousands of admirers grateful for the civil rights icon's life and legacy mourned his loss and pledged to carry on his unfinished work to end racial...

White House says it expects Trump-Kim summit to happen as planned as top North Korea official lands in US for talks   Administration is still aiming for June 12 summit as a top North Korean official...

Midterms: The winners and losers By Niall Stanage     https://youtu.be/ei8so2PBc28 Tuesday was the most anticipated, most hyped — and likely most-watched — midterm election of modern times. The reason was simple: It was widely seen as a referendum on...

Four Indian priests accused of rape and blackmail   The victim says an Orthodox priest in Kerala raped her as a minor in the 1990s. Subsequently, three other priests allegedly blackmailed and raped her, the unnamed...

North Korea threatens to cancel historic summit with US   North Korea cancelled a high-level meeting Wednesday with South Korea and threatened also to call off a historic summit planned later this month with the United...

Grave crisis drives apathy in Venezuelan election by Fabiola Sanchez and Scott Smith   In this May 11, 2018 photo, Vaceliza Villa holds a bag of raw chicken skin in an outdoor market, as a boisterous electoral...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gives birth to baby girl   New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is the second elected leader in the world to hold office while pregnant. Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto gave birth...

Fear as South Africa meat recall over listeria spreads     The outbreak that claimed the lives of 180 people is the worst outbreak ever recorded globally. Several countries have banned imports of processed meat from South...

Crocodiles latest danger for Australian flood towns   A new danger has appeared in the form of crocodiles as floodwaters in Australia's Queensland recede. Children float on a board past houses surrounded by flood waters in the...