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Humanitarian crisis looms as flow of Venezuelans into Colombia continues Claudi Pérez Living conditions are tough in border town of Cúcuta, across from the Simón Bolívar bridge. “Imagine a city the size of Barcelona that was...

Ousted Pakistani premier Sharif sentenced to 10 years in prison   Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam, widely seen as his political heir, gets a seven-year term for her involvement in the corruption case that centred around the...

New video shows Thai cave boys in 'good health'   Trapped boys say "I'm in good health" in a new video as rescue operations continue into the 11th day at Thailand's flooded Tham Luang cave, where...

Turkey's embassy in Copenhagen firebombed   At least two people attacked Turkey's embassy in Copenhagen with petrol bombs early on Monday causing some minor damage to the exterior of the building. Police say four attackers were...

South Korea prosecutors seek arrest warrant for ex-president Lee   Lee, a conservative who governed from 2008 to 2013, is the latest South Korean leader to be entangled in scandals or other problems after leaving office. In...

UNICEF Mobilizes To Fight Ebola In The Democratic Republic Of Congo Maryanne Murray Buechner , UNICEF USA   UNICEF and partners are scaling up efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak in...

London tube bombing: PM says terror threat level raised to critical   Police say bomb caused blast that sent fireball down carriage at Parsons Green station, leaving dozens injured. https://youtu.be/R3QdLW_xubs 'A fireball singed my hair': what Parsons Green...

Storms kill at least 47 as India temperatures soar     A fisherman and his wife row their boat in a fishing farm as it rains heavily on the outskirts of Kochi, India, May 29, 2018. Sivaram...

Mattis to visit China amid Korea talks and strategic tensions   US Secretary of Defense James Mattis says he wants to "take measure" of China's strategic ambitions as he will make his first visit to China...

New US Secretary of State Pompeo arrives in Brussels to meet NATO allies   Former CIA director Mike Pompeo was confirmed as Rex Tillerson's replacement as US Secretary of State just hours before arriving in Brussels...