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FARC leader wanted in US suspends hunger strike   Prosecutors in New York accuse partially-sighted Santrich of conspiring to ship 10,000 kilograms of cocaine to the United States while serving as a senior member of the...

Polio reported in Venezuela decades after it was thought to be eradicated   Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria, are the only other countries that suffer from endemic polio, a childhood virus that can cause paralysis or death. The...

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...

Trump is determined to take down Amazon — and it could be terrible news for HQ2   Jeff Bezos, Amazon's CEO and founder. Drew Angerer / Getty Images   President Donald Trump is "obsessed" with Amazon...

Kyrgyz prime minister dismissed after losing confidence vote   Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbai Jeenbekov sacks the government of Sapar Isakov after a surprise no-confidence vote in parliament amid an apparent power struggle. Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov (L) dismissed...

Venezuela's Maduro faces overseas condemnation after re-election   President Nicolas Maduro faces international condemnation after his re-election in polls that were boycotted by the country's mainstream opposition. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is surrounded by supporters as he...

South Korea hospital fire kills at least 37 in Miryang     https://youtu.be/ORl8A8UE0Dg At least 37 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in a fire at a hospital in South Korea.   The blaze is thought to...

J K Rowling’s Harry Potter turns 20 The story of the seven novels revolves around a young wizard and his friends. The books were adapted into eight movies and translated into as many as 79...

Meet Tesla's new bondholder: Billionaire George Soros   The investment firm founded and chaired by billionaire George Soros took a stake in Tesla Inc bonds during the first three months of the year, giving the electric...

Greece okays Turkish coup bid suspect's asylum petition   The suspect is one of eight former Turkish servicemen who sought​ refuge in Greece a day after the defeated 2016 Turkish coup attempt. Turkey accuses them of...