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In Pictures: Russia votes   From the Pacific Ocean to the Baltic Sea across 11 time zones, Russia's electorate went to cast their votes in a presidential election that Vladimir Putin is widely expected to win. An...

US students stage school walkouts to protest gun violence   Across the US, students were urged to leave class at 1400 GMT for 17 minutes – one minute for each of the dead in Florida. Students from...

Iran, Russia and Turkey agree on reducing risk of ethnic divide in Syria   As Turkish, Russian and Iranian foreign ministers hold talks in Astana, they agree that Syria's future must be secured "without outside political...

North Korea's top diplomat in surprise visit to Sweden   North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho met with his Swedish counterpart Margot Wallstrom and Prime Minister Stefan Lofven amid speculation that Sweden may mediate talks between...

Physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76     Physicist Stephen Hawking sits on stage during an announcement of the Breakthrough Starshot initiative, New York, April 12, 2016. (File photo) (Reuters Archive)   Stephen Hawking, who sought to explain some...

Colombia election: Former Farc rebels face first ballot   The vote is being viewed as a test ahead of presidential elections in May Polls have closed in Colombia's congressional elections that saw former members of the...

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...

Trump sacks Tillerson over policy disagreements   Tillerson's imminent departure had been rumoured for several months following reports of friction with US President Donald Trump. But the tensions peaked last fall amid reports Tillerson had called...

Trump ousts Tillerson, names Pompeo as secretary of state   The US president says he is replacing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, and has tapped Gina Haspel to head the intelligence...

Venezuela opposition urges UN not to send observers to May vote   Newly formed opposition coalition says fraudulent election is set by officials loyal to socialist President Nicolas Maduro, who accuses US of pressuring the UN...