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Saudi prince killed in helicopter crash near Yemen border A senior Saudi prince and seven other officials have been killed in a helicopter crash near the country's border with Yemen, state media report. Prince Mansour bin...

Barcelona mourns as police step up hunt for driver of van Jonathan Watts, Giles Tremlett and Stephen Burgen   Younes Abouyaaqoub, understood to be chief suspect in Las Ramblas attack, is thought to be key member of...

Venezuela's presidential election candidates   Venezuela's mainstream opposition is boycotting the election and two of their most popular leaders are barred from standing. Here's a look at the three candidates that are running in Sunday's vote. leading...

Death toll hits 31 from California fires as search goes on for victims   At least five search teams were working in Paradise, a town of 27,000 that was largely incinerated on Thursday, and surrounding Northern...

At least 23 dead in Karachi as heavy rains hit Pakistan   According to local media, most of those killed were electrocuted. The army has stepped in to aid with rescue and relief efforts in the...

Pakistan's Imran Khan awaits final poll tally to begin coalition building   After a slow count, Pakistan election officials say Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party won 109 of the 269 seats in the National Assembly. Shahbaz...

Massive winter storm hits US east coast     Coastal flooding alerts were issued from New Jersey to Massachusetts with winter weather advisories, winter storm warnings and high wind warnings in effect from the Northeast to the...

'Hero' Malian who saved child to get French citizenship   French President Emmanuel Macron met with a migrant from Mali lauded as a hero for scaling an apartment building to save a young child dangling from...

Colombia's Santos, ELN rebels to restart talks   The talks were suspended by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in January after a series of bombings by the National Liberation Army. Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos speaks during...

Greece and Macedonia trade name proposals to settle dispute   Macedonia and Greece say they have taken steps to resolve a dispute over the name Macedonia. Athens has blocked Skopje's accession to NATO and the European...