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France slams Italy over migrant policy   France says international law required Italy to allow the rescue ship Aquarius to dock. The migrants and refugees are now headed to Spain. Meanwhile, an Italian coast guard vessel...

Nobel prize winner Malala visits former home in Pakistan   Malala Yousafzai visits her former home in Mingora city of the picturesque Swat Valley for the first time since 2012 when she was shot by a...

A Fresh Look at the Afghan War Por Graciana del Castillo NEW YORK – With the Syria crisis dominating headlines, few are paying attention to America’s longest war. In fact, the war in Afghanistan has hardly...

Tim Cook moves on from Steve Jobs' hatred of porn on the iPhone: 'I'm not making fun of it' Jim Edwards ♦Tim Cook on Wednesday said he didn't care whether people looked at porn on their...

"Ham Bread", Traditional Venezuelan Christmas Bread   Leer en Español   Title: Pan de Jamón - User: Maximiliano Pérez - YouTube https://youtu.be/kT5TvW22t_k The subtitles are at the bottom right of the Youtube screen and you can select the language, in...

EU wage growth hits two-year high Author: Luján Scarpinelli   The European Central Bank could be set to phase out its emergency stimulus programme as wages in the eurozone grow at their quickest rate for two years. On...

'Christ was the first exorcist': priest reports rising demand for the ritual Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome   Mexican priest who is teaching the ancient rite in Rome says it still has a place in the modern Catholic...

YouTube Is Running 'Anti-LGBT' Ads Alongside Videos By LGBT Creators Megan C. Hills   It's officially the beginning of Pride month; however, the celebrations at YouTube appear to be lukewarm at best. The video streaming...

85,000 children dead from 'extreme hunger' in Yemen   Aid group Save the Children says thousands of children under 5 years may have died of acute malnutrition since the civil war began in 2015. Meanwhile, UN...

Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio set to star in Tarantino's Manson film   The project "Once upon a time in Hollywood," widely known as the Charles Manson film, is set in 1969 and will have two...

Santa Claus's tomb may have been uncovered beneath Turkish church   Archaeologists say they have found almost fully intact temple and burial grounds of Saint Nicholas in Antalya. Turkish archaeologists have dashed the hopes of millions of...

Chinese man wins forced gay conversion therapy lawsuit   Court in Henan province orders a psychiatric hospital to apologise to man and pay £570 in compensation. A gay man in central China has successfully sued a psychiatric...

Colombia election: Farc's Timochenko pulls out of race Rodrigo Londoño - aka Timochenko - has also been pelted with eggs and tomatoes while out on the campaign trail The Farc former rebel group says its...

Maduro declared winner in disputed Venezuela election   Venezuela's National Election Council announces that with almost 93 percent of polling stations reporting, Maduro wins nearly 68 percent of the votes, beating nearest challenger Henri Falcon by...

Evacuations ordered as California wildfires destroys buildings   Authorities ordered the evacuations of over 2,000 residents. The fire has scorched 3,000 acres and threatened 600 buildings. The Pawnee fire is one of several wildfires burning in...

Israel hits dozens of Iranian targets in Syria after barrage By SARAH EL DEEB and ARON HELLER   BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military on Thursday said it attacked nearly all of Iran’s military installations in neighboring...

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...

UN envoy meets with Cypriot leaders to test climate for peace   UN secretary-general’s personal envoy Jane Holl Lute held separate meetings with Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akinci and Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades to test...

Israel's relentless war on EU humanitarian aid to Palestine Ylenia Gostoli   Women from the Palestinian village of Jubbet adh Dhib are fighting for basic amenities like electricity. Their struggle is part of a bigger tug-of-war, between...

What Is a Tropical Storm? (And How It Works) by Dale Harris   If you live in the United States, you’re officially in hurricane season. Summer and early fall are prime seasons for storms, but hurricanes...

German police arrest ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont   Protests against his arrest on charges of charges of "rebellion" and "sedition" broke out in Catalonia barely hours after his arrest in Germany, where he is expected to...

Iranian rescue teams find site and wreckage of crashed plane   The Aseman Airlines ATR-72 crashed into Mount Dena in southern Iran on Sunday. The airline said all 65 on board Flight EP3704 were killed, including...

Jury selection begins in US trial of Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo'   The trial of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on drug trafficking and conspiracy charges, which is expected to last four months,...

Morocco's long celebrated tradition of carpet weaving lives on   Morocco's carpet weaving industry employs around 20 percent of the country's 10-million workforce, mainly in small, medium sized businesses. The small town of Taznakht in the south...