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taly's youngest-ever prime minister Matteo Renzi and his fresh-faced cabinet were sworn in Saturday, amid widespread scepticism that the new…

Ukraine's embattled President Viktor Yanukovych has left Kiev, opposition leader Vitali Klitschko said Saturday, amid reports that the president has…

Pakistani jets launched multiple strikes on Taliban holdouts in the northwest on Thursday, killing at least 15 in retaliation for…

 A senior Iranian negotiator said Thursday that Tehran has agreed on a "framework" for talks with world powers aimed at…

Protesters braced Wednesday for a fresh assault by riot police in central Kiev after a day of clashes left at…

 US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Tunisia Tuesday on an unannounced trip to lend support to the North…

Rebel forces in South Sudan launched a major assault early Tuesday against the key town of Malakal, the government-controlled capital…

Nuclear talks between Iran and world powers move to the next level Tuesday with negotiators due to begin work on…

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will be charged with neglect of duty over a rice farm subsidy scheme and could…

Powerful Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, leader of a major political movement and a key figure in post-Saddam Iraq, has announced…