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Burkina Faso votes to choose first new leader in decades

Burkina Faso votes to choose first new leader in decades

Burkina Faso voted on Sunday in an election to choose the country's first new president in decades, a year after…
Under tight security, pope urges peace in central Africa

Under tight security, pope urges peace in central Africa

Protected by the heaviest security ever seen on his trips, Pope Francis on Sunday preached reconciliation in the divided Central…
Belgian security crackdown ‘should not target Muslims’

Belgian security crackdown ‘should not target Muslims’

In the wake of the Paris attacks on November13, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel called for constitutional changes to support…
Lie detectors, solitary: How South Korea screens refugees

Lie detectors, solitary: How South Korea screens refugees

South Korea has spent decades screening refugees from a hostile neighbor but some enemy agents manage to get through, underlining…
Putin, citing national security, signs Turkey sanctions decree

Putin, citing national security, signs Turkey sanctions decree

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree imposing a raft of punitive economic sanctions against Turkey on Saturday, underlining the depth…
Insight: Britain’s Labor Party battles for soul and identity

Insight: Britain’s Labor Party battles for soul and identity

In the 1970s, a trio of socialists joined a battle to steer Britain's Labor Party to the left. Within a…
Greek PM fails to get opposition backing on pension reform

Greek PM fails to get opposition backing on pension reform

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras failed to secure the backing of Greek opposition parties on Saturday for tough pension reforms the…
Kremlin says Putin ‘fully mobilized’ to tackle threat from Turkey

Kremlin says Putin ‘fully mobilized’ to tackle threat from Turkey

President Vladimir Putin is fully mobilized to tackle what the Kremlin regards as an unprecedented threat from Turkey following the…
Boko Haram claims suicide attack on Shiite Muslims in Nigeria

Boko Haram claims suicide attack on Shiite Muslims in Nigeria

Boko Haram on Saturday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a Shi'ite Muslim procession near the northern Nigerian city…
Pope Francis visits Ugandan shrine amid gay rights debate

Pope Francis visits Ugandan shrine amid gay rights debate

Pope Francis traveled to Uganda's holiest shrine on Saturday, paying tribute to 19th century Christian martyrs killed for their faith,…
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