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High turnout as French conservatives choose candidate to battle far-right for presidency

High turnout as French conservatives choose candidate to battle far-right for presidency

Two former prime ministers went head-to-head on Sunday in a runoff vote for France's center-right presidential nomination, with the victor…
Clinton team to take part in US state vote recount, Trump blasts effort

Clinton team to take part in US state vote recount, Trump blasts effort

Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign will take part in a recount of Wisconsin votes in the U.S. presidential race, an effort…
Key events in Fidel Castro’s life

Key events in Fidel Castro’s life

Fidel Castro, polictical leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, died on November 25, 2016. Born Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz on…
44 killed in train collision in Iran

44 killed in train collision in Iran

Two trains collided in northern Iran on Friday morning, killing 44 people and injuring dozens of others, Iran's semi-official Tasnim…
Two dead in shootings outside US stores on Black Friday

Two dead in shootings outside US stores on Black Friday

A Good Samaritan who tried to stop a woman being assaulted was shot to death outside a Texas Walmart packed…
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies at 90

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies at 90

Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for…
China orders Xinjiang residents to surrender passports to police

China orders Xinjiang residents to surrender passports to police

Millions of residents in China's northwestern Xinjiang region have been ordered to surrender their passports to local police, in a…
Green Party raises $3.5 million for presidential vote recounts

Green Party raises $3.5 million for presidential vote recounts

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein said on Thursday she has raised $3.5 million to force recounts of the Nov.…
At least five killed in Iran passenger train crash: TV

At least five killed in Iran passenger train crash: TV

Two passenger trains collided in Iran's north-central province of Semnan on early Friday, killing at least five people and injuring…
At least 67 killed in China power plant accident

At least 67 killed in China power plant accident

A platform under construction at a power plant in eastern China collapsed early on Thursday, killing at least 67 people…
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