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Rome’s new mayor set to pull plug on 2024 Olympics bid

Rome’s new mayor set to pull plug on 2024 Olympics bid

Rome's new mayor, Virginia Raggi, has decided to withdraw the city's backing for a bid to host the 2024 Olympic…
Congo death toll hits 44 in anti-Kabila unrest: rights group

Congo death toll hits 44 in anti-Kabila unrest: rights group

At least 44 people — including 37 demonstrators and six police officers — have been killed in protests over Congolese…
US, China to step up cooperation on North Korea

US, China to step up cooperation on North Korea

U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang agreed on Monday to step up cooperation in the United Nations…
Escaped IS sex slave Nadia Murad named UN Goodwill Ambassador

Escaped IS sex slave Nadia Murad named UN Goodwill Ambassador

Nadia Murad Basee Taha, a Kurdish woman who was captured and sold into sex slavery at the hands of the…
Merkel party routed in Berlin polls in backlash against migrant policy

Merkel party routed in Berlin polls in backlash against migrant policy

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party suffered a historic loss in Berlin state elections on Sunday while the right-wing populist AfD…
Rami Malek wins Emmy award in first for Egyptian-Americans

Rami Malek wins Emmy award in first for Egyptian-Americans

Egyptian-American film and television actor Rami Malek made the big time on Sunday night, winning an Emmy Award for Outstanding…
China threatens countermeasures after Dalai Lama speaks at EU Parliament

China threatens countermeasures after Dalai Lama speaks at EU Parliament

China expressed anger on Monday and threatened countermeasures after exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama spoke at the European…
Sudan threatens to close border with South Sudan within days

Sudan threatens to close border with South Sudan within days

Sudan said on Sunday it would close its border with South Sudan within days if its neighbour did not expel…
US officials eye links between weekend bombings

US officials eye links between weekend bombings

U.S. investigators on Sunday were studying possible links between a pair of bombs detonated in New York City and New…
In Hungary’s migrant vote, only the turnout is in doubt

In Hungary’s migrant vote, only the turnout is in doubt

On a recent evening on Hungary's border with Serbia, a fleet of police trucks raced along the dusty boundary.A heat…
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