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Hong Kong protests: riot police withdrawn

Hong Kong's authorities announced Monday they were withdrawing riot police from the streets of the…

Fresh setback for France's Hollande

Just three years after France's upper house Senate made history with its first ever swing…

7 bullets fired at White House, with US Secret Service doing nothing

A White House official on Sunday played down a report that it took the Secret…

The Woman set to be Brazil's first Black President

Barack Obama made history in the USA by becoming the first African American president in…

Hong Kong protesters defiant after tear gas chaos

Police repeatedly fired tear gas in clashes with protesters fighting for democracy as parts of…

Ghana counts on IMF deal for economic rebound

Ghana President John Dramani Mahama said at the weekend that a deal his country is…

#Ebola: Liberia's chief medical officer quarantines self

Liberia's chief medical officer, who is also a deputy health minister, has put herself in…

Brazilian ex-colonel nabbed with 351kg of marijuana

Brazilian police Saturday arrested a retired army colonel after discovering 351 kilograms (770 pounds) of…

British Conservatives suffer second MP defection

British Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a blow on Saturday as Mark Reckless defected to…

Spain forecloses referendum for Catalonia independence

The Spanish government Saturday said Catalonia would not be allowed to hold an independence referendum,…