Long queues as South Africans vote in most competitive election since end of apartheid
KWAMASHU, South Africa (Reuters) - South Africans voted on Wednesday in the most competitive election since the end of apartheid,…
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Cyclone toll in India and Bangaldesh rises to 65
A powerful cyclone that smashed into low-lying Bangladesh and India killed at least 65 people, including in torrential rain storms…
At 101, D-Day US veteran heads to France for 80th anniversary
MARTINEZ, California (Reuters) - World War Two U.S. Army veteran Jake Larson is 101 years old and a survivor of…
Haiti transition council taps former PM Conille to again lead country
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Haiti's transition council on Tuesday tapped former Prime Minister Garry Conille, who briefly led the country over a…
Kosovo prepares to house 300 inmates from Denmark, raising human rights concerns
PASJAK, Kosovo/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - In a jail in eastern Kosovo, plans are underway to remove all domestic inmates and open…
North Korean leader vows never to give up space reconnaissance project
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said space reconnaissance capabilities are crucial for national self defence against enemy…
Poland to reintroduce buffer zone at Belarus border, PM says
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will reintroduce a 200-metre buffer zone at the Belarus border at the beginning of next week,…
UK Conservatives pledge to create 100,000 more apprenticeships
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party said it would create 100,000 more high skilled apprenticeship places…
Syrians in Lebanon fear unprecedented restrictions, deportations
BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon (Reuters) - The soldiers came before daybreak, singling out the Syrian men without residence permits from the…