LONDON – Queen Elizabeth II plans to lead a royal entourage to Malta in late November for the Commonwealth Heads…
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Poll: New Australia prime minister’s popularity is growing while opponent plumbs new low
CANBERRA, Australia – Australia’s new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s popularity is growing while opposition leader Bill Shorten’s popularity has reached…
Read MoreRepublic of Congo citizens start vote on referendum that could give president another term
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo – Republic of Congo citizens are heading to the polls to cast their vote on a…
Read MoreGerman state files criminal complaint after internal file on Volkswagen scandal goes missing
BERLIN – The German state of Lower Saxony has filed a criminal complaint after discovering that a file on scandal-hit…
Read MoreGreek government vows major overhaul of TV licensing system as part of crackdown on corruption
ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s leftwing government has promised to overhaul the country’s private TV licensing system in the next two…
Read MoreLibyan government rejects UN proposal for power-sharing deal to end conflict
CAIRO – Libya’s internationally recognized government has rejected a U.N. proposal for a power-sharing arrangement with rival Islamist-led authorities that…
Read MoreMoldovan court orders arrest of ex-premier charged in bank fraud case
CHISINAU, Moldova – A Moldovan court has ordered the arrest of a former prime minister who is charged with being…
Read MorePope to meet with poor, refugees, Muslims and evangelicals in three-nation Africa trip
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis will tour a Kenyan slum, meet with Muslims and evangelical Christians and visit a refugee…
Read MoreAustralia to change law to allow Australian jury to decide case of woman killed in Brunei
CANBERRA, Australia – The Australian government has introduced retroactive legislation to Parliament that would allow the suspected killer of an…
Read MoreFamous Romanian lawyer who defended Ceausescu’s son and a killer street dog dies at 83
BUCHAREST, Romania – Paula Iacob, a Romanian lawyer whose cases ranged from unsuccessfully defending a dictator’s son to saving a…
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