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May stares down Brexit plan backlash as ministers quit

by Dario THUBURN Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom - British Prime Minister Theresa May faced down a backlash against her…

Erdogan takes on new powers, names son-in-law finance chief

by Raziye Akkoc and Stuart Williams in Istanbul Agence France-Presse ANKARA, Turkey - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday took…

Shinzo Abe cancels overseas trip as rain toll hits 100: local media

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has canceled a four-country foreign trip as the death toll from…

Toll in record Japan rains hits 100: gov’t spokesman

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The toll in days of devastating rains in Japan has risen to 100, the government's top…

WATCH: Desperate rescue efforts as Japan rains toll hits 75

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AFP) -- Rescue workers, police and troops in Japan battle to reach people feared trapped by devastating flooding and…

Landslide warnings as Japan digs through rain devastation

by Hiroshi Hiyama Agence France-Presse Desperate relatives braced for bad news Monday as rescuers dug through landslides in the wake…

Treacherous Thai cave rescue bid enters day two

by Thanaporn Promyamyai and Richard Sargent Agence France Presse MAE SAI, Thailand (AFP) -- A treacherous rescue bid to free…

Chopper crashes into US townhouse, 1 dead: reports

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A helicopter crashed into a townhouse complex in the US state of Virginia on Sunday,…

UPDATED: Turkey train disaster leaves 24 dead, hundreds hurt

by Stuart WILLIAMS Agence France Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) --Twenty-four people were killed and hundreds injured when a train packed…

British woman dies after exposure to Novichok nerve agent

  by Alice Ritchie Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)-- British police launched a murder inquiry Sunday after a…

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