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Pope Francis takes message to forgotten corners of home continent Pope Francis embarks on an eight-day visit to Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay, three of South America's 'peripheral' countries which share common challenges in addressing poverty.

03 July 2015 14:21

Iran nuclear deal in sight: top Russian negotiator World powers and Tehran are close to a deal on curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions and the marathon negotiations look set to be successfully concluded "in the coming days."

03 July 2015 12:50

Obama mocks Republicans about 2016 'Hunger Games' US President Barack Obama has one wish for the Republicans trying to succeed him: that the odds are ever in their favor.

03 July 2015 12:27

Kerry urges Venezuela dialogue ahead of elections US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Venezuela to engage in "political dialogue" ahead of elections later this year.

03 July 2015 12:20

Greece won't leave eurozone, says Italian PM Greece will not exit the eurozone regardless of the outcome of the country's referendum this weekend, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said.

03 July 2015 12:01

French court cancels elder Le Pen's suspension from FN A French court cancelled the suspension of Jean-Marie Le Pen from the far-right National Front after he was booted out of the party he founded in a bitter spat with his daughter.

03 July 2015 11:31

Macy's and Costa Rica dump defiant Trump Macy's became the latest company to sever ties with Donald Trump, and Costa Rica decided to pull out of his Miss Universe competition following the mogul's controversial remarks about Mexican immigrants.

02 July 2015 17:02

Defiant Greek PM vows referendum will go ahead Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras vowed to press ahead with a controversial bailout referendum as European leaders ruled out any fresh debt offer before Sunday's vote.

02 July 2015 15:57

Ukraine leader lays out vision of new war-time constitution Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko proposed constitutional changes giving sweeping powers to the regions but critically failing to address demands of pro-Russian militants in the separatist east.

02 July 2015 14:35

Clinton raises record $45 mn in first campaign quarter Hillary Clinton announced she raised a record $45 million in the first quarter of her US presidential bid.

02 July 2015 14:14

Greece: IMF says payment delays no help to nations in crisis The International Monetary Fund said that allowing a borrower to delay repayment, as Greece has requested, is generally ineffective in helping a country overcome crisis.

02 July 2015 11:42

Cuban foreign minister to open embassy in Washington Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez will preside over the historic opening of his country's embassy in Washington on July 20.

02 July 2015 11:11

Kuwait makes DNA tests mandatory after IS bombing Kuwait's parliament, reacting to a suicide bombing last week that killed 26 people, adopted a law requiring mandatory DNA testing on all the country's citizens and foreign residents.

02 July 2015 10:27

Votes counted in controversial Burundi polls as ruling party eyes win Burundi election officials finished vote-counting, a day after internationally condemned polls boycotted by the opposition, with the ruling party expected to win a sweeping victory.

01 July 2015 12:08

Russia 'reviewing' legality of Baltic states independence Russia's Prosecutor General is reviewing the legality of the independence of the three Baltic countries from the Soviet Union.

01 July 2015 10:50

EU to help 'frontline' Hungary cope with migrant wave: official The European Commission has pledged to send financial aid and experts to Hungary to help it cope with a surge in illegal immigration this year.

01 July 2015 10:37

Obama says 'I will walk away' from bad Iran deal US President Barack Obama warned he will "walk away" from a bad nuclear deal with Iran, as Tehran and six world powers gave themselves until July 7 to reach an agreement.

01 July 2015 10:13

Merkel says won't discuss new Greek request before referendum Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Germany won't enter into new aid negotiations with Athens before Greece's weekend referendum.

01 July 2015 10:02

Obama, Rousseff visit Martin Luther King memorial President Barack Obama and Brazil's Dilma Rousseff paid a surprise joint visit Monday to Washington's Martin Luther King Memorial, part of efforts to mend fences after a spying row.

30 June 2015 14:59

Greek default poses new challenge to IMF credibility Nobody in the halls of the International Monetary Fund in Washington has any illusion: Greece is going to default, delivering a new blow to the global crisis bank's credibility.

30 June 2015 14:47

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