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Nawaz Sharif in talks to form Pakistan govt

Partial, unofficial results represented a comeback for the 63-year-old tycoon who was deposed as prime minister in a...

19 people shot at New Orleans parade: report

At least 17 people have been hurt in a shooting at a parade in New Orleans

Police arrest 12-year-old for sister's murder

The brother told police he saw an intruder flee the house and, soon after, found his sister stabbed

SARS-like virus in Saudi has killed 15: minister

Since the virus was first recorded in September 2012, there have been 34 cases reported worldwide, and 18 of those have...

Borisov secures slim victory in Bulgaria election

Taliban free 4 Turkish engineers in Afghanistan

Four out of 8 Turkish kidnap victims are freed by the Taliban

Obama congratulates Pakistan on vote

US president Barack Obama congratulates Nawaz Sharif, apparent winner of the May 11 parliamentary elections

'Immediate' food assistance needed in Niger: UN

The crisis has forced some to live on leaves and wild berries, or to sell their cattle or agricultural equipment

UN praises Qatar in Filipino peacekeepers' release

The UN did not immediately give any details of the negotiations or release

Pope Francis canonizes first saints of his reign

The sainthoods had been approved by Francis's predecessor Benedict XVI