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Houthis accept Saudi cease-fire offer

Iranian-allied Houthi fighters in Yemen accepted on Sunday a five-day humanitarian cease-fire proposed by their adversary Saudi Arabia but said they would respond to any violations.

Mubarak and sons given new prison terms at retrial

A Cairo court sentenced Egypt's deposed president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to three years in prison on corruption charges on Saturday.

Helicopter downing claimed by Taliban

A video taken by militants purports to show Taliban fighters with a surface-to-air missile, claiming they used a similar one to shoot down a Pakistani helicopter carrying diplomats.

Building on a long friendship

The relationship between Denmark and China is flourishing in business, science, culture, and many other areas. But this is no huge surprise, it's a relationship that goes back hundreds of years, says Friis Arne Petersen, ambassador of Denmark in China.

Cameron's surprise win marks a new era

Britain was adjusting to a new political landscape over the weekend after a shock election victory for Prime Minister David Cameron that decimated the opposition and bolstered secessionists in Scotland.

Cuban leader meets with pope at Vatican

Pope Francis, who helped broker a historic thaw between the US and Cuba, spoke with Cuban President Raul Castro on Sunday as plans are laid for a trip to both countries in September.

8 police officers die in gunbattle

Eight police officers died and dozens were wounded in a gunbattle in an ethnic-Albanian suburb of northern Macedonia that began on Saturday.

Nation Ebola-free after 4,700 deaths

On the day Mercy Kennedy lost her mother to Ebola, it was hard to imagine a time when Liberia would be free from one of the world's deadliest viruses. It had swept through the 9-year-old's neighborhood, killing people house by house.

50 inmates, 12 police killed in prison break

Fifty inmates and 12 police died in a prison escape organized by the Islamic State group, Iraqi officials said on Saturday, while supporters of the group acknowledged it staged the breakout but gave different details.

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Regulator: Loan risks controllable

China can control the risks associated with lending to micro-sized and small companies amid the ongoing efforts to strengthen financial support to the sector, said a top official with the nation's banking regulator.