New Zealanders began voting on Thursday on whether to change their flag from a design which features the British Union Jack to one which features a native silver fern.
US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko returned to Earth on Wednesday after spending almost a year in space in a groundbreaking experiment foreshadowing a potential manned mission to Mars.
Unseasonably heavy rains have damaged Cuba's tobacco crop and raised questions about iconic cigar brands that some aficionados hope will not suffer from declining quality amid higher demand.
The front-runner in Peru's presidential race danced through the streets of this Andean town that her father, former hard line president Alberto Fujimori, wrested from Shining Path rebels in a bloody conflict two decades ago.
Artillery shells struck near the main street of a Syrian village controlled by the government on Tuesday, sending international reporters diving for cover and highlighting the fragility of a partial cease-fire that both sides in the civil war say has been repeatedly violated.
Conventional wisdom says a Donald Trump nomination should bring presidential election gold for Democrat Hillary Clinton - but given how the brash billionaire has outperformed expectations at every turn, it might not be so simple.
The European Union was scheduled to announce plans on Wednesday for emergency aid to Greece which is struggling to cope with an influx of migrants with thousands stuck in misery at its border after Balkan states tightened their frontiers.
In his handwritten will, former al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden claimed he had about $29 million in personal wealth-the bulk of which he wanted to be used "on jihad, for the sake of Allah".
A Japanese court has told Internet giant Google to hide a man's criminal past from its search results, saying he has "the right to be forgotten" so he can rebuild his life, according to reports.
Former pop idol Noriko Sakai, who fell spectacularly from grace after being arrested on drugs charges, is a rare breed in Japan: a female celebrity who has suffered public humiliation and survived.
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are enjoying their first night out at the movies since political tensions led to the torching of cinemas in the enclave 20 years ago.
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