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Left-leaning candidate wins presidency in tight race

A pro-European Union candidate eked out a victory on Monday over a right-wing, anti-migrant rival to become Austria's next president, in a tight contest viewed Europe-wide as a proxy fight pitting the continent's political center against its growingly strong populist and anti-establishment movements.

French ship joins hunt for black boxes of EgyptAir airliner

The French navy said that one of its ships has joined the search for the wreckage of EgyptAir Flight MS804 on Monday, focusing especially on the hunt for its flight recorders, as questions remain over what caused the Airbus 320 to crash over the Mediterranean, killing all 66 on board.

Scandal throws interim government into disarray

Acting Brazilian president Michel Temer's government faced its first major crisis on Monday when a key minister stepped aside following a leaked recording in which he appears to discuss using Dilma Rousseff's impeachment to derail a huge corruption probe.

Hiroshima visit stirs survivors

Two very different visions of the hell that is war are seared into the minds of World War II survivors on opposite sides of the Pacific.

18 girls killed in fire at school dorm

A nighttime fire at a dormitory of a primary school in northern Thailand killed 18 girls, many of whom had been roused by a dorm-mate but went back to sleep, thinking it was a prank, officials and the girl who sounded the alarm said on Monday. The victims were between 5 and 12 years old.

Zuma to hear if 800 graft charges reinstated

South African state prosecutors said they would respond on Monday to a court ruling that President Jacob Zuma should face almost 800 corruption charges, in a move that could threaten his hold on power.

India's first mini space shuttle reaches new heights on test launch

India successfully launched its first mini space shuttle on Monday as New Delhi's famously frugal space agency joined the global race to make rockets as reusable as airplanes.

Jaclyn Jose first Filipino to win 'best actress'

Veteran actress Jaclyn Jose has become the first Filipino to win the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her performance in Ma' Rosa as a mother who falls prey to corrupt police after she was forced to sell drugs to survive.

Submarine sent to hunt for black boxes

Egypt has sent a submarine to join the hunt for the flight recorders from the EgyptAir jetliner that crashed in the Mediterranean and killed all 66 people aboard.

Government launches operation to retake IS-held city of Fallujah

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday announced the start of a military operation to retake the city of Fallujah from the Islamic State group.

Cartagena lays to rest Garcia Marquez's ashes

The ashes of Nobel literature laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez were laid to rest on Sunday in Cartagena, the jewel of colonial architecture on Colombia's Caribbean coast, following a tribute to the author.