LONDON - Britain's upper house of parliament on Tuesday inflicted another embarrassing defeat on Prime Minister Theresa May's government on Tuesday, challenging her plan to leave the European Union's single market after Brexit.
Polling stations closed in Malaysia on Wednesday at the end of a cliffhanger election that pitted Prime Minister Najib Razak's long-ruling coalition against a resurgent opposition led by 92-year-old former leader Mahathir Mohamad.
PAHOA, Hawaii - The Kilauea volcano erupted again on Tuesday, spewing toxic gases out of two new vents and prompting authorities to call for an immediate evacuation of residents from a second neighborhood on the Big Island.
Paintings by Henri Matisse, Claude Monet and Pablo Picasso sold for tens of millions of dollars on Tuesday at an auction at Christie's in New York.
Russia is open to dialogue with other countries on all issues in order to maintain global peace and stability, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
KABUL - Rita Hamidi, a newly graduated midwife, urged the Afghan government to provide female medical staff with proper jobs and security as they struggle to save lives in the war-torn country.
CANNES, France - In a year dominated by the #MeToo movement, the Cannes film festival - which starts on Tuesday - is feeling the heat to address glaring gender imbalances in the competition for its top prize, the Palme d'Or.
SCHAUMBURG, Illinois - If you think five straight days of Lego are for the kiddie set, think again.
JALORE, India - When the Lifeline Express rolled into the sleepy Indian town of Jalore, Bhagwana Ram Prajapat was anxiously waiting to board.
NYMFAIO, Greece - Orphaned as an infant, three-year-old Patrick takes a wary view of visitors. He crouches low, licks his claws and starts humming - a bear's equivalent of thumb-sucking.
TRIER, Germany - Visitors poured into the reopened Karl Marx House over the weekend, as enthusiasm runs high for the great thinker's bicentennial birth anniversary in his hometown of Trier, southwestern Germany.
KANO, Nigeria - Njidda Maidugu breaks into a broad smile as he wobbles on his artificial leg with the support of crutches as a nurse walks alongside, helping him to keep his balance.
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