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Merkel sees no need to rush Britain into quick EU divorce 26 Jun 2016 - 12:17 am

German chancellor Angela Merkel attends a press conference in Potsdam, eastern Germany, on June 25, 2016. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Britain's...

Iceland elects president in vote eclipsed by football fever 26 Jun 2016 - 12:13 am

Presidential candidate Gudni Johannesson casts his ballot at a polling station in Reykjavik, on June 25, 2016. Iceland began voting in a presidential...

West Virginia’s worst flooding in a century has killed 23 26 Jun 2016 - 12:09 am

Emergency crews take out boats on a flooded I-79 at the Clendenin Exit, after the state was pummeled by up to 10 inches...

Deadly California wildfire has destroyed 150 homes, more threatened 26 Jun 2016 - 12:06 am

This handout photo released by the Kern County Fire Department shows people fighting the Erskine Fire as a house burns in the background,...

Day after UK's pro-Brexit vote, more than 2 million and rising sign UK petition for new EU referendum 26 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

A travel agent on the Royal Mile offers a currency exchange service in Edinburgh, Scotland on June 25, 2016, following the pro-Brexit result...

EU names Belgian to coordinate Brexit negotiations 26 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

A picture taken on October 28, 2009 shows Federal Climate Minister Paul Magnette (C) speaking, flanked by Deputy Permanent Representative of Belgium to...

Boston mobster ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s possessions fetch $100,000 at auction 26 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

James “Whitey” Bulger, 86, ruled Boston’s criminal underworld for a quarter-century before going on the lam after a corrupt FBI agent alerted him...

Slovak far-right party petitions for 'Slovexit' 25 Jun 2016 - 02:02 pm

Bratislava: A far-right party in the Slovak parliament said Saturday it would petition for a vote on the country's exit from the EU,...

France calls for new British prime minister to be named soon 25 Jun 2016 - 02:00 pm

Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, Belgium's Minister of...

Italy to EU after Brexit: change or risk collapse 25 Jun 2016 - 01:25 pm

(L to R) Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, Italy's Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, Belgium's Foreign Minister Didier Reynders,...

Over one million sign UK petition for second EU vote 25 Jun 2016 - 01:12 pm

A City of Westminster worker sweeps the pavement outside 10 Downing Street in central London on June 25, 2016. AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS ...

Marie Claire takes a stand against Donald Trump - with a plea to Ivanka 25 Jun 2016 - 12:27 pm

File picture of Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump. Reuters It is not often that foreign publications wade into the thicket of an American...

Travel to Britain just got cheaper with Brexit 25 Jun 2016 - 11:45 am

Tourists walk through the streets with Tower Bridge seen behind in London. Reuters Markets tumbled, the British pound plunged and uncertainty soared as...

Iceland elects new president but Euro fever nabs headlines 25 Jun 2016 - 10:06 am

File photo of Gudni Johannesson. Photo credit: gudnith.is Reykjavik: Iceland is expected to elect a political newcomer as president on Saturday with polls...

State's worst floods in a century kill 23 in W. Virginia 25 Jun 2016 - 09:52 am

Emergency crews take out boats on a flooded I-79 at the Clendenin Exit, after the state was pummeled by rain in Kanawha County,...

Brexit, a sign of anti-elite revolt: analysts 25 Jun 2016 - 09:43 am

Newspapers on June 24, 2016 shows the front page of the London Evening Standard reporting the resignation of British Prime Minister David Cameron...

Trans-Atlantic Trend? Trump sees UK vote as validation 25 Jun 2016 - 09:25 am

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Turnberry Golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, June 24, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri By...

Pope prays at Armenia memorial after denouncing 'genocide' 25 Jun 2016 - 09:22 am

Pope Francis attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan on June 25, 2016. / AFP / ALEXANDER NEMENOV ...