Catalonia's separatists are scrambling to find a regional president who won't be locked up by Spanish authorities before the deadline expires.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US private sector could help rebuild North Korea's energy grid and develop the country's infrastructure.

Israel has started celebrating the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem, a move that has ignited Palestinian protests.

When the United States moves its embassy to Jerusalem on May 14, it will crown Israel's triumph - and shatter international consensus.

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The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

The former independence hero, president and prime minister is set to return to power after a second general election to break a parliamentary stalemate.

A Pakistani court determined that the United States official does not have full diplomatic status and thus does not have immunity from prosecution.

Last September, hunters found human remains in a remote part of eastern Washington. After DNA analysis, the local sheriff said they were Lindsey's.

The 1937 marriage of Wallis Simpson and the abdicated King Edward VIII sparked religious controversy and royal scandal. On the eve of the May 19th royal wedding, Fairfax looks back at the marriage that shocked Great Britain.

There was an explosion at Surabaya police headquarters after an apparent vehicle attack, local police say.

Yet another fissure has opened on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, spewing rocks and magma and threatening more homes, although some residents are staying put.

The first African-American to preside over the Episcopal Church will deliver a sermon at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Neighbours of the family suspected of the trio of church suicide bombings in Indonesia said the suspects showed no signs of radicalisation.

Early results from the Iraq elections suggest the anti-US Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr could be pivotal in deciding who is the country's next prime minister.

Two Britons and their Congolese driver held hostage in Democratic Republic of Congo have been released, Virunga National Park said on Sunday.

An acrimonious battle in New Jersey over plans to move a waterfront statue commemorating the 1940 massacre of Poles has ended.

A suspected explosive device was discovered on Sunday in a mosque near the South African port city of Durban, police said.

The welcome US decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem is an appropriately symbolic way to mark Israel's 70th anniversary.

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