By Megha Rajagopalan BEIJING (Reuters) - This week's visit to China by Iceland's prime minister and her same-sex spouse has given rise to tentative hopes among gay Chinese that widespread news coverage could be a first step towards more ope... [Full Article]
CAMP THUNDER, Afghanistan (AP) - Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali, commander of Afghanistan's 203rd Thunder Corps, looked happy as he sat down for lunch in his eastern command post near the border with Pakistan. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - It's difficult to measure how much lifeblood is left in Iran's pro-reform factions after four years of punishment. Its leaders are incommunicado under house arrest. Street protests after a hotly disputed presidential ele... [Full Article]
TOKYO (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he hopes the Palestinians pick a new prime minister who can work with the United States and "establish confidence" in the Palestinian government. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hopes that Hong Kong's 2017 election will be genuinely democratic have been dashed after a senior Chinese leader said, regardless of the vote, Beijing will have the final say on who is appointed Hong Kong's next leader... [Full Article]
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - High-profile London mayor Boris Johnson's hopes of becoming Britain's next prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party have suffered a setback after a faltering TV interview, allies and detractors... [Full Article]
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The election of a Jesuit pope devoted to the poor and stressing a message of mercy rather than condemnation has brought a glimmer of hope to American nuns who have been the subject of a Vatican crackdown, according to interviews w... [Full Article]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Author Stephanie Meyer is hoping her vampire fans will be willing to step into a new world and embrace aliens as the first film of her new book series, "The Host", hits the big screens. Fans of the successful "T... [Full Article]
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's prime minister said he hopes this week's spring festival, which is celebrated by Kurds, will herald the start of a peaceful resolution of the country's nearly 30-year-old conflict with Kurdish rebels. (So... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - Katie Holmes doesn't talk about her split from actor Tom Cruise but she does say she hopes this year is better than the last. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
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