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Ghana midfielder Michael Essien is looking forward to starting his new career at AC Milan despite earlier reports in the Italian media that he had failed his medical at the Italian giants. The two clubs agreed a deal for the...

Syrian government under pressure to allow aid convoyThe Syrian government came under pressure on Monday to allow aid trucks into the besieged rebel city of Homs as negotiators sought to keep peace talks on track by focusing on humanitarian...

Thailand's Election Commission urged a delay in next week's planned national vote, warning on Monday of more bloodshed after violent clashes at the weekend. That would drag out a festering crisis that risks splitting the country. The military, which has...

Cambodian military police used smoke grenades and batons on Monday to quell a protest by demonstrators demanding that a new television channel be allowed to broadcast, wounding at least eight people, witnesses said. The demonstration was in breach of a...

The African Union lifted Madagascar's suspension on Monday, the bloc's Peace and Security Council said, after the island's new president took office over the weekend having won last month's election. "(The Council) decides, in view of the completion of the...

Clutching shotguns, rifles and battered submachine guns, dozens of vigilantes prepare to head out on patrol in this rugged corner of restive western Mexico, where they are at war with a drug cartel. The motley crew of renegades organize themselves...

Emerging markets led a global sell-off in risky assets on Monday as European stocks followed sharp falls in Asia and safe-haven assets such as the yen and gold rallied. Concerns about China's economic slowdown and its shadow banking sector, coupled...

Google Inc said on Sunday it had agreed to acquire privately held artificial intelligence company DeepMind Technologies Ltd. Technology news website Re/code, which reported news of the deal earlier, said the price was $400 million, without disclosing where it got...

Indonesian budget airline Lion Air said on Monday it planned to cancel an order for five Boeing Co (BA.N) 787 aircraft and replace them with smaller 737 models. The carrier said it needed widebody aircraft to accommodate more than the...

U.S. mobile operator AT&T on Monday ruled out buying Vodafone for the next six months after an enquiry by Britain's takeover panel following months of speculation, sending its shares down 6 percent. AT&T had sparked speculation that it could be...