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BEVERLY HILLS, February 25, (THEWILL) - Christian leaders took the rare step on Sunday of closing Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built where tradition holds Jesus was buried, in protest at Israeli tax measures and a proposed property law. It...

SAN FRANCISCO, February 25, (THEWILL) - UN staffers in Geneva are planning a half-day strike over pay cut on Tuesday as dozens of Ministers and other dignitaries attend high-level events at the organisation’s European headquarters. "We have tried other forms...

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday General Motors Co’s (GM) (GM.N) decision to shut down a factory south of Seoul will hurt that region, and called upon his administration to take measures to boost economic activity there. GM...

President Donald Trump attacked the FBI and lawmakers probing suspected Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S presidential election, drawing sharp criticism for saying an excessive focus on Russia led investigators to miss signs that could have prevented a deadly...

BEVERLY HILLS, February 18, (THEWILL) - The Governor of Oaxaca State in Mexico, Alejandro Murat and Mexico’s Interior Secretary Alfonso Navarrete, escaped death after helicopter carrying high-ranking officials to assess the damage from a powerful earthquake crashed in southern...

BEVERLY HILLS, February 15, (THEWILL) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned on Thursday less than 24 hours after the resignation of Jacob Zuma as South Africa's President. State-affiliated Fana said the Prime Minister had submitted a resignation letter to legislators...

BEVERLY HILLS, February 15, (THEWILL) - Cyril Ramaphosa has become South Africa's President hours after the late-night resignation of Jacob Zuma which ended a week-long power struggle in the ruling African National Congress (ANC). Cyril was the only candidate nominated in...

BEVERLY HILLS, February 15, (THEWILL) - Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has died in South Africa, a senior official in his MDC party has said. Tsvangirai, 65, a former prime minister, had reportedly been suffering from colon cancer. "He died this...

Jacob Zuma resigned as President of South Africa on Wednesday, heeding orders by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to bring an end to his nine scandal-plagued years in power. In a 30-minute farewell address to the nation, 75-year-old Zuma...

Harvard University on Sunday announced that Lawrence Bacow from its Kennedy School of Government would be its 29th president starting on July 1, calling him one of the most experienced and respected leaders in U.S. higher education. Bacow, 66, previously...