Francis hails U.S.-Cuba reconciliation as "a victory of the culture of encounter and dialogue"

Francis hails U.S.-Cuba reconciliation as "a victory of the culture of encounter and dialogue"

After a tumultuous eight months, the leftist Syriza party is seeking a new mandate.

Thousands pour onto the Greek island every day. But a turn in the weather could make it far riskier.

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What it feels like to have hundreds of refugees in your front yard at the Croatian border

Watching and waiting along the Croatia-Slovenia border, the forward edge of the mass migration into Europe.

Thousands of refugees board buses and trains as they continue their trek toward Germany and Scandinavia.

The Miami International Airport was busier than usual Friday as hundreds headed to the island.

The secretary of state is calling on Russia to bring the Syrian president to the table for talks.

Hungary started to build a new fence along the Croatian border and dispatched military reinforcements.

There are even a handful of American clergy members ministering to the nation’s Catholics.

The attack in Peshawar was the group’s deadliest assault on the country’s military in a decade.

Fake profiles boasting of drugs or liquor could get the victim killed.

Raul Castro likes the pope but is unlikely to give the Catholic Church a much bigger role in education.

A German draft law would scale back generous policies, and Croatia warned asylum seekers to stay away.

Authorities were working to assess the human toll as well as damage in several coastal towns.

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The White House race is also a spectator sport abroad.

With the Hungarian border blocked, many asylum-seekers are now headed toward Croatia.

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Venezuelans took to the streets in cities around the country to protest the sentence handed down earlier this month to opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez.

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The latest developments in Pope Francis’ visit to Cuba and the United States. All times local:

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Health officials in the Dominican Republic have issued an alert as the number of dengue cases and deaths continue to rise in the Caribbean country.

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Pope Francis hailed detente between the United States and Cuba as a model of reconciliation for the world, urging Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro to persevere in building normal ties as the pontiff launched a 10-day tour of the former Cold War foes Saturday.

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Pope Francis hails US-Cuba detente as example for the world, urges Obama, Castro to persevere.

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West African mediators late Saturday hinted at a breakthrough in Burkina Faso’s political crisis after a military coup brought a general to power less than a month before scheduled elections.

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