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LONDON (AP):Britain received 333,000 people through immigration in 2015, a near-historic high, in figures that will fan the debate in Britain about newcomers ahead of a vote next month on whether the country should remain in the European Union(EU)....

SHIMA (AP): President Barack Obama said yesterday that foreign leaders are "rattled" by Donald Trump and have good reason to feel that way as he accused the presumptive Republican presidential nominee of ignorance about world affairs.Weighing in on the...

WELLINGTON (AP):Smokers in New Zealand will pay US$20 for a pack of cigarettes under the government's budget plan released yesterday. Polluting industries will also get hit with higher taxes.In its annual budget, the government forecasts that rising...

LONDON (AP):North Korea's ambassador to Britain said on Tuesday that his country has no interest in presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's offer to open nuclear talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.Ambassador Hyon Hak Bong...

PARIS (AP):France's top security official says authorities have turned away more than 18,000 people at the country's borders for security reasons after extremist attacks in November.Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said borders will be...

CAIRO (AP):Human remains retrieved from the crash site of EgyptAir Flight 804 have burn marks and are very small in size, suggesting an explosion on board may have downed the aircraft in the east Mediterranean, a senior Egyptian forensics official,...

SAN JUAN (AP):Puerto Rico's heavily indebted electric company is seeking a more than 20 percent increase in the island's already high power bills, sparking outrage among many.The Electric Power Authority said yesterday the increase would allow it to...