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Commonwealth countries want talks on slavery reparations but the United Kingdom -- engaged in soul-searching over its former empire for several years now -- is not open to financial compensation, officials and analysts say.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will on Thursday visit the Greek village of Kandanos in Crete, site of one the worst atrocities committed by Nazi occupation forces during World War II. The German head of state, who is concluding a three-day state visit to Greece, is expected to stress Germany's political…

China's manufacturing output expanded this month for the first time since April, official data showed Thursday, rare good news for leaders struggling to boost activity in the world's second-largest activity.

Children in Des Moine, Iowa, will be able to go trick-or-treating in costume on Halloween night for the first time in decades.

A Florida man is facing felony charges for attacking a sleeping passenger on a United Airlines flight on Monday.

The British charity Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) "transformed" Natasha Baker's life, she told AFP, teaching her "the tricks of the trade" that led her to become one of the greatest Paralympic dressage riders of all time.

Taiwan shut down on Thursday as Super Typhoon Kong-rey neared, forcing thousands to flee from one of the most powerful storms to threaten the island in years.

Bolivian President Luis Arce on Wednesday demanded an immediate end to more than two weeks of roadblocks set up by supporters of ex-president Evo Morales around the country.

What's in a name? For Kamala Harris, it's a way to assert her own authority, implicitly celebrate her identity -- and blunt attacks by her White House rival, Donald Trump.