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Details: Written by Frank Jordans, Patricia Thomas, Associated Press; Published: 09 May 2015

The 17-year-old from Gambia nearly lost his life when the dinghy he was on deflated

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Details: Written by Jim Heintz, Associated Press; Published: 09 May 2015

Chinese and Venezuelan leaders attended Russia's Victory Day parade but no Europeans

Details: Written by Todd Pitman, Associated Press; Published: 03 May 2015

With a disaster so huge supplies and medical aid are slow to reach thousands in far-flung villages

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Details: Written by Michelle Faul, Associated Press; Published: 18 April 2015

A year after the Chibok kidnapping Northern Nigeria is no safer

Details: Written by Josh Lederman, Associated Press; Published: 10 April 2015

People commute past a billboard that reads in Spanish; "Blockade, the longest genocide in history," in reference to the U.S. trade embargo imposed on Cuba, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

The presidents of the United States and Cuba have spoken by phone for only the second time in more than 50 years

Details: Written by Julie Pace and Aron Heller, Associated Press; Published: 02 March 2015

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak to Congress to address a U.S. nuclear deal with Iran

Details: Written by Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press; Published: 26 January 2015

Cut off from the Internet, young Cubans have quietly linked thousands of computers into a hidden network that stretches miles across Havana

Details: Written by Matthew Lee, Associate Press Diplomatic Writer; Published: 12 January 2015

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Pakistan on Monday to press the country's leadership to step up the fight against extremists

Details: Written by Bradley Klapper, Andrea Rodriguez of the Associated Press; Published: 12 January 2015

Cuba has completed the release of 53 political prisoners that was part of last month's historic deal between the United States and Cuba

Details: Written by Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent; Published: 05 January 2015

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