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Akosua Afriyie-Kumi knew nothing about weaving, let alone running a business, when she stumbled across a community in northern Ghana twisting raffia into baskets to sell on the roadside.

Emmanuel Macron's centrist La Republique En Marche is projected to win a huge majority in the French Parliament after a strong showing in Sunday's first round of voting.

A preschool assistant detained for being radicalized is the first woman in Singaporean history to be taken in on radicalization charges, according to the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Thousands of people marched through the streets of towns and cities across Russia Monday to protest against corruption.

A China Eastern Airlines jet suffered a major engine failure shortly after taking off out of Sydney for Shanghai on Sunday.

For Cuban officials on the front lines of the fight against drug trafficking, the Trump administration's threat to roll back improved relations between the United States and the communist-run island comes at a dangerous moment.

Bombs continue to shake the southern Philippines city of Marawi as the battle to eradicate hundreds of ISIS-affiliated militants enters its third week.

In a large villa on the outskirts of Qatar's capital Doha, one family gathers to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, handing out candy and singing songs.

"Sergeant A" doesn't want to give his real name, his exact rank or show his face.

The London Bridge attackers wore fake explosive belts with water bottles wrapped in silver tape, and may have planned to create a "siege situation," authorities said.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May was clinging to power by her fingernails on Sunday after losing her parliamentary majority in last Thursday's election, as an agreement with the minority Democratic Unionist Party that would keep the Conservatives in power was still not finalized.

Five Iranian planes filled with food have landed at Doha airport as the blockade against Qatar by Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries starts to bite.

Puerto Rico could become the 51st state -- what do you really know about it?

The White House has denied a report that US President Donald Trump plans to delay his state visit to the United Kingdom over fears of potential protests and his perceived unpopularity.

Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, has been released, according to the militia group who had held him since 2011.

The decision to come to the United States wasn't an easy one. Carolina, a 33-year-old mother of three, said it was perhaps one of the toughest decisions of her life -- one taken after many sleepless nights in her Barquisimeto, Venezuela, apartment.

A right-wing group protesting Islamic law, or Sharia, on Saturday clashed with counterdemonstrators in Seattle, Minneapolis and other cities.

British Prime Minister Theresa May appears to have begun a purge in her party after shock election results stripped the Conservatives of their commanding majority in Parliament.

Seven years ago, I left the United States and moved to Dubai, where I went to high school and graduated with an American diploma. Now I go to college in Qatar, at Northwestern University's branch campus.