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One year and $17.6 million later, New Zealanders have decided to keep their current flag. The country’s Electoral Commission announced the preliminary result on Thursday evening, after three weeks of voting. More than 56.6% of voters chose to stick with the current standard — a relic of British rule. While the Silver Fern challenger did get more votes than polls suggested, 43.2%, it was not enough to make history. Voters ...

Good Friday horse racing won't be on the Australian calendar anytime soon.

ANKARA, Turkey - A group of writers, including Nobel laureates, are calling on Turkey to drop charges against two prominent journalists who face life imprisonment for their reports, and to end its crackdown on free expression.

WASHINGTON (AP) — America's substantial support for NATO, both in money and military aid, has long been a source of frustration for U.S. leaders, and questioned by some as a throwback to the Cold War era. [...] as attacks by extremists ripped through Brussels this week, NATO rose again as a rallying point and key player in the expanding fight against Islamic State militants. "Given this attack, I think you will see more willingness from NATO nations to join in the coalition in real and practical ways," said James Stravidis... Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — Bruce Weiss stewed after waiting 2½ hours in line outside a downtown Phoenix polling place, where juice drinks, snacks and circus animal cookies were handed out by citizens hoping to pacify thousands who turned out to cast…

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Massimo Cellino is considering replacing Steve Evans with Fabio Cannavaro as Leeds United head coach for next season.

Michelle Obama looked stunning in a floral gown by Indian-American designer Naeem Khan for the state dinner at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, Cuba, on Monday. The dress went perfectly with the dinner’s dress code of casual cocktail. The first lady ushered in spring in the floral number, which had  Kashmiri Ari work or embroidery.

Russian Defense Ministry said that Russia’s Airborne Forces units and formations will perform live firing drills from standard arms and equipment under challenging conditions as part of the last stage of snap inspections.

It was meant to finally bring an end to Libya's political chaos and unrest, but the creation of a new UN-backed unity government has only added to the country's disarray.

Kumar is on a two-day visit to Hyderabad and Vijaywada, his first visit after coming out of jail on facing sedition charges.

Premier trainer Chris Waller has indicated Winx is likely to run in the Doncaster Mile on the first day of the Championships but a start in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes seven days later remains up in the air.

Germany’s Lufthansa airline extended the cancellation of all its flights to Brussels Zaventim airport.

The Gupta family has been accused of having an improper influence on president Jacob Zuma, to the point of allegedly offering cabinet positions in exchange for certain favours. The scandal has rocked the nation, and al Jazeera hosted a debate on the allegations. Video posted to YouTube by Al Jazeera English.

A possibly decisive presidential primary June 7 is going to take Republican candidates where they haven't been before, since they need to collect as many delegates as possible toward the nomination. [...] an erratic Republican contest this year, reordered by the Trump insurgency, has transformed the nation's most populous state from campaign also-ran into potential kingmaker. California's primary amounts to 54 separate races on a single day — one in every congressional district across the sprawling, diverse state, or 53, one statewide. Читать дальше...

If our public discourse has it right, the Guptas are the cause of poverty, the fall of the ANC, and probably invented Ebola, over and above being labour brokers for cabinet ministers.

Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov stated that Russia is working to help its allies prevent terrorism and improve combat readiness.

Metro’s new transport management centre will be the hub of its developing integrated rapid public transport network.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Confronting a dark chapter in Latin America's history, President Barack Obama will pay tribute to victims of Argentina's "Dirty War," as he works to bring closure to questions about the U.S. role in one of the region's most repressive dictatorships.

Sometimes a meme conveys an educational wisdom better than any research report or lofty pronunciation by some expert. Such as this one shared on Facebook the other day: "What if I told you," says the image of actor Laurence Fishburne, "that reading a PowerPoint point aloud is not the same as teaching."

Though Matthew P. Doyle deleted his tweet, he's been retweeting references to his tweet with great enthusiasm.

Bank’s annual report shows package in line with predecessor Dougan

SAN FRANCISCO - The University of California's governing board is set to sign off Thursday on a statement condemning anti-Semitic behavior and a companion report urging campus leaders to confront "anti-Semitic forms of anti-Zionism."

A year in the making, the documents were prepared at the urging of some Jewish groups that argued the 10-campus UC system needed to affirm its opposition to anti-Semitism amid growing student activism on behalf of Palestinian rights. If adopted on Thursday, the declaration would make the University of California the first public university system to reaffirm its opposition to anti-Semitic behavior since campaigns for academic and economic boycotts of Israel have taken root on many U.S. college campuses. Читать дальше...

CNBC's Hadley Gamble reports the latest news from Brussels about the men behind the bombings.