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LAHORE, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – Pakistani opposition figure Imran Khan on Sunday vowed to sweep to power in upcoming elections, promising radical change for the poor at a campaign kick-off rally in the city of Lahore that has long been the power base of ousted premier Nawaz Sharif.

KATHMANDU,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Nepali labourer Om Bahadur Purja sprained his leg in his remote village he would have faced a four-hour trek to the nearest medical centre – but for a pioneering scheme to bring healthcare to the Himalayas.

WUHAN, China,  (Reuters) – The leaders of China and India agreed to open a new chapter in their relationship yesterday after an informal summit, just months after a dispute over a stretch of their high-altitude Himalayan border rekindled fears of war.

KIGALI,  (Reuters) – African leaders resisting “democratic transformation” must heed their citizens’ calls for change, former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said yesterday after receiving an award aimed at promoting good leadership on the continent.

DAR ES SALAAM,  (Reuters) – Tanzania has approached the African Development Bank (AfDB) to finance a 2,100-megawatt (MW) hydroelectric plant in a World Heritage site renowned for its animal population, despite concerns from conservationists.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – French billionaire Vincent Bollore yesterday fought allegations that his family-run group corrupted foreign public officials to win port concessions in West Africa.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia does not consider nationalisation of aluminium giant Rusal that was targeted by the latest round of U.S.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish pop icons ABBA will release their first new music for 35 years with two new songs set for broadcast in December, the quartet said on Friday.

SEOUL/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The leaders of North and South Korea pledged at a historic summit yesterday to work for “complete denuclearization” of the Korean peninsula, but U.S.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Russia ran an information warfare campaign to disrupt the 2016 U.S.

(Reuters) – NBC News’ Tom Brokaw has withdrawn from a planned commencement speech to university graduates in May following claims by a former television network correspondent that the longtime news anchor made unwanted advances towards her, Sacred Heart University said yesterday.

MOSCOW/LONDON,  (Reuters) – Russian metals giant Rusal will overhaul its board and management in hopes of persuading the United States to lift sanctions but it may be forced to halt aluminium exports for good if the plan fails, sources close to the company said.

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Weak refining margins hurt Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp’s first-quarter profit, cutting into overall gains from rising oil prices.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – The leaders of North and South Korea embraced today after pledging to work for the “complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula”, on a day of smiles and handshakes at the first inter-Korean summit in more than a decade.

KUANTAN, Malaysia,  (Reuters) – When Malaysia’s political parties unfurled their election flags and banners this month, Prime Minister Najib Razak’s critics sniggered on social media that the manufacturer named on banners of his ruling coalition was Chinese.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – A French judge yesterday placed tycoon Vincent Bollore under formal investigation over allegations his company undercharged for work on behalf of presidential candidates in two African nations in return for port contracts.

SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Reuters) – An elderly former policeman has been arrested and charged with eight murders attributed to the Golden State Killer, a serial criminal responsible for dozens of rapes and slayings that terrorized parts of California during the 1970s and 1980s, authorities said yesterday.

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron called on the United States yesterday not to abandon the Iran nuclear deal as Western envoys said Britain, France and Germany were nearing a package that seeks to persuade U.S.

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc shares rose yesterday after the social network reported a surprisingly strong 63 percent rise in profit and an increase in users, with no sign that business was hurt by a scandal over the mishandling of personal data.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The escalation of violence against land rights activists in Brazil is of “deep concern”, the United Nations’ environment chief said on Wednesday, calling for a full and impartial investigation into the recent killings of three of them.