Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, gives birth to a boy

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Anthony Faiola

Prince William’s wife gave birth at 4:24 p.m. London time, palace officials said.

E.U. declares Hezbollah’s military wing a terrorist organization

E.U. declares Hezbollah’s military wing a terrorist organization

Michael Birnbaum and Ruth Eglash

The move will limit group's ability to raise funds and travel within Europe as it steps up Syrian involvement.

Royal baby to make social media history

Royal baby to make social media history

When Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (formerly Kate Middleton) gives birth, it will be the first royal birth announced on Twitter and Facebook.

Riding a wave of excitement, new pope goes on tour

Riding a wave of excitement, new pope goes on tour

Anthony Faiola

Pope Francis is generating excitement ahead of his first international trip.

Freed Russian activist returns to Moscow, confirms mayoral bid

Freed Russian activist returns to Moscow, confirms mayoral bid

Isabel Gorst

Anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny was freed pending appeal Friday, a day after his sentencing.

Waiting for the royal birth is the hardest part

Waiting for the royal birth is the hardest part

Anthony Faiola

A rumor-fueled paranoia sets in for the media and the royal-obsessed as they await Britain’s next noble.

Russian activist freed from custody a day after conviction

Russian activist freed from custody a day after conviction

Will Englund

The anti-corruption campaigner is free pending appeal and has time to run for mayor of Moscow.

Royal baby watch: Birth still expected in ‘mid-July’

Royal baby watch: Birth still expected in ‘mid-July’

Britain’s royal family still expected its newest addition to arrive in mid-July, as preparations continued Friday.

The unhappy tales of Americans who seek asylum in Russia

The unhappy tales of Americans who seek asylum in Russia

Kathy Lally

If Edward Snowden stays in Russia, “he can expect purgatory on Earth,” author Peter Savodnik says.

epa03792797 Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny (C) talks to the media after he was freed by Regional court of Kirov region after a protest of prosecutor's office in Kirov, Russia, 19 July 2013. A Russian court overturned the arrest of opposition leader Alexei Navalny 19 and his business partner Pyotr Ofitserov 19 July. The ruling does not overturn the prison sentences for the men, who were convicted on embezzlement charges by a Kirov district court on 18 July. The Kirov regional court argued that Navalny's immediate arrest made it impossible for him to participate in the September 8 Moscow mayoral election. Both Navalny and Ofitserov can return to Moscow on condition they not leave the city. EPA/VALENTINA SVISTUNOVA

Navalny freed

Anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny was released from custody hours after protests by his supporters had broken out.

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