BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A political bloc led by populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time foe of the United States who also opposes Iranian influence in Iraq, has actually won the country's parliamentary election, the electoral commission stated on Saturday.

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HAVANA (Reuters) - More than 100 people were killed when a Boeing 737 crashed soon after taking off from Havana in what appeared to be Cuba's worst air disaster in nearly 30 years, and there were only three survivors, officials and state media said on Friday.

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WINDSOR, England (Reuters) - Prince Harry weds U.S. actress Meghan Markle on Saturday in a lavish ceremony that unites the pomp of British royalty with Hollywood glamour.

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GENEVA/KINSHASA (Reuters) - The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo can be brought under control and is not an international public health emergency, experts advising the World Health Organization said on Friday.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday implicated Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the No. 2 official in the nation's ruling celebration of profiting from prohibited narcotics shipments, the first time that Washington has actually publicly linked Maduro to the drug trade.

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GENEVA (Reuters) - Israel railed versus the U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday as it voted to set up a probe into current killings in Gaza and accused Israel of extreme usage of force.

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