LONDON, Sept 7: The new British Prime Minister Liz Truss has selected a cabinet where for the first time a white man will not hold one of the country's four most important ministerial positions.

BRUSSELS, July 1: Marathon talks of European Union leaders dragged into a second day Monday as they sought to narrow down a list of candidates for key posts at the helm of the 28-nation bloc amid deep divisions over how to best balance political, geographic and gender considerations.