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Brazil’s Lula detained in corruption probe, Rousseff objects
March 5, 2016
Brazil’s Lula detained in corruption probe, Rousseff objects
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was briefly detained for questioning on Friday in a federal investigation of…
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe will not pick successor, wants to live to 100
March 4, 2016
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe will not pick successor, wants to live to 100
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe says his successor must be chosen democratically and that his wife will not automatically inherit the…
N.Korea leader tells military to be ready to use nuclear weapons
March 4, 2016
N.Korea leader tells military to be ready to use nuclear weapons
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his country to be ready to use its nuclear weapons at any time…
Europe moves to fix its free border crisis by end of year
March 4, 2016
Europe moves to fix its free border crisis by end of year
The European Commission set out a timetable on Friday to restore the fraying 26-nation Schengen open border area by year-end,…
Nanny who beheaded Russian girl cites revenge for Putin’s Syria strikes
March 3, 2016
Nanny who beheaded Russian girl cites revenge for Putin’s Syria strikes
A woman who brandished the severed head of a four-year-old girl in her care outside a Moscow metro station has…
Straight talking calms rural water conflicts in Tanzania
March 3, 2016
Straight talking calms rural water conflicts in Tanzania
Daudi Nangole sits under a huge baobab tree, watching his herd of cattle drink from a dam in Ikolongo village…
UN imposes harsh new sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear program
March 3, 2016
UN imposes harsh new sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear program
North Korea faces harsh new UN sanctions to starve it of money for its nuclear weapons program following a unanimous…
Spain’s Rajoy dismisses ‘unreal’ bid of Socialists to govern
March 2, 2016
Spain’s Rajoy dismisses ‘unreal’ bid of Socialists to govern
Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Wednesday his party would oppose Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez's "unreal" bid to…
Bin Laden called for Americans to rise up over climate change
March 2, 2016
Bin Laden called for Americans to rise up over climate change
Osama bin Laden wrote a letter calling on the American people to help President Barack Obama fight "catastrophic" climate change…
Deep freeze grips US northeast, triggers fatal 50-car pileup
March 2, 2016
Deep freeze grips US northeast, triggers fatal 50-car pileup
A dangerous cold snap bringing life-threatening cold was settling in across the northeastern United States on Saturday and a snow…