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Toll from three migrant boat sinkings off Greece rises to 44: official
January 22, 2016
Toll from three migrant boat sinkings off Greece rises to 44: official
Greek and Turkish coastguards have recovered the bodies of 44 migrants -- including 20 children -- whose boats ran into…
New US visa rules on some travellers with Mideast ties
January 22, 2016
New US visa rules on some travellers with Mideast ties
The United States on Thursday began enforcing new visa rules on some travelers who have visited or who have dual…
NATO ‘discussing’ use of AWACS in anti-IS operations
January 22, 2016
NATO ‘discussing’ use of AWACS in anti-IS operations
NATO member states are discussing a request to use the alliance's AWACS air surveillance aircraft in the battle against the…
Under pressure, Merkel looks to Turkey for help in migrant crisis
January 22, 2016
Under pressure, Merkel looks to Turkey for help in migrant crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will press Ankara to help stem the flow of migrants to Europe in talks with Turkey's…
Bomb threat on Swedish plane: police
January 22, 2016
Bomb threat on Swedish plane: police
A Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) plane carrying 72 people from London to Stockholm was diverted to Gothenburg on Friday after a…
At least 19 dead in Somalia Shebab restaurant attack: police
January 22, 2016
At least 19 dead in Somalia Shebab restaurant attack: police
Somalia's Islamist Shebab militants killed at least 19 people when five gunmen detonated a bomb before storming a popular seaside…
N. Korea arrests US student for ‘hostile activities’
January 22, 2016
N. Korea arrests US student for ‘hostile activities’
North Korea said Friday it had arrested a US student on charges of carrying out unspecified "hostile activities", the official…
Tourniquets and technology: Paris prepares for ‘next’ attack
January 22, 2016
Tourniquets and technology: Paris prepares for ‘next’ attack
Marielle wobbles on her high heels as she practices dragging an injured friend out of danger and stemming a gushing…
Gang warfare in El Salvador pushes death rate to record
January 21, 2016
Gang warfare in El Salvador pushes death rate to record
William Hernandez, tired and aching, had just finished a 24-hour shift as a coroner examining more than a dozen corpses…
Taliban warns TV station staff not to promote immorality after attack
January 21, 2016
Taliban warns TV station staff not to promote immorality after attack
The Taliban warned media organizations on Thursday not to promote immorality and foreign cultures a day after claiming responsibility for…