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Toll from three migrant boat sinkings off Greece rises to 44: official

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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

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

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…
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