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Pentagon to unveil Guantanamo closure plan

Pentagon to unveil Guantanamo closure plan

The Pentagon is poised to release a much-anticipated report on shutting down Guantanamo Bay, even as Congress battles to block…
India’s Modi eyes trade deals, show of strength on UK visit

India’s Modi eyes trade deals, show of strength on UK visit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a visit to Britain on Thursday that he hopes will yield trade deals worth…
EU launches $2 bn emergency fund for Africa to combat migration

EU launches $2 bn emergency fund for Africa to combat migration

Leaders of the European Union formally launched an emergency trust fund for Africa on Thursday with an initial $2 billion…
Italian police swoop on international ‘jihadist network’

Italian police swoop on international ‘jihadist network’

Italian police on Thursday announced a swoop on a European jihadist network that was allegedly planning to try to spring…
Five enter FIFA presidency race; Bility, Platini sidelined

Five enter FIFA presidency race; Bility, Platini sidelined

FIFA has approved five candidates for its February presidential election amid the worst crisis in its history, after barring Liberia's…
CNN: Seventy-five percent of US foreign military financing goes to two countries

CNN: Seventy-five percent of US foreign military financing goes to two countries

American taxpayers doled out $5.9 billion in foreign military financing in 2014, according to the government's Foreign Assistance report —…
Police torture rife in China despite reforms: Amnesty

Police torture rife in China despite reforms: Amnesty

Torture of suspects in police detention is widespread in China, Amnesty International said Thursday, citing interviews with nearly 40 lawyers,…
Greek unions in first general strike against leftist government

Greek unions in first general strike against leftist government

Greek unions on Thursday kicked off a general strike against fresh austerity cuts, the first under the leftist government of…
UN peacekeepers face new sex abuse allegations in Central African Republic

UN peacekeepers face new sex abuse allegations in Central African Republic

United Nation’s peacekeepers in Central African Republic were hit on Wednesday with fresh accusations of sex abuses uncovered by a…
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