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Insight: Taliban audacity trumps Afghan forces’ weak defenses in Kunduz

Insight: Taliban audacity trumps Afghan forces’ weak defenses in Kunduz

Under cover of darkness, groups of Taliban fighters carrying rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons sneaked through fields and villages towards…
Catalonia court summons pressures separatist leader

Catalonia court summons pressures separatist leader

A court on Tuesday summoned Catalonia's president to face possible charges over a 2014 ballot on independence from Spain, raising…
Jousting, but no insurrection at Corbyn’s debut Labour conference

Jousting, but no insurrection at Corbyn’s debut Labour conference

Jeremy Corbyn's debut conference as British Labour leader began with dark warnings that the party was on the brink of…
Deadly Neo-Nazi attack on Greek rapper was ‘professional’: father

Deadly Neo-Nazi attack on Greek rapper was ‘professional’: father

The fatal stabbing of a Greek anti-fascist rapper by a neo-Nazi supporter in 2013 that shocked the country was a…
Mediterranean migrant crossings top 500,000 in 2015

Mediterranean migrant crossings top 500,000 in 2015

More than half a million migrants and refugees have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year -- 383,000…
Afghan forces battle to regain control of city after stunning loss

Afghan forces battle to regain control of city after stunning loss

Afghan forces backed by US air support battled Taliban fighters for control of the northern city of Kunduz on Tuesday,…
Strong evidence Mars has streams of salt water

Strong evidence Mars has streams of salt water

Scientists have found the first evidence that briny water may flow on the surface of Mars during the planet's summer…
Britain to host China’s Xi on first state visit

Britain to host China’s Xi on first state visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping will make his first state visit to Britain next month, the British government said on Tuesday,…
Obama, Putin discuss Syria; essential difference over Assad remains

Obama, Putin discuss Syria; essential difference over Assad remains

Russia and the United States agreed on Monday to look for a diplomatic end to the Syrian civil war but…
German president warns of limits to number of refugees

German president warns of limits to number of refugees

Germany's president has warned that there are limits to how many refugees his country can absorb as it prepares for…
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