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Italian navy rescues 3,000 migrants in Mediterranean
August 23, 2015
Italian navy rescues 3,000 migrants in Mediterranean
The Italian navy rescued 3,000 migrants aboard more than a dozen boats in the Mediterranean on Saturday after receiving requests…
Malaysia finds more graves and human remains near Thai border
August 23, 2015
Malaysia finds more graves and human remains near Thai border
Malaysian police said on Sunday they had found 24 human skeletons - all believed to be victims of trafficking -…
NATO contractors killed by Kabul car bomb identified as US citizens
August 23, 2015
NATO contractors killed by Kabul car bomb identified as US citizens
Three US contractors were among 12 killed by a Kabul bomb that targeted their NATO convoy, the US-led coalition said,…
North, South Korea talk all night, to resume Sunday, in bid to end standoff
August 23, 2015
North, South Korea talk all night, to resume Sunday, in bid to end standoff
Top aides to the leaders of North and South Korea were due to resume talks on Sunday after negotiating through…
France train gunman identified as Islamist militant
August 23, 2015
France train gunman identified as Islamist militant
Fingerprint evidence shows that the gunman overpowered by passengers on a train in France is a Morrocan known to European…
North Korea to meet for talks with South Korea after high tensions
August 22, 2015
North Korea to meet for talks with South Korea after high tensions
On a day of escalating tensions and heated rhetoric on the Korean peninsula, the two sides agreed to meet Saturday…
Venezuela closes Colombia border indefinitely
August 22, 2015
Venezuela closes Colombia border indefinitely
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro indefinitely closed his country's border with Colombia and declared a state of emergency in part of…
Refugee crowds build at Macedonia border; night spent in open fields
August 22, 2015
Refugee crowds build at Macedonia border; night spent in open fields
Crowds of migrants and refugees were building on Greece's border with Macedonia on Saturday after a cold, wet night spent…
US soldier wounded helping to overpower gunman on train in France
August 22, 2015
US soldier wounded helping to overpower gunman on train in France
A machine gun-toting attacker wounded three people on a high-speed train in France on Friday before being overpowered by passengers…
North Korea orders troops on war footing after exchange of fire with South
August 21, 2015
North Korea orders troops on war footing after exchange of fire with South
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his troops onto a war footing from 5 p.m on Friday after his…