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NATO starts anti submarine exercise in North Sea as tensions with Russia rise
May 4, 2015
NATO starts anti submarine exercise in North Sea as tensions with Russia rise
NATO launched one of its biggest-ever anti-submarine exercises in the North Sea on Monday, inviting non-member Sweden for the first…
Study: Climate change could push a sixth of species to extinction
May 4, 2015
Study: Climate change could push a sixth of species to extinction
Climate change could drive up to a sixth of animals and plants on Earth to extinction unless governments cut rising…
China’s Xi calls for ‘equal’ political talks with Taiwan
May 4, 2015
China’s Xi calls for ‘equal’ political talks with Taiwan
Chinese President Xi Jinping offered the head of Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party on Monday "equal" talks to resolve their political…
Two gunmen shot dead at Prophet Mohammed cartoon exhibit in Texas
May 4, 2015
Two gunmen shot dead at Prophet Mohammed cartoon exhibit in Texas
Texas police shot dead two gunmen who opened fire on Sunday outside an exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad…
Botswana’s marauding elephants trigger hunting ban debate
May 4, 2015
Botswana’s marauding elephants trigger hunting ban debate
Surveying her destroyed cornfield in northern Botswana, Minsozie Kasaira wishes for a return to the days of elephant hunting. Until last…
About 100 bodies found in Nepal trekking village
May 4, 2015
About 100 bodies found in Nepal trekking village
Nepali police and local volunteers found the bodies of about 100 trekkers and villagers buried in an avalanche set off…
Freed Nigerian women tell of horror of Boko Haram captivity
May 4, 2015
Freed Nigerian women tell of horror of Boko Haram captivity
Boko Haram fighters killed older boys and men in front of their families before taking women and children into the…
Progress toward peace talks unclear as Taliban, Afghan figures meet
May 3, 2015
Progress toward peace talks unclear as Taliban, Afghan figures meet
Taliban representatives met with Afghan political figures for a second day on Sunday, but it was unclear if the dialogue…
Baltimore mayor lifts curfew, saying no longer needed
May 3, 2015
Baltimore mayor lifts curfew, saying no longer needed
The mayor of Baltimore on Sunday lifted a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Togo’s incumbent Gnassingbe confirmed winner of presidential vote
May 3, 2015
Togo’s incumbent Gnassingbe confirmed winner of presidential vote
Togo’s constitutional court on Sunday confirmed that Faure Gnassingbe won a third term as president with 58.77 percent of the…