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IS jihadists kidnap two Kurdish reporters in Syria

IS jihadists kidnap two Kurdish reporters in Syria

Militants from the Islamic State group have abducted two reporters working for the Iraq-based Kurdish TV channel Rudaw in northeastern…
Obama announces U.S. to restore diplomatic ties with Cuba

Obama announces U.S. to restore diplomatic ties with Cuba

President Barack Obama announced the United States would restore diplomatic relations it severed with Cuba more than 50 years ago,…
Monitoring group: Over 120,000 pro-Assad fighters killed in Syria conflict

Monitoring group: Over 120,000 pro-Assad fighters killed in Syria conflict

More than 120,000 fighters supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have been killed in the country's civil war since it began in…
UN: Up to one million facing hunger in Ebola-hit countries

UN: Up to one million facing hunger in Ebola-hit countries

Border closures, quarantines and crop losses in West African nations battling the Ebola virus could lead to as many as…
Oil prices sink further in Asian trade

Oil prices sink further in Asian trade

Oil suffered fresh losses in Asia Wednesday, sinking to new multi-year lows as dealers watch Russia's ruble crisis and await…
After Pakistan school massacre, watch for the gloves to come off

After Pakistan school massacre, watch for the gloves to come off

The massacre of more than 130 Pakistani school children by Taliban gunmen was a chilling reminder of Hillary Clinton's warning to…
EU court says Hamas should be removed from terror list

EU court says Hamas should be removed from terror list

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas should be removed from the European Union's terrorist list, an EU court ruled on Wednesday,…
NASA rover finds organic molecules, methane gas on Mars

NASA rover finds organic molecules, methane gas on Mars

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has found carbon-containing compounds in samples drilled out of an ancient rock, the first definitive detection…
Spain arrests seven accused of recruiting women for Islamic State

Spain arrests seven accused of recruiting women for Islamic State

Spanish and Moroccan police have arrested seven people in a ongoing joint swoop on suspected efforts to recruit women to…
‘I saw death so close’: student recalls Pakistan school carnage

‘I saw death so close’: student recalls Pakistan school carnage

A teenage survivor of Tuesday's Taliban attack on a Pakistan school described how he played dead after being shot in…
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