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Mexico search for missing students turns up 129 bodies
The search for 43 missing college students in the southern state of Guerrero has turned up at least 60 clandestine graves and 129 bodies over the last...
Trans-Pacific Partnership talks may finally come to a close
After almost a decade of talks, Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade ministers will gather in Maui, Hawaii on July 28-31, to try to come to a conclusion...
Obama stirs controversy with gay rights remarks on historic Kenya tour
Barack Obama has called on African nations to treat gay people equally under the law during his first presidential visit to Kenya.
U.S. govt asked Mexico to extradite drug lord before escape
Just weeks before Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman sneaked out of a maximum security prison in Mexico, the U.S.
‘Africa is on the move’: Obama hails efforts in Kenya to tackle poverty
U.S. President Barack Obama told African entrepreneurs in Kenya on Saturday they could help counter violent ideologies and drive growth in Africa, and...
Daughter sees ‘very large shark’ kill father as they dived for scallops
A daughter watched her father being killed by a large shark while the pair were diving off the Australian island state of Tasmania.
President Barack Obama begins landmark Kenya visit
U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in the Kenyan capital Nairobi late last night, making his first visit to the country of his father’s birth since...
US President Barack Obama begins landmark Kenya visit
US President Barack Obama arrived in the Kenyan capital Nairobi late Friday, making his first visit to the country of his father’s birth since his...
World-renowned climate expert accused of sexual harassment is sacked
A world renowned climate scientist has been sacked from his job as head of a top energy institute in India following allegations of sexual harassment.
Obama in Africa: President won’t back down on gay rights issues
President Obama voiced strong support for gay rights in Africa on Thursday as he began a trip to the continent, bucking calls from some African leaders...
£1bn hit: Jurassic World is now the third highest-grossing film of all time
Jurassic World is now the third highest-grossing film in history, behind only Titanic and Avatar.
U.S.-trained Iraqi troops to join Ramadi counteroffensive
For the first time, Iraqi troops trained by the U.S.-led coalition have been added to the assault force Iraq is using to retake the city of Ramadi, a U.S.
‘Jurassic World’ is now the third highest-grossing movie of all time
“Jurassic World” is now the third highest-grossing film in history, behind only “Titanic” and “Avatar.” The dinosaur...
Obama’s Africa visit troubles human rights groups
President Barack Obama’s trip to Kenya and Ethiopia is drawing fresh criticism that the two countries are heavy-handed on human rights and basic...
U.S. theatre shooter may not be executed even if sentenced to die
The time has come for jurors to hear whether James Holmes should be executed for killing 12 people in a Colorado movie theater.
U.S. kills senior Khorasan Group leader
A U.S. airstrike in Syria has killed a key figure in a dangerous al-Qaida offshoot, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Muhsin al-Fadhli was killed...
Iran eyes $185bn oil and gas bonanza as Kerry fights to clear sanctions deal
Iran is targeting oil and gas projects worth $185bn by 2020 as it rebuilds its main industries and trade relationships following a nuclear agreement with...
At least 8 Afghan troops killed in U.S. ‘friendly fire’ air strike
At least eight Afghan soldiers have been killed in a NATO 'friendly fire’ air strike in eastern Afghanistan, according to security officials.
U.S. and Cuba restore full diplomatic ties after five decades
More than a half century of Cold War and lingering enmity came to an abrupt but quiet end on Monday as the United States and Cuba restored full diplomatic...
Boy, 15, pleads guilty to inciting terror attack on ANZAC Day parade
A British teenager has pleaded guilty to inciting terrorism by encouraging a terror attack on an ANZAC Day parade in Australia.
China warns Japan not to backtrack on WW2 apology
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe needs to clearly express remorse for his nation’s World War Two actions or risk “rubbing salt in the wounds”...
One of ‘world’s oldest’ Quran manuscripts found in U.K.
Fragments of a Quran manuscript found in a British university library are from one of the world’s oldest surviving copies of the Islamic text and...
U.S. theatre shooter may not be executed even if sentenced to die
The time has come for jurors to hear whether James Holmes should be executed for killing 12 people in a Colorado movie theater.
Suicide bomber identified as Turkey boosts border security in wake of attack
Turkey said it had identified a suspect over a devastating suicide bombing on the border with Syria blamed on Islamic State jihadists, as the government...
U.S. kills senior Khorasan Group leader
A U.S. airstrike in Syria has killed a key figure in a dangerous al-Qaida offshoot, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Muhsin al-Fadhli was killed...
Shark attack surfer Mick Fanning tells of ‘mental and emotional trauma’
The top surfer who survived a shark attack during a televised competition in South Africa says he is suffering an “emotional, mental trauma”. Australian...
Moving image: Black officer helps white supremacist at KKK rally
White-supremacist groups and African-American demonstrators clashed in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday, resulting in at least five arrests and seven people...
At least 8 Afghan troops killed in U.S. ‘friendly fire’ air strike
At least eight Afghan soldiers have been killed in a NATO 'friendly fire’ air strike in eastern Afghanistan, according to security officials.
U.S. and Cuba restore full diplomatic ties after five decades
More than a half century of Cold War and lingering enmity came to an abrupt but quiet end on Monday as the United States and Cuba restored full diplomatic...
More than 100 people killed in Iraq car bomb attack on packed market
More than 100 people have been killed and others wounded in a car bombing north of Baghdad, according to police and medical sources. The attack happened...

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