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Taliban gunmen kill 17 in attack on Pakistan air force base
Taliban gunmen killed 29 people, including 16 praying in a mosque, when they stormed a Pakistani air force base on Friday, in the deadliest Taliban attack...
Europeans shut borders, block bridges, to halt migrant surge
Thousands of migrants were trapped Friday in a vicious tug-of-war as bickering European governments shut border crossings, blocked bridges and erected...
Taliban suicide squad guns down worshippers as they pray in air base mosque
Taliban fighters killed 16 people inside a mosque during a brazen morning attack on an air base on Friday.
Taliban suicide squad slaughter 16 as they pray in air base mosque
Taliban fighters killed 16 people inside a mosque during a brazen morning attack on an air base on Friday.
Was Ahmed Mohamed arrested because he is Muslim?
A clock - that’s all it was. But for 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed from Texas, the simple homemade invention got him arrested when he took it to school.
A nation expects: England hope to deliver as Rugby World Cup kicks off
The wait is over. Chris Robshaw leads hosts England out at Twickenham against Fiji on Friday to kick off a Rugby World Cup that promises six weeks of no-holds-barred...
Rugby World Cup: Hosts England hope to deliver on feverish expectation
The wait is over.  Chris Robshaw leads hosts England out at Twickenham against Fiji on Friday to kick off a Rugby World Cup that promises six...
Nabbed in Mexico: police capture suspected drug trafficker in mystery massacre of 43 students
Federal authorities allegedly captured a high-ranking drug cartel member Gildardo Lopez Astudillo who has been implicated in last year’s disappearance...
A country set free to run: British charity clears Mozambique of land mines
Mozambique was declared free of land mines on Thursday ending two decades of work by a British charity to rid one of the world’s poorest countries...
Deadly earthquake: Million people flee homes as tsunami slams Chile coast
At least five people have died after an 8.3 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Chile late Wednesday, shaking buildings in the capital city of Santiago,...
NY governor’s aide shot before West Indian Day parade dies
An aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo who was shot in the crossfire between two gangs hours before the city’s West Indian Day parade died Wednesday, police...
Three killed as powerful earthquake strikes Chile, sparking tsunami alert
Three people have been killed after an 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Chile’s northern coast, causing buildings to shake and flooding in coastal...
Court halts execution of convicted killer with just hours to spare
An appeals court halted the execution of an Oklahoma man with just hours to spare after his attorneys said they had uncovered new evidence, including a...
‘He should resign’: Mugabe delivers wrong speech in Zimbabwe parliament
Zimbabwe’s 91-year-old President Robert Mugabe read out the wrong speech at the opening of parliament on Tuesday, an error which the main opposition...
Egypt says attack which killed 12 Mexicans mistaken for militants was an ‘accident’
Egyptian Army aircraft hunting for militants in the desert mistakenly bombed a convoy of mostly Mexican tourists, killing 12 people and wounding 10, authorities...
Colombian journalist shot dead outside radio station
A Colombian journalist has been shot dead by helmet-clad ‘assassin’, while standing outside the radio station where she worked.
Hundreds of inmates escape as Taliban raid Afghan jail
Taliban insurgents in military uniform set off a car bomb and stormed an Afghan prison on Monday, freeing hundreds of inmates and killing four policemen...
Tear gas and stun grenades rattle Jerusalem holy site on Jewish New Year
Palestinians clashed with Israeli police at Jerusalem’s flashpoint al-Aqsa mosque compound on Sunday just hours before the start of the Jewish New...
Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri orders young Muslims launch lone wolf attacks on West
Al Qaeda’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has called for lone wolf attacks in the US and the West.
Shop owner goes on the run after his explosives trigger blast that killed 90
Police in India are hunting for the owner of illegally stored explosives which blew up part of a busy town centre, killing 90 people.
Germany embraces role as defender of those in need
Embracing its role as a defender of those in need, Germany welcomed at least 10,000 more asylum seekers into the country Saturday.
Socialist Corbyn wins UK Labour leadership in landslide
Veteran socialist Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader of Britain’s main opposition Labour party on Saturday in a landslide victory that gives the country...
At least 89 die as gas blast rips through breakfast restaurant in central India
At least 89 people were killed at a restaurant in central India on Saturday when a cooking gas cylinder exploded and triggered a second blast of mine detonators...
More than 2 million will flee Syrian war this year, warns UN official
One million more people will be displaced within Syria by the end of the year if the war there continues unabated, potentially adding to the flow of refugees...
At least 100 die as gas blast rips through breakfast restaurant in central India
More than 100 people died when a gas cylinder exploded in a packed restaurant in India’s central Madhya Pradesh state on Saturday morning, a senior...
Bombers face death penalty after being found guilty over Mumbai train blasts
Twelve men have been found guilty over the 2006 Mumbai commuter train bombings which killed 189 people. They were accused of waging war against the...
‘I’m no hero but I’m finished flying,’ says BA pilot who saved 170 on burning jet
A British Airways pilot hailed as a hero after his aircraft caught fire at Las Vegas, has played down his part in the drama.
Evacuations underway: Raging floodwaters swamp Japanese town
Tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes as heavy rain fell on parts of Japan for a second day. The Kinugawa River burst...
Heavy downpour on Japan leads to evacuations, many stranded
Tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes as heavy rain fell on parts of Japan for a second day. The Kinugawa River burst...
Tens of thousands told to leave their homes as heavy rain buckets down on Japan
Tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes as heavy rain fell on parts of Japan for a second day.

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