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Juppe Joins Race For French Presidency In Challenge To Sarkozy
Former prime minister Alain Juppe joined the race to be the presidential candidate of France's centre-right on Wednesday, posing a potential challenge both to...
Landslides Hit Japan’s Hiroshima, Killing At Least 36
At least 36 people, including several children, were killed in Japan on Wednesday, when landslides triggered by torrential rain slammed into the outskirts of...
Video Shows ISIS Beheading U.S. Journalist James Foley
A video released by ISIS shows the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley and threatens the life of another American if President Barack Obama...
Iraqi Forces Battle To Drive Jihadists From Saddam’s Home Town
Iraqi forces launched an offensive on Tuesday to drive Islamic State fighters out of Tikrit, home town of executed dictator Saddam Hussein, while the...
Liberia Fights Ebola In Capital, West Africa Toll Tops 1,200
Liberia battled on Tuesday to halt the spread of the Ebola disease in its crowded, run-down oceanside capital Monrovia, recording the most new deaths...
Pakistan Arrests 147 In Punjab Towns As Protests In Capital Continue
As twin protests in Islamabad entered a fifth day on Tuesday, Pakistan police said they had arrested some 150 supporters of protest leaders overnight...
Thai Military-Dominated Legislature To Appoint PM
Thailand's military-dominated legislature will nominate a prime minister this week, members of the national assembly said on Tuesday, a move that looks set to...
Chadian Troops Rescue 85 Nigerian Hostages From Boko Haram
Chadian troops have rescued 85 Nigerians kidnapped last week by the Islamist terror group Boko Haram, security and human rights sources in Nigeria said...
Ukraine Separatist Leader Says Rebels Getting Tanks And Reinforcements
Ukrainian rebels are receiving new armoured vehicles and fighters trained in Russia, with which they plan to launch a major counter-offensive against government forces,...
U.S. Says Conducts Air Strikes In Iraq Near Arbil And Mosul Dam
The United States on Saturday conducted air strikes in Iraq against Islamic State fighters near the Kurdish capital of Arbil and the Mosul dam,...
