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Bombing aboard train kills 3 in southwest PakistanAP, QuettaPolice in Pakistan say a bomb explosion aboard a moving train has killed at least three passengers...
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Joe Biden (almost) announces he is running for President
AP, Dover :For a brief moment, former Vice President Joe Biden placed himself in the crowded field of Democratic presidential candidates during a speech on...
Thais flock to early voting in first election since 2014 coup
Reuters, Bangkok :Many Thais queued on Sunday, some for hours, to vote early in parliamentary elections scheduled for March 24, the country’s first since a...
French violence flares as yellow vest protests enter fourth month
Reuters, Paris :Rioters set fire to a bank and ransacked stores on Paris’s Champs Elysees avenue on Saturday, in a new flare-up of violence as...
New Zealand digs graves as mosque massacre toll rises to 50
AP, Christchurch, New Zealand :Anguished relatives were anxiously waiting Sunday for authorities to release the remains of those who were killed in massacres at two...
May warns of long Brexit delay if MPs do not back her deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May has issued a stark warning to lawmakers that if they do not back her Brexit deal, there is the possibility...
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French yellow vests clash with police in ParisAP, Paris French yellow vest protesters have clashed with riot police near the Arc de Triomphe on the...
US-Afghan tensions erupt over Kabul’s exclusion from peace talks
Reuters, Washington :The United States and Afghanistan clashed publicly on Thursday over U.S. peace talks with the Taliban, with a visiting Afghan official accusing the...
Maduro creates military unit to protect key services after massive blackout
AFP, Caracas :Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro created a military unit on Friday charged with protecting basic installations and services such as electricity and water just...
Slovakia could get its first female president in ballot
AP, Bratislava :Voters in Slovakia are selecting a new head of state in an election that could give the country its first female president.The leading...
US mosques increase security after New Zealand attack
Reuters, New York :Mosques around the United States increased security measures for Friday prayers after a gunman shot dead 49 people and wounded more than...
Heartbroken New Zealanders mourn mass killing
AP, New Zealand :Heartbroken New Zealanders lit candles and placed flowers at makeshift memorials set up in the city of Christchurch in the wake of...