US to keep more troops in Afghanistan as violence spikes
Reuters, Kabul :The United States will keep up to 1,000 more soldiers than previously planned in Afghanistan into next year, outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck...
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Racism in US worse under Obama, says Venezuelan president
Reuters, Caracas :Racism in the United States appears to have worsened during the administration of its first black leader, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said on...
US plane makes emergency landing in Italy
AFP, Rome :A US Airways plane made an emergency landing in Rome on Saturday after two passengers and 11 members of the crew were taken...
US protests follow funeral for black man killed by NY cop
AFP, New York :Mourners heard a rallying cry for justice at the New York funeral of an unarmed black man shot dead by police as...
Republican challenger wins Louisiana Senate race
Reuters, New Orleans :Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy handily won a Louisiana U.S. Senate runoff election on Saturday, capping big wins for his party in the...
Two Sierra Leone doctors die of Ebola in one day
Reuters, Freetown :Two doctors died of Ebola in Sierra Leone on Friday, a government and a hospital source said, bringing to 10 the number of...
UK to open new military base in Bahrain
BBC, London :Britain is to establish its first permanent military base in the Middle East since it formally withdrew from the region in 1971.The base,...
Jordan king warns IS militants
AFP, Washington :Jordan’s King Abdullah II warned Friday that the fight against Islamic State militants is a “third world war,” as President Barack Obama pledged...
US-led forces conduct 20 air strikes against IS
Reuters, Washington :The United States and partner nations have conducted 20 air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq since Wednesday, the U.S....
South Africa calls China an anti-colonial force
AFP, Beijing :South African President Jacob Zuma said Friday that China’s growing influence in Africa would allow the continent to free itself from “colonial shackles”...
Iran confirms air strikes in Iraq against Islamic State
Reuters, Baghdad :A senior Iranian official has confirmed his country carried out air strikes in neighboring Iraq against Islamic State fighters at the request of...
Protests against police violence flare for third night in NY
Reuters, New York :Protesters in New York and other cities rallied for a third night on Friday denouncing the use of deadly force by police...