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El Salvador confirms first Zika-linked birth defect
El Salvador confirmed its first case of microcephaly in a baby that was linked to a Zika infection in the mother. Microcephaly ...Ethiopia warns Eritrea after border clash
Arch-rivals Ethiopia and Eritrea traded blame Tuesday for one of the fiercest border clashes since a 1998-2000 war, with Addis Ababa warning ...Violence erupts as thousands rally against labor law in Paris
Gangs of masked youths smashed windows and hurled stones at riot police as thousands of people marched through Paris on Tuesday in ...Iraq probes human rights violations in Fallujah offensive
Iraq said Monday it had launched an investigation into possible human rights abuses against civilians fleeing the Islamic State-held city of Fallujah ...Fifty killed in Florida gay club shooting, worst in U.S. history
A gunman armed with an assault rifle killed 50 people at a packed gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida on Sunday in the ...France bans alcohol near Euro 2016 venues after violence
The French government Sunday announced a ban on alcohol near Euro 2016 venues and fan zones, after three days of drunken violence ...Hundreds attend tightly-policed gay pride march in central Kiev
More than 700 gay rights activists marched through central Kiev on Sunday, prompting an unprecedented security operation in the ex-Soviet country where ...Violence back to haunt football at Euro 2016
Hundreds of fans charging through streets holding chairs above their heads ready to throw and bloodied, bare-chested men brawling with police -- ...Dutch woman held in Qatar after making rape complaint
A 22-year-old Dutch woman is being held in Qatar on suspicion of adultery after she said she was raped while on holiday ...Gunmen kill 11 from same family in Mexico
Gunmen marched into a remote mountain village in Mexico and killed 11 members of the same family, including two children, apparently over ...