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UN seeks 2,500 extra peacekeepers for Mali
The United Nations is seeking 2,500 extra troops and police to shore up its peacekeeping operations in Mali, one of its most ...Thousands evacuated as France declares flood emergency
Torrential rain forced thousands of people from their homes just south of Paris while the River Seine surged to its highest level ...Turkey recalls ambassador after Germany recognises Armenian genocide
Turkey recalled its envoy to Germany and threatened consequences Thursday, in a furious reaction over the Bundestag\'s decision to adopt a resolution ...Iran says no Iranian pilgrims at next hajj, blames Riyadh
Iran officially announced on Thursday that it won\'t be sending pilgrims to the hajj this year, blaming Saudi Arabia for the move ...Germany votes on Armenian genocide resolution amid warnings from Turkey
German lawmakers prepared to pass a resolution Thursday recognising the World War I massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide, as ...India court convicts 24 over 2002 Gujarat riots massacre
An Indian court convicted two dozen people on Thursday over a massacre during religious riots 14 years ago when Prime Minister Narendra ...Barcelona star Messi appears in court at tax fraud trial
Argentina football star Lionel Messi said Thursday he trusted his father with his finances and "knew nothing" about how his wealth was ...Germany expects to see 100,000 migrants leave this year
Germany expects up to 100,000 undocumented migrants to leave the country in 2016, a number Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere Wednesday hailed ...French vessel detects signals likely from EgyptAir jet black box
A French naval search vessel has picked up signals believed to originate from one of the black boxes of EgyptAir flight MS804 ...Iraq forces push into streets of IS-held Fallujah
Iraqi forces thrust into Fallujah Monday, ushering a new urban phase in the week-old operation to retake the jihadist bastion that also ...