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Linda becomes major hurricane far off Mexican coast
Hurricane Linda strengthened to a major storm Tuesday as it swirled in the Pacific far off the Mexican coast, US forecasters said.France vows to take 24,000 refugees, Germany pledges 6 bn euros
Germany pledged an extra six billion euros Monday to help the record numbers of desperate refugees crossing its borders, with France vowing ...Four FARC rebels killed in Colombia clash
The Colombian army said Saturday four FARC rebels were killed and three others wounded in a clash with troops conducting an operation ...US unemployment falls to 5.1%, lowest since April 2008
The US unemployment rate fell to 5.1 percent in August, the lowest since early 2008, as the economy motored steadily ahead despite ...4,300 migrants arrive in Athens as govt holds crisis talks
The Greek government was set to hold talks Wednesday on the huge numbers of migrants landing on its shores, as 4,300 more ...Year-long Mars isolation experiment begins
Six people shut themselves inside a dome for a year in Hawaii, in the longest US isolation experiment aimed at helping NASA ...Ashley Madison parent CEO quits after huge infidelity data hack
The chief executive of infidelity website Ashley Madison\'s parent company Avid Life Media has left, just over a week after hackers leaked ...Tropical Storm Erika nears Antigua and Barbuda en route to Puerto Rico
A fast-moving Tropical Storm Erika neared Antigua and Barbuda early Thursday, dumping rain on the eastern Caribbean on a path expected to ...Two US journalists shot dead by gunman during live TV interview
A television reporter and a cameraman were shot and killed during a live broadcast in Virginia on Wednesday in an attack authorities ...US hostage raped by top IS leader before death
US hostage Kayla Mueller was raped repeatedly by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed caliph of the Islamic State jihadist group, before her ...