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FIFA bans Blatter, Platini for eight years
An ethics tribunal of scandal-plagued FIFA on Monday banned Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for eight years saying they had abused their ...Miss Universe mistake crowns Colombia before Philippines
The Miss Universe contestant from the Philippines is this year\'s winner, but for one brief moment Sunday evening, it appeared as if ...Suspected Russian warplanes kill scores in Syrian city
Air strikes believed to have been carried out by Russian warplanes killed scores of people in the center of the rebel-held city ...Cypriot leaders aim for peace deal in 2016
Cypriot leaders on Sunday wrapped up their UN-brokered peace negotiations for 2015 with the hope that next year will bring an elusive ...Lebanese militant Samir Qantar killed in Israeli raid
Lebanese militant leader Samir Qantar was killed in an Israeli strike that hit a building in the Damascus district of Jaramana in ...Spain votes in close election
Spaniards voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election in which newcomer parties are expected to make big gains against the once-dominant conservatives ...U.N. endorses Syria peace plan in rare show of unity among big powers
The United Nations Security Council on Friday unanimously approved a resolution endorsing an international road map for a Syria peace process, a ...Heavy casualties in Yemen as Swiss peace talks due to end
Fierce fighting between government forces and Iran-backed rebels in Yemen produced heavy casualties Saturday amid UN alarm at ceasefire violations ahead of ...US Fed announces historic rate increase, first since 2006
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday its first interest rate increase in more than nine years in a landmark move signaling the US ...U.S. defense chief Carter, in Baghdad, seeks to step up Islamic State fight
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Iraqi leaders on Wednesday discussed the idea of greater U.S. contributions to the fight against Islamic ...