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UK embassy in Cairo closes to the public over security concerns
The British Embassy in Cairo closed to the public on Sunday due to security concerns, an embassy spokesperson said.At least 13 killed in failed U.S. bid to rescue hostages in Yemen
A woman, a 10-year-old boy and a local al Qaeda leader were among at least 11 people killed alongside two Western hostages ...Israel bombs near Damascus international airport: Syrian TV
Syrian state television said on Sunday that Israeli jets had bombed areas near Damascus international airport and in the town of Dimas, ...Typhoon tears down homes in disaster-weary Philippines
Typhoon Hagupit tore apart homes and dumped fierce rains across the eastern Philippines on Sunday, killing at least two people while creating ...Golden Age of Pearl Harbor
As we readChina arrests ex-security chief for corruption, leaking secrets
Chinese authorities have arrested former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang and expelled him from the ruling Communist Party, accusing him of crimes ...Give me titles not records, says Chelsea boss Mourinho
Jose Mourinho doesn\'t care about the prospect of setting an impressive new record with Chelsea because he is firmly focused on bringing ...Swiss hostage escapes from Filipino extremists
A Swiss hostage escaped Saturday from Abu Sayyaf extremists after hacking one militant commander and getting shot as he dashed to freedom, ...Typhoon Hagupit triggers massive evacuation in Philippines
More than half a million people in the Philippines have fled from a powerful typhoon in one of the world\'s biggest peacetime ...U.S. discloses failed attempt to rescue American in Yemen
The United States on Thursday for the first time publicly disclosed a failed attempt last month to rescue a U.S. citizen held ...




