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Algeria beat South Korea 4-2 to make African World Cup history
Algeria put themselves in pole position to reach the World Cup knock-out stages for the first time with a 4-2 win over ...Kevlar inventor Stephanie Kwolek dies at 90
Stephanie Kwolek, the American chemist who invented the super-strong fibre Kevlar used in bullet-proof vests, has died at age 90Chinese police shoot dead 13 attackers in Xinjiang
Chinese police have shot dead 13 people in the restive Xinjiang province after attackers drove into a public building and set off ...Iraqi militants take border post with Syria
The militants, led by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), first moved into the nearby town of al-Qaim on ...Egypt court confirms death sentence on Brotherhood leader
An Egyptian court has confirmed death sentences for 183 Islamists, including Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie, a prosecutor said, after a speedy ...Messi saves Argentina as they beat Iran 1-0
Lionel Messi spared Argentina\'s blushes with a wonderful last-gasp winner against unheralded Iran at the World Cup on Saturday to give the ...Syria car blast kills dozens
A car bomb in Syria\'s western Hama province killed 34 and wounded more than 50, Syria\'s state news agency SANA said on ...Seven Ukranian troops killed as rebels operate tanks
Seven Ukrainian troops were killed in overnight fighting in the restive east, Ukrainian officials said Friday, as clashes between government forces and ...Global refugee figures highest since Second World War, UN says
The number of refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people has surged to more than 50 million people, the first time since ...




