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South Sudan rivals agree to end war, form interim government
South Sudan\'s president and rebel leader have agreed to forge a transitional government within a 60-day deadline in an effort to end ...Chile rejects huge hydroelectric project in Patagonia
A government commission rejected an $8 billion proposal to dam Patagonian rivers to meet growing energy demands, handing a victory to environmentalists ...Half a million flee Iraqi city of Mosul
Half a million people were estimated Wednesday to have fled Iraq\'s second city of Mosul, as Islamist militants tightened their grip after ...At least six killed in NW Pakistan missile strike
At least four people were killed in a U.S. drone strike launched in Pakistan\'s northwest tribal area of North Waziristan on Wednesday ...Rwandan, DR Congo soldiers exchange heavy weapons fire
Heavy weapons fire broke out between Rwandan and Congolese troops near their border on Wednesday after the Congolese government said Rwandan forces ...Militants seize Saddam Hussein’s home town of Tikrit
Militant Islamists seized more territory in northern Iraq on Wednesday, moving south toward Baghdad as government forces scrambled to regroup after losing ...Earth and Moon may be 60 million years older than previously thought
Work presented at the European Association of Geochemistry’s Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference in Sacramento, California shows that the timing of the giant impact ...Bashar al-Assad says West changing position on Syria war
Western countries that back the revolt in Syria have started to shift position on the conflict because of the danger posed to ...Second attack on Karachi airport ends, Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility
The Pakistani Taliban has now claimed responsibility for the second deadly attack on Karachi Airport in Academy, less than 28 hours since ...Iraqi PM calls for emergency as militants seize Mosul
Iraq\'s prime minister has asked parliament to declare a state of emergency over a militant attack in Mosul.




