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Dozens killed in flash floods in northeastern Afghanistan
Flash floods have killed at least 73 people in northern Afghanistan, washing away hundreds of homes and forcing thousands to flee, officials ...Egyptian court sentences 10 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death
A court in Egypt has sentenced 10 Islamist supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi\'s Muslim Brotherhood to death for inciting violence and ...Maria Sharapova wins dramatic French Open final
Maria Sharapova won her second French Open final on Saturday, and she is making it look routine on clay. She defeated Simona ...World leaders mark 70th anniversary of D-Day
World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy under clear blue skies on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of ...North Korea detains third US tourist
North Korea has arrested a US tourist for violating visa regulations, Pyongyang\'s state media said today, with three Americans now believed to ...Afghan presidential candidate survives bombing attack
Afghan presidential election frontrunner Abdullah Abdullah escaped an assassination attempt when an explosion hit his campaign motorcade in Kabul, just days ahead ...Putin, Poroshenko discuss possible Ukraine ceasefire
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian president-elect Petro Poroshenko on Friday held their first face-to-face talks on the sidelines of a D-Day ...Dutch forensic scientists discover how to date fingerprints
Dutch forensic experts say they have discovered how to accurately date fingerprints, a breakthrough that could one day let police date crime ...Gunman kills three police officers in Canada
Three police officers were shot dead and two others injured on Wednesday in a rare case of gun violence in the east ...G7 warns Russia of sanctions over Ukraine
Leaders of the G7 industrial nations meeting in Brussels say they are prepared to impose further sanctions on Russia over its actions ...




