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UN seeks 2,500 extra peacekeepers for Mali
The United Nations is seeking 2,500 extra troops and police to shore up its peacekeeping operations in Mali, one of its most ...French vessel detects signals likely from EgyptAir jet black box
A French naval search vessel has picked up signals believed to originate from one of the black boxes of EgyptAir flight MS804 ...Germany expects to see 100,000 migrants leave this year
Germany expects up to 100,000 undocumented migrants to leave the country in 2016, a number Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere Wednesday hailed ...U.S.-backed Syrian alliance widens offensive near IS capital
A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian militias is widening an offensive against Islamic State near its de facto capital of Raqqa, targeting an ...Mexico rescues kidnapped footballer Alan Pulido
Mexican authorities have rescued football star Alan Pulido following his kidnapping in his crime-plagued home state of Tamaulipas, with the player declaring ...Pakistan in the US, the US in Pakistan: Self-denial is the biggest threat to world ...
One of the ironies of being a Pakistani living abroad, especially in the West, is having to pose as Indian. According to ...Four people killed in flooding and storms in southwestern Germany
Three people have been killed in floods in the southwestern German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg and a young girl was killed by a ...Iraq forces push into streets of IS-held Fallujah
Iraqi forces thrust into Fallujah Monday, ushering a new urban phase in the week-old operation to retake the jihadist bastion that also ...Ukraine fire kills 16 in care home
Sixteen people have been killed and one is missing after a fire broke out in a residential building housing elderly people in ...Nepal honors 9 Sherpas who paved way for Everest climbers
Nepal celebrated Everest Day on Sunday by honoring nine Sherpa guides who fixed ropes and dug the route to the summit so ...




