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Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid dies at 65
Zaha Hadid, the world\'s most famous female architect who attracted plaudits for works of sweeping curves and controversy for huge cost overruns, ...Suu Kyi aide sworn in as Myanmar president in historic power shift
Myanmar entered a new era on Wednesday as Aung San Suu Kyi\'s democracy movement took power after 50 years of military domination, ...France charges main suspect in foiled attack plot
France on Wednesday charged the main suspect in a foiled attack plot, found with an arsenal of weapons and explosives at his ...Italy rescues hundreds more in Med as migrant flows pick up
Italian coast guard and navy vessels rescued 1,361 migrants from boats and rubber dinghies in the southern Mediterranean on Wednesday, officials said, ...Tripoli govt demands PM-designate Sarraj leave Libya capital
Libya\'s unrecognised authorities in control of Tripoli on Wednesday demanded that the head of a UN-backed unity government Fayez al-Sarraj leave just ...Colombia announces formal peace talks with ELN rebels
Colombia\'s government launched peace negotiations Wednesday with the country\'s second-biggest guerrilla group, the left-wing ELN, broadening the push to end the country\'s ...Assad says he can form new Syria government with opposition
President Bashar al-Assad said it would not be difficult to agree on a new Syrian government including opposition figures, but his opponents ...Egyptair plane hijacker demands asylum in Cyprus
A hijacker seized an Egyptian airliner on Tuesday and diverted it to Cyprus, before releasing all the passengers except four foreigners and ...Six children killed, maimed daily in Yemen air strikes
Six children have been killed or maimed daily in Yemen since Saudi-led air strikes began a year ago, the UN said Tuesday, ...10 Indonesian sailors kidnapped in Philippines
Ten Indonesian sailors have been kidnapped in waters of the conflict-wracked southern Philippines by Islamic militants who have demanded a ransom for ...




