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Fight against Islamic State dominates as world leaders meet in Turkey
U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders arrived in Turkey on Sunday for a summit that has taken on new urgency ...France names first attacker, vows to destroy Islamic State
Police questioned on Sunday the relatives of one of the suicide attackers who brought carnage to Paris on Friday, with France denouncing ...Regional tensions, Paris attacks hang over APEC summit
Regional tensions over the South China Sea and security concerns after the attack by Islamist militants on Paris could eclipse efforts by ...Belgium arrests seven as French attacks rekindle refugee row
Two of the attackers who brought carnage to Paris were French nationals living in Belgium, officials said on Sunday, as a row ...Obama, Putin agree need for UN-negotiated Syria talks, ceasefire
US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Sunday on the need for UN-sponsored peace talks and a ceasefire ...At G20, Obama vows renewed effort to eliminate Islamic State
U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Sunday to step up efforts to eliminate Islamic State in Syria and prevent it from carrying ...Dozens of Afghan troops defect to Taliban in Helmand fighting
At least 65 Afghan soldiers have defected to the Taliban, taking their weapons and equipment with them and 88 have been killed ...U2 cancel Paris concert after attacks
Irish rock band U2 canceled a Paris concert planned for Saturday following a series of attacks in the French capital which killed ...Schools, museums, tourist sites closed in Paris after attacks
Schools, markets, museums and major tourist sites in the Paris area were closed on Saturday and sporting fixtures were cancelled following the ...Paris attacks heighten pressure at Vienna Syria talks
Multiple "terror" attacks in Paris increased the pressure on some 20 countries and organisations meeting in Vienna on Saturday to overcome deep ...




