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Iraq launches offensive on Islamic State stronghold north of Baghdad
Iraq\'s armed forces, backed by Shi\'ite militia, attacked Islamic State strongholds north of Baghdad on Monday at the start of a campaign ...Namibia president wins $5m Mo Ibrahim African leadership prize
Namibia\'s outgoing president, Hifikepunye Pohamba, has won the Mo Ibrahim Foundation\'s $5 million African leadership prize, an award meant to recognize good ...Chile president meets 14-year-old girl asking for permission to die
Chile\'s President Michelle Bachelet on Saturday visited a 14-year-old girl suffering from cystic fibrosis who made a heart-wrenching video appeal to be ...Venezuela to limit US diplomats, require visas for Americans
President Nicolas Maduro plans to limit the US diplomatic presence in Venezuela and require American tourists to obtain visas, amid growing tensions ...Italian anti-euro, anti-immigrant party holds rally in Rome
The rising star of the Italian right, Matteo Salvini, led a mass rally in support of his anti-immigration, anti-EU Northern League party ...Lithuania signs US deal to replace Russian gas
Lithuania said Saturday it had signed a trade agreement to buy liquified natural gas from the United States in a move aimed ...Russians to march in memory of murdered Putin critic Boris Nemtsov
Opposition supporters will march through Moscow on Sunday in memory of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, whose murder has increased concern about Russia\'s ...Mali signs peace deal, rebels want more time for consultation
The Malian government signed a peace agreement with some northern armed groups on Sunday but the main Tuareg rebel alliance asked for ...Russians march in memory of murdered opposition leader
Holding placards declaring "I am not afraid", thousands of Russians marched in Moscow on Sunday in memory of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, ...Olympics Committee approves Tokyo 2020 venue changes
The International Olympic Committee executive board on Friday gave the greenlight to organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Games to move three competition ...