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Albanian opposition demands Parliament speaker quit
Several thousand Albanian opposition supporters have demonstrated peacefully in central Tirana to demand the resignation of the Parliament speaker, following accusations that ...Iraqi troops clash with ISIS in Tikrit
Iraqi security forces and mainly Shi\'ite militia exchanged fire sporadically with Islamic State fighters in Tikrit on Thursday, a day after they ...IS claims execution of Arab Israeli accused of spying
The Islamic State released a video Tuesday purporting to show a young boy executing an Arab Israeli who it claimed infiltrated the ...Colombia to temporarily halt bombing of FARC rebels
Colombia will stop air raids on Marxist FARC rebels for a month, President Juan Manuel Santos said, a major stride in a ...Indian court summons ex-PM over multi-billion coal scam
An Indian court summoned former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday over accusations of criminal conspiracy and corruption in the illegal award ...US military helicopter crashes off northwest Florida; 11 feared dead
Seven Marines and four soldiers aboard an Army helicopter that crashed over waters off Florida during a routine night training mission were ...Iraqi forces enter northern district of Tikrit
Iraqi security forces and militia fighters captured part of Tikrit\'s northern Qadisiya district on Wednesday in their first advance into the city ...U.S. declares Venezuela a national security threat, sanctions top officials
The United States on Monday declared Venezuela a national security threat and ordered sanctions against seven officials from the oil-rich country in ...French sports stars among 10 dead in Argentina helicopter crash
Two helicopters carrying passengers filming a popular European reality show crashed Monday in a remote area of northwest Argentina, killing eight French ...Myanmar police arrest scores in violent student rally crackdown
Scores of Myanmar protesters were arrested when baton-wielding police dispersed a student rally Tuesday, as the second crackdown in days deepens fears ...