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Thousands evacuated in Chile as forest fire spreads
Chile declared a state of emergency and ordered the evacuation of up to 16,000 people as a raging forest fire led to ...Sierra Leone vice president requests asylum at U.S. embassy
Sierra Leone\'s vice president, Samuel Sam-Sumana, said on Saturday that he had requested asylum at the U.S. embassy in Freetown after soldiers ...Cyclone Pam devastates South Pacific islands of Vanuatu
One of the Pacific Ocean\'s most powerful ever storms devastated the island nation of Vanuatu on Saturday, tearing off roofs, uprooting trees ...Indian bride walks out of wedding after groom gets math problem wrong
An Indian bride has walked out of her wedding ceremony after her groom-to-be failed to solve a simple math problem, police said ...Australia offers to pay jail fees for death row duo in Indonesia
Australia has offered to cover Indonesia\'s costs for keeping two Australian heroin traffickers in prison for life if Jakarta grants permanent stays ...Swedish prosecutors offer to question Assange in London over rape allegations
Swedish prosecutors have asked for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange\'s approval to question him in London where he is holed up in the ...Which Party Do You View Iran Through?
Most people in the United States have little contact with ...Mind your manners, Venezuela tells U.S. official Jacobson
Venezuela\'s top diplomat called a senior U.S. official "petulant" and ill-mannered on Wednesday in response to her contention that sanctions were intended ...US, IMF new aid to Ukraine, US new sanctions on Russia
The IMF handed Ukraine a $17.5 billion lifeline as the United States agreed to send military aid to bolster its forces against ...US and Cuba re-establish direct telephone calls
The United States and Cuba have re-established a direct telephone link, the Cuban state telecommunications company said Wednesday, in the latest step ...