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Sepp Blatter wins re-election as FIFA president
Sepp Blatter was re-elected as FIFA president for a fifth term on Friday, chosen to lead world soccer despite separate U.S. and ...Explosions rock Burundi capital as deadly protests continue
Two explosions shook Burundi\'s capital on Friday but no one was hurt, police and a witness said, as deadly unrest against President ...Chad says 33 Boko Haram militants, four troops killed in clash
A clash between Chad\'s army and Boko Haram on a Lake Chad island has killed four soldiers and 33 Islamists, a military ...Blatter defies calls to quit as FIFA scandal widens
The corruption charges engulfing soccer\'s governing body have heaped shame and humiliation on the game, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said on Thursday, ...Blatter chairs emergency FIFA meeting as scandal grows
FIFA President Sepp Blatter chaired an emergency meeting with continental soccer bodies Thursday while staying out of public view himself.Pressure mounts on FIFA’s Blatter to resign after arrests
FIFA\'s veteran president Sepp Blatter faced angry demands to resign after US indictments and arrests of top lieutenants engulfed the football supremo ...World soccer rocked by U.S., Swiss arrests of officials for graft
A major corruption storm that engulfed FIFA sent shock waves around world football Wednesday and led to calls to suspend a vote ...Arab air strikes hit military bases in Yemen
Saudi-led air strikes hit three military bases in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Saturday and the Yemeni government in exile expressed reservations ...Gap between rich and poor widens
The gap between the rich and poor in most of the world\'s advanced economies is at record levels, according to an OECD ...Burundi capital quiet after night of heavy gunfire
The capital of Burundi was quiet but tense on Thursday after a night of heavy gunfire, particularly in the restive neighborhood of ...