British aid worker shot dead in South Sudan
A British aid worker in war-torn South Sudan was shot dead late Tuesday in the capital Juba, the government said.Syria willing to halt Aleppo airstrikes for six weeks
The Syrian government is willing to suspend its aerial bombardment and artillery shelling of the northern city of Aleppo so that a ...Despite Ukraine cease-fire, violence continues
Pro-Russian rebels pounded encircled Ukrainian government forces on Monday and Kiev said it would not pull back heavy guns while a truce ...Egypt bombs Islamic State targets in Libya after 21 Egyptians beheaded
Egypt\'s air force bombed Islamic State targets inside Libya on Monday, a day after the group released a video showed the beheading ...35 IS jihadists killed in clashes with Syria Kurds
At least 35 Islamic State jihadists were killed on Sunday in clashes with Syrian Kurdish fighters around the flashpoint town of Kobane, ...Poet laureate Philip Levine dies at age 87
Philip Levine, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet whose intimate portraits of blue-collar life were grounded in personal experience and political conscience, died Saturday. ...Video purports to show Islamic State militants in Libya beheading Christian hostages
A video purporting to show the mass beheading of Coptic Christian hostages was released Sunday by militants in Libya affiliated with the ...Ukraine rebels disavow ceasefire at encircled town
Ukraine\'s rebels disavowed a new truce on Sunday hours after it took effect, saying it did not apply to the town where ...Cricket World Cup: India beat Pakistan to launch title defence
Virat Kohli returned to his sparkling best to help India continue its World Cup domination of archrival Pakistan, extending its winning streak ...Female suicide bomber kills 10 in Nigerian bus station
A female suicide bomber blew herself up at a crowded bus station in the northeast Nigerian city of Damaturu on Sunday, killing ...
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