Laos defence minister dies in plane crash
At least 22 people including the defence minister were killed when a Lao air force plane crashed on Saturday, officials said. The ...Colombia and FARC reach deal to battle drug trade
Colombia\'s government and main rebel group on Friday announced an agreement to jointly combat illicit drugs in the South American country, which ...24 killed as Libyan forces battle militias in east
The clashes underline the fragile security situation in the country. Libyan irregular forces backed by helicopters on Friday clashed with former rebel ...GM to pay feds $35M fine over deadly ignition fails
General Motors was fined $35m and agreed to take part in “unprecedented oversight requirements” on Friday over its massive recall of cars ...Narendra Modi wins landslide victory in Indian election
India\'s opposition leader Narendra Modi and his party won national elections in a landslide Friday, preliminary results showed, driving the long-dominant Congress ...BJP takes big lead in Indian vote count
Vote counting has begun in India\'s national parliamentary elections, as partial results and exit polls suggested victory for the Hindu nationalist opposition ...Blast near border crossing point between Syria and Turkey kills 43
At least 43 people have been killed and many others wounded in an explosion in northwestern Syria, near a border crossing with ...Israel troops kill 2 Palestinians in Nakba Day clashes
Israeli forces Thursday shot dead two Palestinians during a Nakba Day demonstration in the West Bank, prompting a Palestinian warning of a ...9/11 Museum opens in New York
U.S. President Obama commemorated victims of the Sept. 11 attacks at the recently completed museum and memorial in a service Thursday.Pregnant Sudanese woman sentenced to death for apostasy
A pregnant Sudanese woman who refused to renounce her Christianity was sentenced to death by hanging Thursday in a Khartoum court, provoking ...
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