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Colombian president renews anti-FARC air strikes
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos ordered the military Wednesday to resume air strikes on the leftist FARC guerrillas after they allegedly killed ...South Korea, Japan hold first high-level security talks for 5 years
South Korea and Japan on Tuesday held their first high-level security talks in more than five years despite simmering tensions over territorial ...Turkey deports 9 Britons trying to cross into Syria
Turkey on Tuesday deported nine Britons, including the son of a local councillor, two weeks after arresting them for attempting to cross ...Death toll in Siberia wildfire rises to 26
Twenty six people died and nearly a thousand sought medical treatment after wildfires blamed on reckless human behaviour swept through Siberia, Russian ...Russia lifts ban on selling missile system to Iran
Russia paved the way on Monday for missile system deliveries to Iran and started an oil-for-goods swap, signaling that Moscow may have ...German Nobel laureate Guenter Grass dies at age 87
Germany\'s Nobel laureate Gunter Grass, widely regarded as the country\'s most famous writer, died on Monday at the age of 87, his ...Pope Francis calls Armenian massacre ‘first genocide of 20th century’
Pope Francis on Sunday honored the 100th anniversary of the slaughter of Armenians by calling it "the first genocide of the 20th ...UK – Argentina tensions rise as envoys summoned over Falklands
Britain and Argentina\'s longstanding dispute over the Falklands escalated Thursday as Buenos Aires took legal action against companies exploring for oil off ...Italy rocked by deadly court shooting
A trial defendant shot dead a judge and two others on Thursday on a rampage through a Milan courthouse, casting a harsh ...Greek Prime Minister gets support, not money from Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin offered Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras moral support and long-term cooperation but no financial aid on Wednesday, leaving ...