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US soldier jailed after joining French Foreign Legion
An American soldier who abandoned his unit to join the French Foreign Legion has been convicted of desertion and sentenced by the ...Miss South Africa crowned Miss World
Miss South Africa, 22-year-old Rolene Strauss, was crowned Miss World 2014 at the contest\'s glitzy final in London on Sunday, ...Deal reached at UN climate talks in Peru
After late-night wrangling at UN talks in Peru, negotiators early Sunday reached a watered-down deal that sets the stage for ...UN climate talks deadlocked over scope of pledges
U.N. talks on a new global warming pact spilled into the weekend as negotiators quarreled over what kind of information to include ...German killed in Kabul attack on play condemning suicide bombings
A teenaged bomber on Thursday targeted a Kabul auditorium packed with people watching a drama condemning suicide attacks and being staged at ...Messi scores 3rd hat trick in 4 games in Barca win
With his third hat trick in four games, Lionel Messi reached yet another scoring milestone for Barcelona on Sunday.UK embassy in Cairo closes to the public over security concerns
The British Embassy in Cairo closed to the public on Sunday due to security concerns, an embassy spokesperson said.Swiss hostage escapes from Filipino extremists
A Swiss hostage escaped Saturday from Abu Sayyaf extremists after hacking one militant commander and getting shot as he dashed to freedom, ...Give me titles not records, says Chelsea boss Mourinho
Jose Mourinho doesn\'t care about the prospect of setting an impressive new record with Chelsea because he is firmly focused on bringing ...U.S., Britain pledge to support Afghanistan as combat troops withdraw
The United States and Britain pledged on Thursday to support Afghanistan\'s new unity government as foreign combat troops withdraw from the country ...