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130 dead in migrant boat disaster off Italian coast
At least 130 people died and scores were missing after a boat carrying African migrants, mostly from Eritrea sank off the Sicilian ...Italian PM Enrico Letta wins Senate confidence vote
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta won a confidence vote in his government by a wide margin Wednesday, after former premier Silvio Berlusconi ...US expels 3 Venezuelan diplomats in tit-for-tat row
The US has expelled Venezuela\'s charge d\'affaires in Washington and two other diplomats in reprisal for the expulsion of three American diplomats ...Best-selling US author Tom Clancy dies at 66
Tom Clancy, the bestselling U.S. author of popular spy and military-themed thrillers such as "The Hunt for Red October" and "Patriot Games," ...Obama shortens Asia trip, cancels stops in Malaysia, Philippines due to government shutdown
U.S. President Barack Obama is canceling part of his planned trip to Asia this weekend because of the government shutdown, the White ...Lionel Messi absence no boost for Celtic
Celtic manager Neil Lennon insists his side are still heavy underdogs despite Lionel Messi\'s absence from Tuesday\'s Champions League clash against Barcelona.Chemical weapons experts in Syria to start mission
A chemical weapons disarmament team has arrived in Damascus to begin evaluating the country\'s arsenal of the banned weapons.US government shuts down, Obama blames Republicans
US President Barack Obama has blamed Republicans in the House of Representatives for a partial government shutdown, saying they are carrying out ...Save the Nobel Peace Prize from Itself
On October 11Netanyahu urges US to keep Iran sanctions in place
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday warned President Obama not to be fooled by overtures from Iran that have led the ...