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Chemical weapons watchdog receives Nobel Peace Prize
The head of a watchdog group that is trying to rid the world of chemical weapons has accepted the Nobel Peace Prize ...World leaders gather in South Africa for Mandela memorial
Leaders from around the world will pay tribute at Tuesday\'s memorial service for Nelson Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid leader who died ...Obama calls for peace as Hagel orders US support in Central African Republic mission
U.S. President Barack Obama has urged the people of the Central African Republic to remain calm amid mounting sectarian violence.US Defence Chuck Hagel meets Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is in Pakistan for talks with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and new army chief Raheel Sharif.Car bomb near cafe kills 11 in central Iraq
A car bomb outside a northeastern Iraqi cafe has killed at least 11 people.Thai PM dissolves Parliament, calls elections
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has dissolved parliament and called an election, after sustained protests in the capital, Bangkok.Mass protests in Ukrainian capital
Anti-government protesters toppled a statue of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in Ukraine\'s capital and attacked it with hammers on Sunday in ...Syrian Islamists seize Western-backed rebel bases: monitoring group
Syrian rebels from an Islamist alliance formed last month have occupied bases and warehouses belonging to a Western-backed rebel group on the ...Greece approves more austerity cuts
Greece\'s parliament has approved a budget plan filled with over 3 billion euros of austerity cuts with the hope that the debt-laden ...French troops arrive in Central African Republic amid violence
French troops received a triumphant welcome Saturday on the streets of Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, as warplanes and helicopters ...




