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Obama addresses UN General Assembly, pledges Syria aid
U.S. President Barack Obama says the United States will provide an additional $340 million in humanitarian aid to support those affected by ...Kenya says mall siege is over, declares 3 days of mourning
Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta addressed his nation Tuesday, declaring the deadly four-day siege at the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi is over, ...Obama urges diplomatic solution to Iran issue
US President Barack Obama has said he is pushing for diplomacy with the new Iranian government over its suspect nuclear program which ...At least 328 killed in strong earthquake in Pakistan
A huge earthquake hit southwest Pakistan Tuesday, killing at least 328 people, toppling scores of homes and sending people around the region ...Death toll rises as Kenya mall siege continues
Heavy gunfire and loud explosions erupted at Nairobi\'s Westgate shopping mall on Tuesday as Kenyan troops fought al Qaeda-linked gunmen who were holding hostages ...Egypt court bans all Muslim Brotherhood activities
An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the Muslim Brotherhood to be banned and its assets confiscated in a dramatic escalation of a ...Assad dismisses West over draft UN resolution
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denounced the United States, France and Britain for submitting a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council to ...25 dead as Typhoon Usagi hits southern China
At least 25 people in southern China have been killed in what has been described as the most powerful storm on earth ...Angela Merkel wins third term as German chancellor
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has won a third term in elections, but her conservatives may be forced to govern in a "grand ...Suicide attack on Pakistani church kills over 75
At least 75 people were killed and 130 others injured when a twin suicide bomb attack hit a Christian church in Pakistan\'s ...




