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Colombia announces formal peace talks with ELN rebels
Colombia\'s government launched peace negotiations Wednesday with the country\'s second-biggest guerrilla group, the left-wing ELN, broadening the push to end the country\'s ...Tripoli govt demands PM-designate Sarraj leave Libya capital
Libya\'s unrecognised authorities in control of Tripoli on Wednesday demanded that the head of a UN-backed unity government Fayez al-Sarraj leave just ...Italy rescues hundreds more in Med as migrant flows pick up
Italian coast guard and navy vessels rescued 1,361 migrants from boats and rubber dinghies in the southern Mediterranean on Wednesday, officials said, ...France charges main suspect in foiled attack plot
France on Wednesday charged the main suspect in a foiled attack plot, found with an arsenal of weapons and explosives at his ...10 Indonesian sailors kidnapped in Philippines
Ten Indonesian sailors have been kidnapped in waters of the conflict-wracked southern Philippines by Islamic militants who have demanded a ransom for ...Six children killed, maimed daily in Yemen air strikes
Six children have been killed or maimed daily in Yemen since Saudi-led air strikes began a year ago, the UN said Tuesday, ...Egyptair plane hijacker demands asylum in Cyprus
A hijacker seized an Egyptian airliner on Tuesday and diverted it to Cyprus, before releasing all the passengers except four foreigners and ...Gunman opens fire at US Capitol
A man with a gun walked into the underground U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on Monday and was shot and wounded by police ...Civilian deaths drop to four-year low after Syria truce
More than 360 civilians were killed during the first month of an unprecedented ceasefire in Syria, the lowest monthly toll for four ...Belgian Demoitie dies in race motorbike smash
Belgian cyclist Antoine Demoitie has died after he was struck by a motorbike following a fall during the Gent-Wevelgem race in Belgium, ...