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Congolese doctor, Yazidi activist win Nobel Peace Prize 2018 for combating sexual violence
Denis Mukwege, a doctor who helps victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi rights ...Swedish parliament ousts PM in vote of no-confidence
Sweden\'s centre-right opposition and the far right ousted Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in a vote of no-confidence on Tuesday, as the left ...Dozens evacuated as forest fire erupts in southern Croatia
A forest fire erupted Tuesday in Croatia\'s southern Peljesac peninsula, prompting the evacuation of dozens of villagers and tourists and destroying four ...Ex-French PM Valls to run for Barcelona mayor
France\'s combative former prime minister Manuel Valls announced Tuesday that he will run for mayor of Barcelona, in what will be an ...Defiant British PM hits back at EU over Brexit plan
Prime Minister Theresa May hit back Friday at the European Union after it roundly rejected her Brexit plan, saying its refusal to ...Anti-graft activists march against Malawi president
Several hundred anti-graft activists took to the streets of Malawi on Friday to protest against alleged corruption in the government of President ...127 dead after Tanzania ferry capsizes on Lake Victoria
The official death toll rose to 127 after a badly overcrowded ferry capsized on Lake Victoria, Tanzanian authorities said Friday, as a ...Israel, Russia to improve Syria hotline after plane downed
An Israeli military official says its "deconfliction line" with Russia for their air forces in Syria will be improved after a Russian ...Russia launches biggest ever war games
Russia launched Tuesday what it called its largest ever military drills, with hundreds of thousands of troops taking part along with Chinese ...IS ambush kills 21 regime fighters in southern Syria: monitor
An ambush by the Islamic State jihadist group has killed 21 regime fighters in Syria\'s southern province of Sweida, a Britain-based war ...




