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Suicide bomber kills 13 people in eastern Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed 13 people in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Sunday at the home of a tribal elder ...French drug trial volunteer dies
A man left brain dead after a drug trial in northwest France died on Sunday, said the hospital where he was being ...Islamic State abducts more than 400 civilians in east Syria
The Islamic State group abducted at least 400 civilians including women and children after seizing territory in a deadly assault on Syria\'s ...Taiwan votes in historic presidential election
Taiwanese voted for a new president Saturday, with the China-friendly Nationalist Party likely to lose power to the pro-independence opposition amid concerns ...Indonesian police arrests 12 people linked to Jakarta attack
Indonesia\'s police chief said on Saturday security forces have arrested 12 people linked to this week\'s attack by Islamic State militants in ...U.N. nuclear agency says Iran has met commitments in landmark nuclear deal
The U.N. atomic agency announced Saturday that Iran has met all of its obligations under a landmark nuclear deal with six world ...Merkel ally threatens legal action over refugee policy
A prominent ally of Germany\'s Angela Merkel has threatened to take her government to court over its open door refugee policy as ...Jailed Maldives ex-president allowed to travel to UK for surgery
The Maldives\' opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed, who is serving a 13-year jail term following a controversial trial, has been given permission to ...Taiwan elects Tsai Ing-wen as first female president
Taiwan\'s independence-leaning opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen won a convincing victory in presidential election on Saturday and pledged to maintain peace with China, ...Siege over at Burkina Faso hotel, restaurant, new assault ongoing
Security forces in Burkina Faso ended a siege Saturday at hotel and a restaurant that were stormed by Al Qaeda linked gunmen, ...