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FIFA official Sheikh Ahmad resigning amid bribery claims
Under pressure from allegations in an American federal court that he bribed FIFA voters, Asian Olympic leader Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al ...Famed Swiss climber killed near Mount Everest in Nepal
A Swiss climber acclaimed for his rapid ascents — including scaling dozens of peaks in the Alps in a little more than ...Turkey threatens further strikes on US-allied Syrian Kurds
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday his country may take further action against Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria, as U.S.-backed ...EU leaders unanimously agree on negotiating guidelines for Brexit
European Union leaders vowed Saturday to stand shoulder-to-shoulder behind their negotiating team during the divorce proceedings with Britain and warned that demands ...Macedonian police fire stun grenades after protesters storm parliament
Macedonian police fired stun grenades on Thursday evening to disperse protesters outside the parliament and clear the way for the evacuation of ...Merkel, May draw Brexit battle lines
Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday accused the other 27 EU countries of lining up to oppose Britain over Brexit after Germany\'s ...Turkish army, Kurdish militia exchange fire across Syria border
Turkey\'s military outposts on the border with Syria came under fire from Kurdish militia across the frontier, the army said on Wednesday, ...North Korea stages large-scale artillery drill as U.S. submarine docks in South
Nuclear-armed North Korea on Tuesday marked a military anniversary with a massive conventional firing drill, Seoul said, as a US guided-missile submarine ...Maoist rebels kill at least 25 Indian paramilitary soldiers
Maoist rebels killed at least 25 Indian paramilitary soldiers and injured six others in their stronghold in central India on Monday in ...Hollande urges French voters to block Le Pen
French President Francois Hollande on Monday urged voters to reject far-right leader Marine Le Pen in next month\'s presidential runoff against pro-EU ...




