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14 aid workers kidnapped in eastern DR Congo
Fourteen aid workers were kidnapped Sunday in the troubled east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, their employer said.Egypt rescuers widen search for Russian plane crash victims
Egyptian rescue teams were looking Sunday for more victims of a Russian passenger plane crash in Sinai, widening the search after finding ...At least 12 killed as Shebab attack Somalia hotel
At least 12 people were killed in the Somali capital on Sunday after Shebab gunmen used a vehicle packed with explosives to ...Divided Turkey holds critical vote as violence spirals
Turks were voting Sunday in one of the most crucial elections in years, as the deeply divided country confronts a bloody wave ...Russian plane crashes in Egypt, 224 feared dead
A Russian airliner carrying 224 passengers crashed into a mountainous area of Egypt\'s Sinai peninsula on Saturday shortly after losing radar contact ...Six children among 15 killed as Philippines market fire
A pre-dawn fire in the southern Philippines raced through public market stalls, killing 15 vendors, including six children, who were sleeping there ...Romania in mourning after Bucharest club blaze kills 27
Romania was plunged into mourning on Saturday after 27 people were killed and nearly 200 injured when a fire ripped through an ...IS beheads four Iraq Kurd fighters after joint US raid
The Islamic State group beheaded four Iraqi Kurdish fighters following a joint raid with American special forces against the jihadists, according to ...Syria opposition, rebel dismiss Iran idea for transition
Any peace plan for Syria allowing President Bashar al-Assad to stand in early elections after a transition period would be "mad" because ...British population to top 70 million by 2027
The population of the United Kingdom is to top 70 million in the next 12 years, according to projections from the Office ...