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Burkina Faso coup leader in police custody
General Gilbert Diendere, the leader of Burkina Faso\'s short-lived coup, was in police custody on Thursday after handing himself in, a security ...Bahrain recalls ambassador from Iran, expels Tehran envoy
Bahrain recalled its ambassador from Iran on Thursday and ordered Tehran\'s envoy to leave within 72 hours, the official BNA news agency ...Afghan officials say government retakes Kunduz; Taliban denies
Afghan officials said government troops recaptured much of the strategic northern city of Kunduz from Taliban insurgents early on Thursday, three days ...Hurricane Joaquin gains strength en route to Bahamas
Hurricane Joaquin gained strength Wednesday as it headed toward the Bahamas with powerful winds and torrential rain, the US National Hurricane Center ...Afghan forces battle insurgents to retake key northern city
Heavy fighting raged inside the key northern Afghan city of Kunduz for a third day early on Wednesday as government forces, backed ...Indian court sentences five to death over 2006 Mumbai blasts
An Indian court sentenced five men to death and jailed seven for life on Wednesday for planning bomb blasts that ripped through ...US woman executed in Georgia, despite papal appeal
The US state of Georgia executed its first woman in 70 years early Wednesday, despite an appeal for clemency by Pope Francis.Russia launches first airstrikes in Syria
Russia launched air strikes in war-torn Syria on Wednesday, its first military engagement outside the former Soviet Union since the occupation of ...Palestinian flag flies at UN for first time
The Palestinians raised their flag at the United Nations on Wednesday for the first time as president Mahmud Abbas called on the ...Ukraine, rebels agree full small weapons withdrawal
Kiev and pro-Russian insurgents struck a vital agreement on Wednesday to withdraw their entire arsenal of smaller weapons from the buffer zone ...