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Global warming to pick up in 2015, 2016
Man-made global warming is set to produce exceptionally high average temperatures this year and next, boosted by natural weather phenomena such as ...Two car bombs kill at least 26 people in eastern Syrian city
Two car bomb blasts killed at least 26 people and wounded dozens more in the mostly Kurdish-controlled eastern Syrian city of Hasaka ...Australia gets 5th leader in 8 years after rival ousts PM Abbott
Australia will have its fifth prime minister in eight years after the ruling Liberal Party on Monday voted out Tony Abbott in ...95,000 Russian troops in massive military drill
Russia on Monday launched its largest military exercises of the year, Centre-2015, involving some 95,000 soldiers including ground troops, navy and airforce ...Egyptian forces mistakenly kill Mexican tourists
Egyptian security forces killed 12 Mexicans and Egyptians and injured 10 "by accident" on Monday, mistaking a tourist convoy for militants they ...Germany re-imposes border controls to slow migrant arrivals
Germany re-imposed border controls on Sunday after Europe\'s most powerful nation acknowledged it could scarcely cope with thousands of asylum seekers arriving ...Thousands evacuated as California wildfires sweep on
Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency on Sunday in Northern California areas hit by a fast-expanding wildfire that injured four ...Thousands more migrants stream into Austria from Hungary
Austrian authorities said they were expecting another wave of migrants and refugees coming over the border from Hungary on Sunday, after a ...Canada announces money for Syrian refugees, but not taking more in
Canada will create an emergency relief fund for refugees fleeing Syria, matching private citizens\' donations dollar-for-dollar up to Can$ 100 million, Ottawa ...Colombia, Venezuela renew ties amid border crisis
The foreign ministers of Colombia and Venezuela agreed to renew diplomatic contacts that had been interrupted by an ongoing border crisis between ...