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Australia pledges 26% emissions cut by 2030
Australia plans to reduce carbon emissions by at least 26 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced Tuesday, ...New protests after deadly clashes over Nepal constitution
Nepal sent in hundreds of police reinforcements Tuesday to a troubled western region as anger flared over the police killing of two ...State of emergency in Ferguson as teen charged in police shootout
St. Louis County declared a state of emergency Monday following a night of unrest in Ferguson, after a teenager was charged with ...Two killed in knife attack at IKEA in Sweden; two arrested
Two shoppers were stabbed to death at an Ikea store in the central Swedish town of Vasteras on Monday, police said, adding ...Nepal police fire at demonstrators protesting draft constitution, killing 3 and wounding 12
Police in Nepal fired at demonstrators protesting a proposed constitution on Monday, killing at least three and wounding 12 others, an official ...Gunmen target US consulate in Turkey
Turkey\'s largest city Istanbul was Monday shaken by twin attacks on the US consulate and a police station as tensions spiral amid ...Stampede at Indian temple in India leaves 11 dead
A stampede outside a Hindu temple early on Monday killed at least 11 pilgrims in eastern India with others injured in the ...Shots fired during Ferguson police shooting anniversary in US
Tensions flared in the US city of Ferguson late Sunday as looters targeted at least one store following a day of somber ...Singapore marks 50 years since independence
Singapore marks its 50th anniversary on Sunday celebrating a remarkable transformation from colonial backwater to regional powerhouse, but analysts say the festivities ...U.S. sends six jets, 300 personnel to Turkey base in Islamic State fight
The United States sent six F-16 jets and about 300 personnel to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey on Sunday, the U.S. military ...