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11-year-old gives birth to girl in Paraguay
An 11-year-old girl who was denied an abortion has given birth in Paraguay.Britain says to protest to Ecuador over Julian Assange asylum
Britain said on Thursday it would make a formal protest to Ecuador over its decision to provide asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian ...Scores killed in Baghdad market truck bombing
At least 60 people were killed and 200 wounded in a blast on Thursday at a market in Baghdad\'s Sadr City district, ...Huge explosions rock Tianjin in northeast China
Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port city of ...Al-Qaida leader pledges allegiance to new Taliban chief
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, in an online audio message, pledged allegiance to the new head of the Afghan Taliban in a ...Sweden, Ecuador aim to break deadlock in Assange case
Sweden and Ecuador have agreed to hold talks to break a deadlock over questioning Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, but investigations into three ...Two-day ceasefire agreed in some Syrian towns
A 48-hour ceasefire has been agreed between Syrian insurgents, the army and the Lebanese Hezbollah group in the rebel-held town of Zabadani ...China currency falls for 2nd day after surprise devaluation
China\'s currency fell further Wednesday following a surprise change in its exchange rate mechanism that rattled global markets and threatens to fan ...South Sudan rebels split, reject peace efforts
A top South Sudan rebel general said Tuesday that he and other powerful commanders had split from their chief Riek Machar, rejecting ...Turkish air strikes hit 17 Kurdish militant targets, military says
The Turkish military ratcheted up pressure on Kurdish militants with a fresh round of air strikes in the southeast of the country ...