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Japan marks 70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing
Bells tolled and thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima on Thursday at ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the world\'s ...Obama defends Iran nuclear deal as diplomacy winning over war
President Barack Obama defended the U.S.-led international nuclear deal with Iran on Wednesday against a furious lobbying effort by political opponents and ...Malaysia confirms wing part washed up on beach is from missing MH370
A piece of a wing that washed up on an Indian Ocean island last week was part of the wreckage of Malaysian ...South Sudan peace talk begins in Addis Ababa
South Sudan\'s rival forces began peace talks on Thursday, as international pressure mounts ahead of an August 17 deadline to strike a ...Nepal may be poised for another big earthquake
Large quakes in Nepal this year only partially relieved stress on a major Himalayan fault line, and chances for a big tremor ...Islamic State group seizes central Syrian town
The Islamic State group on Thursday seized a key town in central Syria following heavy clashes with President Bashar Assad\'s forces, in ...Nigeria on alert for massive flooding
Nigeria on Thursday warned tens of thousands of people living along one of its main rivers to expect massive flooding as neighbouring ...U.S. drone hits Syria in first lethal strike launched from Turkey
The United States has conducted its first drone strike into northern Syria from a base in Turkey, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, ...Hundreds of migrants feared dead after overcrowded boat capsizes off Libyan coast
Hundreds of migrants attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean were feared to have drowned Wednesday after their overcrowded fishing boat capsized ...UN reports rise in women, children casualties in Afghan war
The United Nations said on Wednesday that an increasing number of women and children were getting hurt or killed in Afghanistan\'s war ...