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Egyptian actor Omar Sharif dies at 83
Egyptian-born film legend Omar Sharif, who died Friday aged 83, captivated audiences worldwide for more than half a century, but will forever ...Al Shabaab attacks hotel in Somali capital, six civilians killed
Six civilians and four militants were killed when al Shabaab Islamists attacked a hotel in the center of the Somali capital Mogadishu ...Thousands stranded as Indonesian volcano closes airports
Ash drifting from an Indonesian volcano closed five airports on Friday, including the one on the holiday island of Bali, causing about ...Germany concedes Greece needs debt relief; Greek plan awaited
Germany conceded on Thursday that Greece would need some debt restructuring as part of any new loan program to make its economy ...France, Germany to take 21,000 migrants
France and Germany agreed Thursday to accept some 21,000 asylum-seekers and refugees as part of EU efforts to deal with the flood ...Honda recalls another 4.5 million cars over exploding airbags
The recalls at Honda Motor Co. over defective Takata air bags have grown by another 4.5 million vehicles, raising the tally at ...FIFA expels Chuck Blazer for life for bribery, corruption
Chuck Blazer was banned for life by FIFA\'s ethics committee on Thursday for widespread corruption, finally ending the career of the longtime ...Israel says two citizens being held by Hamas in Gaza
Two Israeli citizens are being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, a situation that ...U.S. spy agency tapped German chancellery for decades: WikiLeaks
The U.S. National Security Agency tapped phone calls involving German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her closest advisers for years and spied on ...Italian police seize 1.6 bn euros in assets from mafia family
Italian authorities said Wednesday they had seized assets worth more than 1.6 billion euros ($1.75 billion) from a family of five Sicilian ...