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Man decapitated in suspected French Islamist attack
Unknown persons rammed a car into the premises of a U.S. gas company in southeast France on Friday, exploding gas containers in ...Eurozone leaders set weekend deadline for Greece
European leaders told finance ministers from the euro countries to conclude a debt financing agreement with Greece over the weekend, just days ...French anti-Uber protests turn violent
Protests against ride-booking app Uber turned violent in France on Thursday as taxi drivers set fire to vehicles and blocked major roads.9 people killed in sightseeing plane crash in U.S.
A sightseeing plane crashed in southeast Alaska Thursday killing all nine people onboard, US police said.Donors pledge billions to help rebuild earthquake-hit Nepal
Donor nations and agencies announced $4.4 billion in aid for Nepal on Thursday, covering about two-thirds of what the Himalayan nation says ...Islamic State attacks Syrian army, Kurds in new offensive
Islamic State fighters launched simultaneous attacks against the Syrian government and Kurdish militia overnight, moving back onto the offensive after losing ground ...Burundi vice president flees, calls on president to quit
One of Burundi\'s vice presidents has fled the country and sought refuge in Belgium after urging the president to step down, days ...Canada: Quebec mayor threatened over English `ban`
Police were investigating Thursday after the mayor of a city in the mostly French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec received death threats for ...Supreme Court upholds Obama signature health care law
The US Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a bitterly disputed portion of President Barack Obama\'s landmark health care reform, in a major ...IS sells 42 Yazidi women to fighters in Syria
The Islamic State group on Thursday sold 42 Iraqi women it had abducted from the Yazidi religious minority to its fighters in ...