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EU, Latin America urge US to lift embargo on Cuba
The EU joined Latin America and the Caribbean in calling Thursday for the United States to lift its decades-old embargo on Cuba ...Three astronauts return to Earth from space station
Three astronauts landed in Kazakhstan on Thursday, safely returning to Earth after their flight back home was delayed for a month by ...US teen facing 15 years in prison for Internet aid to IS
A tech-savvy US teen pleaded guilty Thursday to using social media to aid the Islamic State group, a crime punishable by up ...EU pushes Greece for deal as protests erupt
EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker impatiently pushed Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for a debt deal Thursday after talks with the leaders ...Pregnant woman among new MERS cases in South Korea
A deadly outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) forced South Korea\'s central bank to cut interest rates on Thursday as authorities ...Swiss arrest former Bosnian muslim commander Oric
Swiss border guards on Wednesday arrested former Bosnian muslim commander Naser Oric in the Geneva region, the Swiss news agency ATS reported.Landslides kill at least 40 after heavy rain in Nepal
At least 40 people were killed and more than a dozen reported missing after heavy rains triggered landslides in northeastern Nepal, a ...US officer resigns after pool party video
A Texas police officer videotaped pulling a gun out at a teen pool party resigned in the latest racially-charged incident involving excessive ...Dozens of US airport workers linked to terror
The agency in charge of US transportation security came under renewed fire as a report revealed that American airports had hired dozens ...Mediterranean migrant crossings to Europe top 100,000 in 2015
More than 100,000 migrants — many fleeing the war in Syria — have crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe so far this ...