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Venezuelan opposition holds rallies for imprisoned leaders
Thousands of Venezuelan opposition sympathizers rallied on Saturday in support of leaders jailed last year in connection with months of violent protests ...Powerful earthquake shakes Japan
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Japanese coast Saturday, geologists said, shaking buildings in Tokyo and setting off car alarms.Several dead in Pakistan bus attack
Gunmen disguised as members of the Pakistani security forces killed at least 22 passengers on Friday night after forcing them off buses ...71 killed in Syria bombing
Barrel bombs dropped from regime helicopters killed at least 71 civilians in Syria\'s Aleppo province Saturday, after forces loyal to President Bashar ...Lung cancer treatment hope raised
For the first time, a major study shows that a drug targeting the body\'s disease-fighting immune system may improve survival for the ...Russia issues 89-name EU blacklist, bars politicians
Moscow has released a blacklist of European Union politicians barred from Russia in response to EU sanctions over Crimea and Ukraine, Dutch ...Sepp Blatter wins re-election as FIFA president
Sepp Blatter was re-elected as FIFA president for a fifth term on Friday, chosen to lead world soccer despite separate U.S. and ...Explosions rock Burundi capital as deadly protests continue
Two explosions shook Burundi\'s capital on Friday but no one was hurt, police and a witness said, as deadly unrest against President ...Japão diz que não há risco à vida humana após erupção de vulcão
Uma autoridade do governo japonês disse nesta sexta-feira que não há risco à vida humana após a erupção de um vulcão na ...Suicide bomber attacks Shiite mosque in Saudi
An Islamic State jihadist killed three people Friday when he blew himself up in a car outside a Shiite mosque in Saudi ...