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Islamic State seizes ancient town of Palmyra in Syria
Islamic State group fighters recaptured the north of Syria\'s historic city of Palmyra Wednesday in another setback to efforts to repel the ...US releases documents recovered during Bin Laden raid
Osama bin Laden was fixated on attacking U.S. targets and pressured al Qaeda groups to heal local rivalries and focus on that ...US, Britain fine six top banks nearly $6 bn for forex, Libor abuses
US and British regulators fined six major global banks a total of nearly $6 billion between them Wednesday for rigging the foreign ...Canada arrests 10 youths suspected of planning to join IS
Canadian police arrested 10 young people from Montreal who they suspect wanted to leave the country to join militant groups in the ...Iraq deploys tanks as Islamic State tightens grip on Ramadi
Iraqi security forces on Tuesday deployed tanks and artillery around Ramadi to confront Islamic State fighters who have captured the city in ...All bodies from Germanwings plane crash identified
Investigators have identified the remains of all 150 people aboard a Germanwings flight that was deliberately crashed into the French Alps, a ...At least 62 dead in Colombia landslide
A massive landslide tore through a ravine in northwest Colombia Monday before dawn, killing at least 62 people and injuring 40, authorities ...Saudi Arabia advertises for eight new executioners
Saudi Arabia advertised vacancies for eight executioners Tuesday after beheading nearly as many people since the start of the year as it ...Homeless Nepalis sleep in the open as monsoon rains approach
Nepali tea shop owner Phurba Sherpa has spent four nights cramped under a tarpaulin with his wife and nine others on a ...Former Thai PM banned from traveling abroad at start of trial
Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was banned from traveling overseas on Tuesday at the start of her trial on negligence charges, ...