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Pakistan police arrest six over child wedding
Police have arrested six people accused of arranging the marriage of a seven-year-old boy and six-year-old girl in eastern Pakistan, officials said ...U.N. Security Council condemns North Korea launch, vows action
The United Nations Security Council on Sunday strongly condemned North Korea\'s latest rocket launch and promised to take punitive steps, while Washington ...Global outrage over North Korea rocket launch
North Korea hailed an "epochal event" but its latest long-range rocket launch Sunday prompted international anger and plans for talks on a ...Rescuers search for survivors in southern Taiwan earthquake
A powerful earthquake in Taiwan felled a 16-storey apartment complex full of families who had gathered for Lunar New Year celebrations Saturday, ...Anxious wait in Turkey for Syrian relatives of refugees
Grappling with agonising uncertainty, Syrian refugees living in Turkey wait for news of relatives stuck on the Syrian side of the border ...Major crane collapse in New York City
A construction crane collapsed in lower Manhattan during a swirling snowstorm on Friday, killing one person and crushing parked cars in the ...Obama takes credit as unemployment hits eight year low
President Barack Obama took a victory lap Friday as the US unemployment rate hit an eight-year low.Volcano in southern Japan erupts in fiery show of nature
A volcano in southern Japan dramatically erupted Friday, with television footage showing fiery bursts of super hot rock and ash rushing down ...WikiLeaks founder Assange may leave embassy after UN panel ruling
A UN panel ruled Friday that the "detention" of Julian Assange should be ended after nearly four years in Ecuador\'s embassy in ...Obama offers Colombia more than $450 million aid to help with peace process
President Barack Obama said on Thursday he will ask the U.S. Congress for more than $450 million in aid to help Colombia ...




