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Iraqi army battles Islamic State militants near Fallujah
Iraqi military authorities say there are fierce clashes northeast of Fallujah between the army and Islamic State militants following an ambush Friday ...Powerful earthquake hits Nepal
An earthquake measuring 7.9 magnitude, and only 2 km deep, struck east of Pokhara in Nepal on Saturday causing buildings in the ...Google executive Dan Fredinburg Killed in Nepal Earthquake
Dan Fredinburg, a senior executive at Google, was among more than a dozen people confirmed killed by the avalanche that swept through ...Pope Francis prays for victims of massive earthquake in Nepal
Pope Francis is praying for the victims of a major earthquake in Nepal and following the developments in the country with great ...Death toll rises after earthquake hits Nepal
A powerful earthquake struck Nepal and sent tremors through northern India on Saturday, killing more than 1,457 people, touching off a deadly ...Thousands of coal workers march in Berlin in protest against climate tax
Thousands of coal miners and workers in coal-fired plants marched in Berlin on Saturday to protest a proposed levy on the oldest, ...More fighting, air strikes in Yemen, civilian death toll exceeds 550
Fighting between Yemen\'s warring factions raged in southern and central parts of the country and air strikes hit Houthi militia forces in ...Powerful former Syrian general dies in Damascus hospital
Rostom Ghazali, the Syrian general once considered the most powerful man in Lebanon and a key suspect in the assassination of former ...Thousands turn out in Australia for Gallipoli centenary
Thousands turned out across Australia on Saturday morning for dawn services commemorating the 100th anniversary of the doomed WW1 campaign at Gallipoli, ...Armenia marks 100-year anniversary of Ottoman massacre
The leaders of France and Russia on Friday joined ceremonies marking the centenary of the massacre of some 1.5 million Armenians by ...