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Obama, Castro shake hands, as historic foes US and Cuba seek better ties
President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro shook hands on Friday at a summit in Panama, a symbolically charged gesture as ...Egypt Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie sentenced to death
An Egyptian court sentenced Mohammed Badie, the leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, and 13 other senior members of the group to ...US and Cuba hold highest-level meeting in more than 50 years
The U.S. and Cuban foreign ministers sat down for talks on Thursday night in the highest-level meeting between the two sides since ...71 Chadian soldiers killed fighting Boko Haram militants
Seventy-one Chadian soldiers have been killed and 416 injured in two-and-a-half months\' fighting Boko Haram, the Chadian army said on Friday.Pakistan frees alleged Mumbai attacks mastermind
Pakistani authorities have freed the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks on bail, sources said Friday, a move that swiftly drew ...Nearly 150 dolphins feared dead in Japan despite rescue bid
Rescuers were forced to abandon efforts to save around 150 melon-headed whales that stranded on a beach in Japan on Friday, after ...Suicide bomb, roadside blast kill 15 Afghan civilians
A suicide car bomber targeting foreign troops killed three Afghan civilians on Friday, while a dozen people on their way to a ...Iran demands lifting of sanctions in nuclear deal
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday demanded that all sanctions on Iran be lifted at the same time as any ...International pressure mounts to end South Sudan war
Heavyweight international powers will pressure South Sudan\'s leaders to end civil war, diplomats said Thursday, with the African Union, United Nations, United ...UK – Argentina tensions rise as envoys summoned over Falklands
Britain and Argentina\'s longstanding dispute over the Falklands escalated Thursday as Buenos Aires took legal action against companies exploring for oil off ...