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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 ...Italy rocked by deadly court shooting
A trial defendant shot dead a judge and two others on Thursday on a rampage through a Milan courthouse, casting a harsh ...Iranian establishment faces risks if nuclear deal fails
Failure to finalize a framework agreement between Iran and the six major powers aimed at curbing the country\'s sensitive nuclear work could ...Greek Prime Minister gets support, not money from Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin offered Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras moral support and long-term cooperation but no financial aid on Wednesday, leaving ...Islamic State militants release 200 Yazidis in Iraq
More than 200 elderly and infirm Yazidis were freed on Wednesday by Islamic State militants who had been holding them captive since ...