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Greece offers olive branch as search for allies begins
Greece\'s anti-austerity government was to begin a European charm offensive Sunday aimed at building consensus on renegotiating its 240-billion-euro ($270 billion) bailout, ...Scientist considered father of birth control pill dies
Carl Djerassi, the chemist widely considered the father of the birth control pill, has died.Ukraine peace talks collapse, Kiev and separatists trade blame
Peace talks on Ukraine collapsed on Saturday after just over four hours with no tangible progress towards a new ceasefire but with ...3 Chad soldiers, 123 Boko Haram militants killed in Cameroon
Three soldiers and 123 Boko Haram militants were killed when the Islamist group attacked a Chadian army contingent in northern Cameroon, the ...Mitt Romney will not run for US presidency in 2016
Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Friday he will not run for the White House again in 2016, ending weeks of ...IS chemical weapons expert killed in airstrike, US says
A US-led coalition air strike killed a chemical weapons specialist with the Islamic State group in Iraq who once worked for Saddam ...U.S.-led air strikes hit Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq
The United States and coalition partners launched six air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, and 12 more in Iraq as ...Japan, Jordan working closely on fate of captive Japanese journalist
Japan was working closely with Jordan on Friday to find out what was happening to a Japanese journalist held by Islamic State ...Mexico hospital blast leaves at least 2 dead, dozens hurt
A gas truck explosion ripped through a maternity hospital on the western edge of Mexico City on Thursday, killing one woman and ...Teenager with fake gun storms Dutch broadcaster
A 19-year-old Dutchman with a pistol forced his way into the studios of the national broadcaster NOS on Thursday demanding to be ...