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Iraqi Kurds say Mount Sinjar siege broken
Iraqi Kurds claimed Thursday to have broken a siege on a mountain where Yazidi civilians and fighters have long been ...Swiss central bank imposes negative interest rates
Following the fallout of the slide in the Russian ruble, Switzerland sought Thursday to prevent the Swiss franc from breaching ...IMF withholds bailout money for Cyprus
The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it won\'t release $108 million (88 million euros) in rescue money for bailed-out Cyprus ...Eight children found dead at Australian property
Eight children ranging from babies to teenagers were found dead at a home in the Australian city of Cairns on ...EU leaders ready long confrontation with Russia
European Union leaders warned Moscow they were ready exercise their combined muscle over the long haul in a confrontation with ...Pakistan to appeal bail for Mumbai attacker
A Pakistani prosecutor says the government will try to cancel the bail granted to the main suspect in the Mumbai ...U.S., Cuba restore ties after 50 years
The United States and Cuba agreed on Wednesday to restore diplomatic ties that Washington severed more than 50 years ago, ...Palestinians present UN resolution on final peace deal
The Palestinians on Wednesday presented a draft UN resolution laying out terms for a final peace deal with Israel but ...Pakistan mourns after Taliban Peshawar school massacre
It began like any other morning in Pakistan\'s Army Public School in the northwestern city of Peshawar. Students pored over ...Palestinians to push UN vote despite US veto warning
The Palestinians will press ahead Wednesday with a UN bid to boost their hopes of statehood, despite a warning that the US ...