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Uruguay accepts six Guantanamo prisoners for resettlement
Six men held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were flown to Uruguay for ...Typhoon Hagupit triggers massive evacuation in Philippines
More than half a million people in the Philippines have fled from a powerful typhoon in one of the world\'s biggest peacetime ...Swiss hostage escapes from Filipino extremists
A Swiss hostage escaped Saturday from Abu Sayyaf extremists after hacking one militant commander and getting shot as he dashed to freedom, ...Give me titles not records, says Chelsea boss Mourinho
Jose Mourinho doesn\'t care about the prospect of setting an impressive new record with Chelsea because he is firmly focused on bringing ...China arrests ex-security chief for corruption, leaking secrets
Chinese authorities have arrested former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang and expelled him from the ruling Communist Party, accusing him of crimes ...Philippines braces for powerful, erratic typhoon
A wide swath of the Philippines, including the capital Manila, braced Friday for a dangerously erratic and powerful typhoon approaching from the ...U.S., Britain pledge to support Afghanistan as combat troops withdraw
The United States and Britain pledged on Thursday to support Afghanistan\'s new unity government as foreign combat troops withdraw from the country ...Putin says foes hope to dismember Russia; ruble falls
President Vladimir Putin accused Russia\'s enemies on Thursday of seeking to carve it up and destroy its economy to punish it for ...U.S. discloses failed attempt to rescue American in Yemen
The United States on Thursday for the first time publicly disclosed a failed attempt last month to rescue a U.S. citizen held ...Ukraine parliament votes in new government, fresh ceasefire hopes fade
Ukraine\'s parliament voted in a new government on Tuesday, putting foreign technocrats in key financial roles and renewing terms for the foreign ...