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Afghan Taliban leader backs peace talks with Kabul officials
The reclusive Afghan Taliban leader has backed peace talks with the Kabul government, saying in a rare message distributed to media Wednesday ...World leaders hail Iran nuclear deal
World leaders hailed the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday, with Barack Obama envisioning a "new direction" and Vladimir Putin voicing a global ...Iran, major powers reach historic nuclear deal
Iran and six major powers have reached a historic nuclear deal, which will grant Tehran sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on ...Greece misses new payment to IMF despite bailout deal
Greece missed the second debt payment to the International Monetary Fund in two weeks, despite having reached agreement with official creditors on ...Greece faces tough conditions under deal with euro zone
Euro zone leaders made Greece surrender much of its sovereignty to outside supervision on Monday in return for agreeing to talks on ...UN: World can end AIDS epidemic by 2030
The world can end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, the United Nations said on Tuesday, highlighting global success in rolling out life-saving ...Greece bill on tough bailout deal goes to parliament
Greece\'s government on Tuesday submitted tough bailout terms demanded by eurozone creditors to parliament, as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras battled for support ...Saudi-backed forces seize Aden airport
Gulf-backed Yemeni forces recaptured Aden\'s international airport from Houthi militia fighters on Tuesday as heavy combat took place across the port city ...US spacecraft whizzes by Pluto in historic flyby
An unmanned NASA spacecraft whizzed by Pluto on Tuesday, making its closest approach in the climax of a decade-long journey to explore ...23 conscripts killed in Russian military barracks collapse
Twenty-three Russian conscripts were crushed to death when their military barracks collapsed in Siberia, the latest disaster blamed on apparent shoddy construction ...




