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Pakistani Taliban splits into two amid infighting
A major faction of the Pakistani Taliban on Wednesday announced it was splitting from the militant outfit following bloody clashes with a ...Chechen leader Kadyrov denies sending fighters to Ukraine
Chechnya\'s leader says the country hasn\'t sent fighters to join rebels in eastern Ukraine, denying a charge that gained substance after Chechens ...US poet Maya Angelou dies at 86
Maya Angelou, the American poet and author, died at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Wednesday. She was 86.Thai Military says many detainees freed
Thailand\'s army says it has now released 124 people, including politicians and activists, who were taken into custody after the coup.Pregnant Pakistani woman stoned to death by her family
A woman was stoned to death by her own family in front of a Pakistani high court on Tuesday for marrying the ...US tells its nationals to leave Libya
The State Department on Tuesday told US citizens in Libya to leave immediately, warning that the security situation in the country was ...Edward Snowden says U.S. trained him as spy
US intelligence whistle-blower Edward Snowden says in a US television interview that he was "trained as a spy" and worked undercover, overseas ...US plans full Afghan withdrawal by end of 2016
President Obama announced Tuesday that he aims to keep 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the war formally ends later this year, ...Dozens of pro-Russian separatists killed in Ukraine airport battle
At least 50 people, including civilians and pro-Russian fighters, have been killed during a 24-hour bloodbath in the eastern Ukraine city of ...Nigerian military says it knows where missing girls are, but rules out force in rescue
A Nigerian military official says the nearly 300 school girls abducted by Islamic extremists six weeks ago have been located. But the ...