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Syrian warplanes kill at least 15 in southern village
Syrian activists say government warplanes have carried out several air raids on a rebel-held village in the country\'s south, killing at least ...Deadly clashes rage in east Ukraine after peace talks fail
Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as pro-Russian separatists used artillery fire to try to dislodge government forces from a strategic ...Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste freed from Egypt prison
Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste was released from a Cairo jail on Sunday and left Egypt for his native Australia after 400 ...Serbia grants citizenship to main rival of Palestine leader
Serbia has granted citizenship to a key political rival of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after he pledged millions of dollars in investments ...Djokovic wins 5th Australian Open title, denies Murray a 1st
Novak Djokovic won his fifth Australian Open title and his eighth career Grand Slam while extending Andy Murray\'s misery at Melbourne Park.Japan outraged as video purportedly shows hostage beheaded
Islamic State militants said they had beheaded a second Japanese hostage, journalist Kenji Goto, prompting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to vow to ...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 ...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 ...