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Algeria passes law banning violence against women
Algeria\'s parliament passed a law on Thursday criminalising violence against women, in a move criticised by both Islamist lawmakers as well as ...Warplanes hit Tripoli airport before UN talks start
Warplanes from Libya\'s internationally recognized government carried out air strikes on a Tripoli airport on Thursday just hours before United Nations-backed peace ...10 migrants die off Italy, nearly 1,000 rescued
In a dramatic sea rescue north of Libya, a flotilla of rescue ships saved nearly 1,000 migrants and refugees, while 10 migrants ...U.S., Iran meet as nuclear talks resume in Switzerland
The U.S. and Iranian foreign ministers began a third day of talks over Iran\'s nuclear program on Wednesday, just hours after Israeli ...Britain wins court ruling against European Central Bank on euro banks
Britain won a court challenge Wednesday against a European Central Bank ruling that required banks to base clearing houses dealing with euros ...Russian security service chief says several suspects in Nemtsov case
The director of Russia\'s Federal Security Service said on Wednesday that an investigation into the murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov had ...Ukrainian coal mine explosion in rebel-held region kills 32
A blast at a coal mine in the eastern Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Donetsk killed more than 30 people, a local official ...Australian convicts transferred to Indonesian island for execution
Two convicted Australian drug smugglers were transferred on Wednesday from a Bali prison to an island for execution along with other foreigners, ...Protesters demand justice over LA homeless killing
Angry protesters have hit the streets of Los Angeles demanding justice, two days after graphic video footage that went viral showed police ...Snowden ready to go to US if he gets fair trial
Edward Snowden, the fugitive whistleblower who has been given refuge in Russia, is willing to return to the United States if he ...




