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US military advisers begin work in Iraq
The first teams of up to 300 US military advisers have begun their mission in Baghdad to assist the Iraqi army in ...21 killed in bombing at Nigerian shopping mall
Twin car bombs killed at least 21 people outside an upmarket shopping mall in Nigeria\'s capital Abuja on Wednesday, police said.Iraq prime minister rejects unity government
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has rejected calls from the United States and other countries to form an emergency government.Libya votes in general election after years of crisis
Libyans went to the polls Wednesday in parliamentary elections meant to bring a measure of stability that has been elusive in the ...Michelle Obama says will not go into politics after White House
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama will not go into politics after leaving the White House, she said on Monday, dismissing rumors she ...Uruguay edges Italy 1-0 to advance at World Cup
Captain Diego Godin scored in the 81st minute as Uruguay edged 10-man Italy 1-0 Tuesday to reach the second round of the ...Nine dead in Ukraine after rebels shoot down military helicopter
Pro-Russian separatists shot down a Ukrainian army helicopter carrying nine people outside the rebel stronghold of Slaviansk, killing everyone on board, a ...Sudan re-arrests Christian woman freed from death sentence
A Sudanese woman who on Monday was acquitted of a death sentence against her for being Christian was re-arrested hours later on ...British tabloid ex-editor found guilty of phone hacking
Former News of the World editor and ex-press secretary to British Prime Minister David Cameron, Andy Coulson was found guilty of plotting ...Five killed in attack on Kenyan coast, says official
At least five people have been killed in a new attack on Kenya\'s coast, officials said Tuesday, one week after some 60 ...