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Iraqi PM calls for emergency as militants seize Mosul
Iraq\'s prime minister has asked parliament to declare a state of emergency over a militant attack in Mosul.Second attack on Karachi airport ends, Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility
The Pakistani Taliban has now claimed responsibility for the second deadly attack on Karachi Airport in Academy, less than 28 hours since ...A Day to Celebrate Peace
Do you think Memorial Day should be more than just a day ...Nigeria gunmen kidnap 20 women in northeast
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have reportedly kidnapped 20 women from a nomadic settlement in northeast Nigeria near the town of Chibok, where ...Pakistani Taliban takes responsibility for Karachi airport attack
The Pakistani Taliban on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack on Karachi airport in revenge for their late leader Hakimullah Mehsud, who ...Nadal wins 9th French Open, tops Djokovic in final
Spain\'s Rafael Nadal returns the ball during the final of the French Open tennis tournament against Serbia\'s Novak Djokovic at the Roland ...Kosovo votes in snap parliamentary elections
Voters in Kosovo casts their ballots in parliamentary elections, which are seen as a vital test for the territory\'s EU bid.Dozens killed in massacre in eastern Congo
Up to 37 people, including women and children, have been massacred in the Democratic Republic of Congo\'s eastern province of South Kivu.FARC declares truce for Colombia election
Colombia\'s FARC rebels declared a ceasefire on Saturday for a three-week period covering a tight presidential election race on June 15, campaigning ...Egyptian court sentences 10 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death
A court in Egypt has sentenced 10 Islamist supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi\'s Muslim Brotherhood to death for inciting violence and ...