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Scottish support for independence slips behind unionists a week before vote: poll
Supporters of keeping Scotland in the United Kingdom have clawed back a 4 percentage point lead over separatists, a YouGov ...Russia successfully tests nuclear missile; 2 more tests planned
Russia carried out a successful test of its new Bulava intercontinental nuclear missile on Wednesday and will perform two more ...Blast kills leader of Syrian Islamist group, other top figures
An explosion killed the leader of one of Syria\'s most powerful Islamist insurgent groups Ahrar al-Sham on Tuesday, the group ...Kerry in Iraq backs government, to build support against Islamic State
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was in Baghdad on Wednesday, beginning a tour of the Middle East to build ...Ebola spread is exponential in Liberia, thousands of cases expected soon: WHO
The Ebola virus is spreading fast in Liberia, where many thousands of new cases are expected over the coming three ...Ukraine president says 1,200 captives held by rebels now free
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced on Monday that 1,200 captives held by pro-Russian rebels had been freed.Ceasefire in east Ukraine frays, woman killed by shelling
A woman died and at least four people were wounded when fighting flared again in eastern Ukraine overnight into Sunday, jeopardizing a ...Afghan rape gang sentenced to death after national outrage
An Afghan judge on Sunday sentenced seven men to death for the gang-rape of four women in a case that sparked nationwide ...Vietnam building deterrent against China in disputed seas with submarines
Vietnam will soon have a credible naval deterrent to China in the South China Sea in the form of Kilo-class submarines from ...Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli police in Jerusalem
Scores of Palestinians rioted in East Jerusalem on Sunday after hearing that a youth from their neighborhood had died of wounds suffered ...