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U.S. Embassy in Uganda tells citizens to seek shelter amid anti-terror operation
The U.S. Embassy in Uganda told its citizens to seek safety on Saturday, warning that local authorities had uncovered a ...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 ...Serena Williams wins 3rd US Open in row, 18th Slam
A couple of months before Serena Williams capped her dominant run to a third consecutive U.S. Open championship and 18th major singles ...120m girls sexually abused says UN
About 120 million girls worldwide have been forced to have sex, according to a United Nations report.Comedian Joan Rivers dies aged 81
Joan Rivers, the raucous, acid-tongued comedian who crashed the male-dominated realm of late-night talk shows and turned Hollywood red carpets into danger ...U.S. strikes Somali militant camp in bid to kill al Shabaab leader
A U.S. military airstrike in Somalia has targeted the leader of the Islamist militant group al Shabaab, Somali and U.S. officials said ...Islamic State video purports to show beheading of U.S. journalist
Islamic State insurgents posted a video on Tuesday purportedly showing the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley and images of another U.S. ...Spacewalking astronauts release baby satellite
Spacewalking astronauts launched a tiny Peruvian research satellite Monday, setting it loose on a mission to observe Earth.Police deploy tear gas to impose Ferguson curfew
One person was shot and seven people were arrested early Sunday morning as police used smoke and tear gas to impose a ...German agents secretly recorded Hillary Clinton conversation
German security agents recorded a conversation involving Hillary Clinton while she was U.S. Secretary of State, media reported on Friday, a potential ...