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US spacecraft whizzes by Pluto in historic flyby
An unmanned NASA spacecraft whizzed by Pluto on Tuesday, making its closest approach in the climax of a decade-long journey to explore ...Saudi-led coalition strike in Yemen kills 25
An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition targeting Yemen\'s Shiite rebels and their allies struck a poor residential area in the capital of ...U.S. personnel agency chief resigns over massive data breach
The head of the U.S. government\'s personnel office resigned abruptly on Friday, giving in to bipartisan calls for her to step down ...Russia says Iran talks at their most difficult phase
Nuclear talks between Iran and the world\'s six major powers have entered their most difficult phase, but all involved parties are working ...U.S. spy agency tapped German chancellery for decades: WikiLeaks
The U.S. National Security Agency tapped phone calls involving German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her closest advisers for years and spied on ...Berlusconi sentenced to 3 years for bribing Italian senator
Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi suffered a fresh legal blow Wednesday when a Naples court sentenced him to three years for bribing ...U.S. Army to cut 40,000 troops over next two years
The U.S. Army plans to cut 40,000 troops over the next two years, affecting all its domestic and foreign posts, USA Today ...Hundreds of Canadian troops deployed to fight Saskatchewan wildfires
Canadian authorities are sending troops to help shore up firefighters\' efforts to battle numerous wildfires in the country, after the blazes prompted ...Greece bailout vote today
Greece\'s finance minister accused creditors of trying to "terrorize" Greeks into accepting austerity, warning Europe stood to lose as much as Athens ...US: Emotional reunion after judge realizes burglary suspect was middle school classmate
A Florida burglary suspect wept after the judge overseeing his bond hearing realized they had been childhood friends.




