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Nepal court jails Canadian tourist for seven years for child sex abuse
A Canadian tourist with several previous child sex convictions has been sentenced to seven years in prison in Nepal for sexually abusing ...Venezuela to limit US diplomats, require visas for Americans
President Nicolas Maduro plans to limit the US diplomatic presence in Venezuela and require American tourists to obtain visas, amid growing tensions ...Lithuania signs US deal to replace Russian gas
Lithuania said Saturday it had signed a trade agreement to buy liquified natural gas from the United States in a move aimed ...US Congress avoids Homeland Security shutdown
Feuding US lawmakers narrowly avoided a Department of Homeland Security shutdown at the 11th hour, but funded the agency only until March ...Iran, six powers to hold nuclear talks in Switzerland on March 5
Senior officials from Iran and six powers negotiating with Tehran over its nuclear program will hold more talks in Montreux, Switzerland on ...US-led strikes on IS after group seizes 220 Christians
The US-led coalition carried out air strikes Thursday against the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria, where the jihadists have launched a ...Guatemalan ex-president released from prison in bribe case
Former President Alfonso Portillo flew home Wednesday after being released from a six-year prison term in the U.S. for accepting $2.5 million ...Yemen Houthis take over U.S.-trained special forces base in Sanaa
Armed men from Yemen\'s newly dominant Houthi group took over a special forces army base in the capital Sanaa early on Wednesday, ...Obama vetoes Keystone pipeline bill
Barack Obama issued the most significant veto of his six-year presidency Tuesday, blocking legislation allowing the Keystone XL oil pipeline to be ...Barack Obama nominates first envoy to Somalia since 1991
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated America\'s first ambassador to Somalia since 1991, when ties soured as rival warlords took over ...