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US launches four airstrikes against Islamic militants in Iraq
The U.S. military says American jet fighters and drones have conducted four more airstrikes on Islamic militants in Iraq, taking out armored ...US launches airstrikes in Iraq
U.S. warplanes bombed Islamist fighters marching on Iraq\'s Kurdish capital on Friday after President Barack Obama said Washington must act to prevent ...Russia bans all U.S. food, EU fruit and vegetables in sanctions response; NATO fears invasion
Russia will ban all imports of food from the United States and all fruit and vegetables from Europe, the state news agency ...EU and U.S. announce new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
The European Union and the United States on Tuesday announced further sanctions against Russia, targeting its energy, banking and defense sectors in ...HIV infection rate in the US falls by a third in a decade
The rate of HIV infections diagnosed in the United States each year fell by one-third over the past decade, a government study ...Obama pledges U.S. help for Malaysian plane probe, talks to Putin
President Barack Obama directed U.S. officials on Thursday to do all they could to support an investigation into what caused a Malaysian ...U.S., Iran say disputes remain in nuclear talks as deadline looms
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday major differences persist between Iran and six world powers negotiating on Tehran\'s nuclear ...Germany summons US ambassador over spy allegations
Germany summoned the US ambassador in Berlin on Friday following the arrest of a man reported to have spied for the United ...Benghazi suspect pleads not guilty in US
A Libyan militia leader pleaded not guilty in a U.S. federal court on Saturday to a terrorism charge in the 2012 attack ...American soul legend Bobby Womack dies at 70
Legendary U.S. soul artist Bobby Womack, who influenced and wrote for generations of musicians, died Friday aged 70, a spokeswoman said.