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Suspected US drone strike kills 7 militants in Pakistan
Pakistan intelligence officials say a pair of missiles launched by a U.S. drone hit a militant hideout near the Afghan border and ...Australia votes with Abbott set for landslide win
Australians are voting Saturday in national elections that are expected to return conservatives to power and end the Labor Party\'s six-year government ...Syria rebels withdraw from Christian town
Syrian rebel fighters withdrew on Thursday after briefly capturing a historic Christian town in the center of the country as part of ...Cyprus parliament narrowly approves bailout condition
The Parliament of Cyprus on Friday approved key legislation bringing its cooperative banks under the direct supervision of the central bank, narrowly ...Employers add 169,000 jobs; US unemployment rate drops to 7.3 pct.
US employers added 169,000 jobs in August and many fewer in July than previously thought.Google asks federal judge to dismiss Gmail scanning lawsuit
Google\'s attorneys say their practice of electronically scanning the contents of people\'s Gmail accounts to help sell ads is legal, and have ...World powers remain divided over Syrian action at G20
G20 leaders remain divided over the Syrian conflict as they enter the final day of their Russian summit.Indian author Sushmita Banerjee shot dead in Afghanistan
An Indian woman author who wrote a popular memoir about her escape from the Taliban has been shot dead in Afghanistan\'s Paktika ...Kenya parliament holds emergency debate on ICC pull-out
Kenya\'s parliament began action Thursday to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, just before the country\'s president and deputy president face trial ...Nordic countries pledge $750 million to the Global Fund
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria strongly welcomed a pledge of US$750 million by Nordic countries, a highly significant ...