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Obama says he quit cigarettes for fear of wife
U.S. President Barack Obama says he hasn\'t had a smoke in years — thanks in no small part to first lady Michelle ...Former FBI agent to plead guilty in AP leak case, child porn charges
A former FBI official agreed to plead guilty to leaking classified information about a counter-terrorism operation and to child pornography charges, according ...Death toll rises as Kenya mall siege continues
Heavy gunfire and loud explosions erupted at Nairobi\'s Westgate shopping mall on Tuesday as Kenyan troops fought al Qaeda-linked gunmen who were holding hostages ...Assad dismisses West over draft UN resolution
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denounced the United States, France and Britain for submitting a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council to ...25 dead as Typhoon Usagi hits southern China
At least 25 people in southern China have been killed in what has been described as the most powerful storm on earth ...Al-Shabab twitter account suspended after Nairobi attack
Somalia\'s al-Shabab Twitter account has been reportedly suspended after they claimed responsibility for the Nairobi shopping mall attack, in which 39 people ...UN holds first high-level meeting on the disabled
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened a historic U.N. meeting of world leaders Monday "to break barriers and open doors" for the more than ...Egypt court bans all Muslim Brotherhood activities
An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the Muslim Brotherhood to be banned and its assets confiscated in a dramatic escalation of a ...Angela Merkel wins third term as German chancellor
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has won a third term in elections, but her conservatives may be forced to govern in a "grand ...Suicide attack on Pakistani church kills over 75
At least 75 people were killed and 130 others injured when a twin suicide bomb attack hit a Christian church in Pakistan\'s ...




