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Super typhoon Usagi threatens Taiwan, Northern Philippines, China
The Philippines, Taiwan and southern China are preparing for the arrival of a rapidly intensifying super typhoon.Obama touts gains in exports amid slowing growth
President Barack Obama says the United States sells more goods overseas than ever before and will continue to pass that record again ...Egypt security forces storm Kerdassah, police officer killed
A senior police officer was killed when Egyptian security forces stormed a village outside Cairo Thursday in the latest crackdown on militants, ...US boxing legend Ken Norton dies at 70
Ken Norton, the former heavyweight boxing champion who broke Muhammad Ali\'s jaw in a 1973 bout, died on Wednesday at an Arizona ...Protesters, police clash in anti-fascist protests around Greece
Violent clashes broke out in several Greek cities Wednesday after a musician described as an anti-fascist activist was stabbed to death by ...Russia says it has proof rebels behind deadly chemical attack in Syria
Russia claims to have received evidence from the Syrian regime implicating rebels in a deadly poison gas attack, as divisions re-emerged ...Iran releases human rights lawyer, other prisoners
Iran has released several political prisoners this week, among them a prominent human rights lawyer, in the first sign that the moderate ...At least 16 dead in Venezuela prison clash
At least 16 people were killed in violent clashes between inmates at a Venezuelan prison, authorities and a non-governmental organization said on ...Woman survives 15 days trapped in well in China
A Chinese woman has been found alive after becoming trapped at the bottom of an abandoned well for 15 days, living off ...New IOC President goes to work
Thomas Bach has spent his first day at IOC headquarters as the new president, reviewing preparations for the Sochi Olympics with predecessor ...




