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Obama takes credit as unemployment hits eight year low
President Barack Obama took a victory lap Friday as the US unemployment rate hit an eight-year low.Volcano in southern Japan erupts in fiery show of nature
A volcano in southern Japan dramatically erupted Friday, with television footage showing fiery bursts of super hot rock and ash rushing down ...WikiLeaks founder Assange may leave embassy after UN panel ruling
A UN panel ruled Friday that the "detention" of Julian Assange should be ended after nearly four years in Ecuador\'s embassy in ...Obama offers Colombia more than $450 million aid to help with peace process
President Barack Obama said on Thursday he will ask the U.S. Congress for more than $450 million in aid to help Colombia ...World powers pledge $10 billion in aid for Syria
World leaders pledged over $10 billion (9.0 billion euros) Thursday to help conflict-hit Syrians at a London conference overshadowed by the breakdown ...Greek police turn to teargas as tempers flare over pensions
Scuffles broke out and police used teargas during a mass rally in Athens on Thursday as Greeks railed against government pension reforms ...EU agrees funding for Turkey to curb migrant flows after Italy drops objections
European Union countries on Wednesday approved a 3 billion euro ($3.32 billion) fund for Turkey to improve living conditions for refugees there ...First U.S. Zika virus transmission reported, attributed to sex
The first known case of Zika virus transmission in the United States was reported in Texas on Tuesday by local health officials, ...Syria peace talks suspended until Feb 25
The UN special envoy for Syria announced on Wednesday a "temporary pause" until February 25 of troubled talks in Switzerland aimed at ...Obama decries anti-Muslim rhetoric on first mosque visit
Barack Obama offered an impassioned rebuttal of "inexcusable" Republican election rhetoric against Muslims Wednesday, on his first trip to an American mosque ...