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Mexico rescues kidnapped footballer Alan Pulido
Mexican authorities have rescued football star Alan Pulido following his kidnapping in his crime-plagued home state of Tamaulipas, with the player declaring ...U.S.-backed Syrian alliance widens offensive near IS capital
A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian militias is widening an offensive against Islamic State near its de facto capital of Raqqa, targeting an ...More than 700 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean this week – UN
At least 700 migrants may have died at sea this past week in the busiest week of migrant crossings from Libya towards ...German, French leaders mark 100 years since Battle of Verdun
France\'s president and Germany\'s chancellor want their countries\' improbable friendship to be a source of hope for today\'s fractured Europe as they ...Ukraine fire kills 16 in care home
Sixteen people have been killed and one is missing after a fire broke out in a residential building housing elderly people in ...WHO rejects call for Olympics to be moved due to Zika
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday rejected a call for the Rio Olympic Games to be moved or postponed due to ...Colombian rebels free Spanish journalist, 2 others
Leftist rebels have freed a Spanish correspondent and two other journalists who went missing in a lawless region of Colombia, ending a ...Obama makes historic visit to Hiroshima
Barack Obama became the first incumbent U.S. president to visit Hiroshima on Friday, laying a wreath at the site of the world\'s ...UN ends sanctions on Liberia
The last remaining United Nations sanctions on Liberia were lifted on Wednesday in a decision the United States called a tangible sign ...World leaders open G7 talks with economy in focus
World leaders kicked off two days of G7 talks in Japan on Thursday, with the creaky global economy taking centre stage and ...




