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Swiss voters reject plan to expel foreigners for minor crimes
Swiss voters have rejected a proposal by a nationalist party to automatically expel foreigners who commit even low-level crimes, Swiss public broadcaster ...Death toll in Baghdad twin suicide bombing rises to 70
The death toll of a twin suicide bombing in a Shi\'ite district of Baghdad on Sunday rose to 70, with more than ...Indian man kills 14 members of his family with knife
A 35-year-old man killed 14 members of his family including six children with a butcher\'s knife before committing suicide in India, with ...Egypt migrant departures stir new concern in Europe
The European Union fears Mediterranean migrant smuggling gangs are reviving a route from Egypt, officials told Reuters, putting thousands of people to ...Hillary Clinton wins Democratic primary in South Carolina
Hillary Clinton scored a resounding victory against Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary in South Carolina, seizing momentum ahead of the most ...Afghan blasts kill 25, jeopardising peace talks
Twenty-five people were killed in two attacks in Afghanistan Saturday, including one in the capital, with the blasts putting attempts by Kabul ...Syria cease-fire takes effect
Guns fell silent across Syria on Saturday after a landmark UN-backed ceasefire came into effect, as a special task force led by ...Thousands flee deadly fighting in southern Philippines
At least six people have been killed and more than 20,000 displaced during a week of fighting between Islamic militants and security ...UN science report warns of fewer bees, other pollinators
Many species of wild bees, butterflies and other critters that pollinate plants are shrinking toward extinction, and the world needs to do ...Two pilots killed as plane crash lands in Nepal
Two pilots were killed when a small passenger plane crash landed in Nepal on Friday but all nine passengers survived, an airport ...




