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Pakistan helicopter crashes killing Norwegian, Philippine ambassadors
A Pakistan military helicopter carrying diplomats to the launch of projects in northern Pakistan crashed on Friday killing six people, including the ...David Cameron wins second term as British Prime Minister
Prime Minister David Cameron\'s Conservatives are set to govern Britain for another five years after an unexpectedly strong showing, but may have ...US court rules NSA bulk phone metadata collection illegal
A US appeals court ruled Thursday that the National Security Agency\'s massive collection of phone records of Americans is illegal because it ...Emergency funds for Nepal quake slow to come in, says UN
Only a fraction of the emergency funds the United Nations has requested for victims of Nepal\'s earthquake have come in, U.N. officials ...Saudi proposes five-day Yemen ceasefire
Saudi Arabia on Thursday proposed a five-day humanitarian ceasefire in Yemen after weeks of air strikes and clashes, with top US diplomat ...British woman begins last leg of world horse ride
A British woman passed through Ottawa Thursday on the last leg of her around-the-world horse ride, a six-year journey that has already ...Thousands of Nepalese pray for earthquake victims
Thousands of Nepalese dressed in white offered prayers and flowers at home and in temples Thursday in a Hindu ritual marking the ...Outrage over 10-year-old Paraguayan pregnant by stepfather
The case of a 10-year-old girl raped and impregnated by her stepfather has triggered outrage in Paraguay, where the health minister has ...United Kingdom votes in most unpredictable election in decades
Polls opened Thursday in Britain\'s closest general election for decades -- but voters may have to wait days for a new government ...WHO figures show Ebola deaths pass 11,000
The number of deaths from the Ebola epidemic now exceeds 11,000, figures from the World Health Organization showed on Wednesday.