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Israelis vote in parliamentary elections
Israelis head to the polls Tuesday in a vote seen as a referendum on embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who ruled out ...US, Iran nuclear talks resume in Switzerland
The United States and Iran inched closer to a political deal that would set the stage for a landmark nuclear agreement but ...Venezuelan parliament approves decree powers for president
The Venezuelan parliament on Sunday approved a law giving President Nicolas Maduro the power to legislate by decree for nine months in ...Hundreds of thousands march against Brazilian president
Close to a million demonstrators marched in cities and towns across Brazil on Sunday to protest a sluggish economy, rising prices and ...Several killed in twin blasts at Pakistan churches
Bombs outside two churches in the Pakistani city of Lahore killed 14 people and wounded more than 78 during Sunday services, rescue ...US shuts Saudi embassy over security fears
The US embassy in Saudi Arabia said it had suspended consular services in the kingdom for two days due to "heightened security ...Vanuatu appeals for aid after devastating cyclone
Vanuatu\'s president made an emotional appeal for international assistance after his island nation was hit by a calamity of a cyclone, wreaking ...Dozens feared dead as Myanmar ferry sinks
A crowded double-decker passenger ferry capsized in northwestern Myanmar after being slammed by huge waves, killing 34 people and leaving more than ...Egypt sacks 41 judges for supporting Brotherhood
An Egyptian disciplinary court ordered 41 judges into compulsory retirement on Saturday for supporting the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, judicial sources said, the ...Serbian military helicopter crashes, seven dead including child
A Serbian military helicopter evacuating a five-day-old baby for emergency medical treatment has crashed in heavy fog, killing all seven people on ...