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US military helicopter crashes off northwest Florida; 11 feared dead
Seven Marines and four soldiers aboard an Army helicopter that crashed over waters off Florida during a routine night training mission were ...Indian court summons ex-PM over multi-billion coal scam
An Indian court summoned former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday over accusations of criminal conspiracy and corruption in the illegal award ...Colombia to temporarily halt bombing of FARC rebels
Colombia will stop air raids on Marxist FARC rebels for a month, President Juan Manuel Santos said, a major stride in a ...IS claims execution of Arab Israeli accused of spying
The Islamic State released a video Tuesday purporting to show a young boy executing an Arab Israeli who it claimed infiltrated the ...Pakistani province cracks down on child marriage
Parents and clerics in Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province who allow the marriage of underage children will face greater penalties than before ...Myanmar police arrest scores in violent student rally crackdown
Scores of Myanmar protesters were arrested when baton-wielding police dispersed a student rally Tuesday, as the second crackdown in days deepens fears ...French sports stars among 10 dead in Argentina helicopter crash
Two helicopters carrying passengers filming a popular European reality show crashed Monday in a remote area of northwest Argentina, killing eight French ...U.S. declares Venezuela a national security threat, sanctions top officials
The United States on Monday declared Venezuela a national security threat and ordered sanctions against seven officials from the oil-rich country in ...First round-the-world solar flight takes off from UAE
Two pilots attempting the first flight around the world in a solar-powered plane began the maiden leg of their voyage on Monday, ...Chad and Niger begin offensive against Boko Haram in Nigeria
Forces from Chad and Niger opened a new front in the regional military fight against the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, as ...