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Around 180 Syrian soldiers, jihadists reported killed in battle for base
Around 100 Syrian soldiers and 80 Islamist fighters were killed during a two-day battle in which insurgents captured the Wadi ...Lima 2014: Climate Change – Humans Remain the Same
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At least 130 people, most of them children, were killed on Tuesday after Taliban gunmen broke into a school in ...Hostages held in Sydney cafe, forced to hold Islamic flag in window
An armed assailant was holding an unknown number of hostages in a central Sydney cafe on Monday, shutting down Australia\'s ...Japanese PM Shinzo Abe wins election
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s coalition has cruised to a big election win, ensuring he will stick to reflationary economic ...Miss South Africa crowned Miss World
Miss South Africa, 22-year-old Rolene Strauss, was crowned Miss World 2014 at the contest\'s glitzy final in London on Sunday, ...Deal reached at UN climate talks in Peru
After late-night wrangling at UN talks in Peru, negotiators early Sunday reached a watered-down deal that sets the stage for ...US man illegally in NKorea says not detained
North Korea on Sunday presented to the media an American who says he illegally crossed into the country but has ...Multiple attacks kill 20 in Afghanistan as NATO deadline looms
Taliban insurgents killed at least 20 people in a series of gun and suicide attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, underlining ...Richardson wins speedskating World Cup 1000 meters
Heather Richardson equaled the Thialf oval track record Saturday to win a 1,000-meter speedskating World Cup race, beating American teammate Brittany Bowe ...