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US plans full Afghan withdrawal by end of 2016
President Obama announced Tuesday that he aims to keep 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the war formally ends later this year, ...Dozens of pro-Russian separatists killed in Ukraine airport battle
At least 50 people, including civilians and pro-Russian fighters, have been killed during a 24-hour bloodbath in the eastern Ukraine city of ...Nigerian military says it knows where missing girls are, but rules out force in rescue
A Nigerian military official says the nearly 300 school girls abducted by Islamic extremists six weeks ago have been located. But the ...Malaysia releases satellite data on missing jet
The Malaysian government has released 47 pages of raw satellite data used to conclude that the missing Malaysia Airlines jet crashed into ...At least 40 dead in India passenger train crash
At least 40 people are dead and more than 150 injured, after a passenger express train slammed into a stationary freight train ...Egypt votes in presidential election
Egyptians have headed to the polls to elect a new president with ex-army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi widely expected to win.Far right, Eurosceptics make big gains in EU vote
Far-right and Euroskeptic parties made sweeping gains in European Parliament elections Sunday - triggering what one prime minister called a political “earthquake” ...Thai coup leader claims royal endorsement of junta
Thai coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha said Monday that he has received the endorsement of King Bhumibol Adulyadej as head of a ...Billionaire Petro Poroshenko declares victory in Ukraine
Billionaire Petro Poroshenko claimed Ukraine\'s presidency on Sunday after exit polls gave him an absolute majority in a first round of voting ...Car bombing in northern Iraq kills 12
A car bomb exploded outside a liquor store in northern Iraq overnight, killing at least 12 civilians, a senior police officer said ...