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US-led strikes on IS after group seizes 220 Christians
The US-led coalition carried out air strikes Thursday against the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria, where the jihadists have launched a ...Argentine judge dismisses criminal case against President Fernandez
There is no evidence that President Cristina Fernandez tried to whitewash Iran\'s purported involvement in a deadly 1994 bombing, an Argentine judge ...Pakistan tightens cellphone control after Taliban massacre
Almost every Pakistani citizen has a cellphone, but from now on, Big Brother is checking to make sure their name, number and ...Guatemalan ex-president released from prison in bribe case
Former President Alfonso Portillo flew home Wednesday after being released from a six-year prison term in the U.S. for accepting $2.5 million ...Islamic State militant “Jihadi John” identified as British man Mohammed Emwazi
The "Jihadi John" killer who has featured in several Islamic State beheading videos is Mohammed Emwazi, a Briton from a middle class ...French lawmaker faces party sanctions for Syria trip
A French lawmaker who went to Damascus for the first talks with Syrian officials since the 2012 closure of France\'s embassy there ...Afghan capital rocked by suicide attack on Turkish embassy car
A suicide bomber rammed a vehicle laden with explosives into a Turkish embassy car in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at ...Christians flee jihadists after Syria kidnappings
The kidnapping of dozens of Assyrian Christians by the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria has prompted an exodus of terrified families ...Afghan avalanches kill at least 124 people
Avalanches caused by a heavy winter snow killed at least 124 people in northeastern Afghanistan, an emergency official said Wednesday, as rescuers ...Jamaican parliament clears way for marijuana reforms
Jamaica\'s parliament cleared the way for decriminalizing marijuana by approving amendments to its Dangerous Drugs Act late Tuesday night.




