PARIS – France has fired new airstrikes on the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa in Syria, days after deadly attacks…
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Brazil police probing alleged mob killing in Rio’s tony Ipanema neighborhood
RIO DE JANEIRO – Rio de Janeiro police say they are investigating the apparent mob killing of a 33-year-old ice…
Read MoreZimbabwe’s prisons grappling with a dire shortage of plates to serve meager food rations
HARARE, Zimbabwe – A Zimbabwean official says that the prisons which have long coped with food shortages have a new…
Read MoreSyrian legislator praises elements of international plan to end conflict
DAMASCUS, Syria – A Syrian legislator has praised parts of an incomplete international plan for ending Syria’s conflict. Omar Ossi,…
Read MoreOscar Pistorius arrives at police station to report for community service
SOMERSET WEST, South Africa – Oscar Pistorius has walked into a South African police station to report for community service,…
Read MoreIraq officials: Suicide bombing at Shiite memorial service in Baghdad kills 17, wounds 43
BAGHDAD – Iraqi police officials say a suicide bomber killed 17 people at a Baghdad memorial service for a Shiite…
Read MoreBritish prime minister Cameron: not yet certain if militant ‘Jihadi John’ killed by US drone
LONDON – British Prime Minister David Cameron says officials are not yet certain whether a U.S. drone strike killed Mohammed…
Read MoreKerry kicks of meetings in Vienna ahead of critical new round of Syria talks
VIENNA – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry kicked off meetings in Vienna on Friday ahead of a critical new…
Read MoreEU chief warns that Britain’s demands for reform will be tough to accommodate this year
VALLETTA, Malta – European Union leader Donald Tusk is casting doubt over whether the EU can meet Britain’s demands for…
Read MoreUN Security Council votes on draft condemning Burundi killings, threatening possible sanctions
UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council is set to vote Thursday on a resolution strongly condemning increasing killings, torture…
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