BEIRUT: Extremists from ISIS closed in on Syria’s ancient metropolis of Palmyra Friday, hours before seizing a government headquarters in the strategic Iraqi city of
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ECB chairman Colin Graves denies deceiving Kevin Pietersen over England recall
New England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Colin Graves has denied deceiving Kevin Pietersen over his prospects for an England recall and admitted that he
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‘King of the Blues’ B.B. King dies at 89
B.B. King, whose scorching guitar licks and heartfelt vocals made him the idol of generations of musicians and fans while earning him the nickname King
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President returns to Burundi after army says coup bid failed
President Pierre Nkurunziza returned to Burundi on Thursday, his office said, after the army chief declared that an attempted coup staged when the east African
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Connecticut serial killer already jailed for 2003 murder of still-missing woman: report
The man suspected of killing at least seven women and dumping them behind a New Britain strip mall is already serving time in a Connecticut
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Saudi-Led Airstrikes Don’t Slow in Yemen Ahead of Cease-Fire
SANAA, Yemen — Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition kept up their airstrikes in Yemen on Tuesday, targeting the positions of Shiite rebels and their allies
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At least 66 dead after new quake in Nepal
At least 48 people have died and another 1,261 have been injured in Nepal due to the latest large earthquake there, said Nepalese government spokesman
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Cameron Reaches Out To Tory Backbenchers
David Cameron has reached out to Conservative backbenchers in a bid to ensure his slim majority is workable in the House of Commons. The Prime
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Spanish domestic football to be suspended
The Spanish football federation says it is suspending indefinitely all end-of-season games in disputes with the government, including over TV rights. A federation statement said
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Nigerian Doctor Facing Trial in the UK For Enslaving Man For 24 Yrs
A west London court has heard a couple held a man against his will from the age of 13 for 24 years before he finally
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More abducted women and children freed in Nigeria
Nigeria was on Wednesday seeking to identify nearly 300 women and girls rescued from Boko Haram, raising hopes they may include schoolgirls seized in a
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Indonesia executions: Brazilian was ‘unaware until end’
A Brazilian man executed in Indonesia for drug smuggling did not know that he was going to die, says his priest. Father Charlie Burrows has
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Pakistan court jails 10 for Malala Yousafzai attack
A court in north-west Pakistan has jailed 10 men for life for the attack on education activist Malala Yousafzai. Ms Yousafzai, who was 15 at
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Marchers protest police violence in Baltimore, New York
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Protesters marched against police violence in cities from New York to Denver on Wednesday, and a large demonstration in Baltimore ended peacefully
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5 things to know about the Nepal earthquake
powerful earthquake — the country’s worst in 80 years — rocked mountainous Nepal on Saturday. On Sunday, Nepal was struck by a major aftershock. Here
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