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Australian PM says North Korean letter is 'a rant' - 10/20/2017

Sydney - An open letter from North Korea to countries including Australia, urging them to distance themselves from the United States, was summarized Friday by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm...

Party officials warns of difficulties building new Merkel coalition - 10/19/2017

  Berlin   – German Chancellor Angela Merkel ended the first round of talks to form a new coalition government on a positive note Wednesday but party officials warned that that they...

Explosive used by terrorists blew up Maltese journalist's car - 10/18/2017

Valletta - A powerful plastic explosive often used by terrorist organizations is believed to have been used to assassinate Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.   Citing unnamed police...

Germany conducts 50 raids on Hells Angels chapter after ban - 10/18/2017

Berlin - German authorities conducted dozens of raids early Wednesday on locations associated with a west German chapter of the Hells Angels organized crime syndicate.   Some 50 apartments and...

Elon Musk outlines 'aspirational' plan to colonize Mars from 2024 - 10/18/2017

SYDNEY, Subel Bhandari - If all goes according to the plans of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, humans will begin the colonization of Mars as early as 2024. ​Musk outlined his plan at the...

At least 30 security forces killed by Taliban in eastern Afghanistan - 10/17/2017

Kabul (dpa) - At least 30 security forces have been killed in coordinated attacks and bombings carried out by the Taliban in two provinces of eastern Afghanistan, officials confirmed Tuesday.  ...

Death toll in Mogadishu truck bombing rises to 276 - 10/16/2017

Mogadishu - The death toll in a weekend truck bombing in Mogadishu has risen to 276, the Somali government said Monday, with 300 others injured. At least 111 of the bodies had already been buried as...

Spanish justice minister: No clear answer from Catalan leader - 10/16/2017

Madrid - Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has failed to adequately respond to a Spanish government ultimatum on the retraction of his region's bid for independence, Spanish Justice Minister Rafael...

Kenyan locals lynch teen suspected of killing 6 in school shooting - 10/16/2017

Mombasa - A teenager suspected of carrying out a shooting rampage at a high school in north-western Kenya was killed by a mob of angry locals who stormed the police station where he was being...

US-backed Syrian fighters start final offensive in al-Raqqa - 10/15/2017

Cairo - US-backed Syrian fighters have started a final offensive in al-Raqqa, a former stronghold of Islamic State, to expel any fighters from the extremist group still hiding in the north-eastern...
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