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Belgium raid on alleged terror group kills two - 01/16/2015

VERVIERS, BELGIUM, Alex Pigman- Belgian police shot dead two alleged militants in a gun battle Thursday during a huge operation to foil what they called an imminent terrorist plot, raising fresh...

For Palestinian cartoonists, religion is off limits - 01/16/2015

RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES, John Davison- In the spirit of Charlie Hebdo, Palestinian cartoonist Ramzy Taweel is making his feelings about the French satirical weekly crystal clear -- his...

Alarm sends astronauts to shelter at space station - 01/15/2015

MIAMI, UNITED STATES, Kerry Sheridan- Astronauts at the International Space Station rushed to take shelter Wednesday after a system failure signaled a possible ammonia leak, but NASA said later it...

CIA panel says agency did not snoop on US Senate aides - 01/15/2015

WASHINGTON, US, Daniel De Luce- A CIA panel on Wednesday rejected accusations that the US spy agency had hacked into computers used by Senate aides who were investigating the torture of terror...

Working too hard can drive you to booze: study - 01/14/2015

PARIS, FRANCE- It's true: working too hard can drive you to drink, said researchers Wednesday who warned of the health risks of such dual excess. An overview of studies covering more than 400,000...

UN to hold 'last ditch' Libya peace talks in Geneva - 01/14/2015

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, Abhik Chanda- The United Nations will host talks between Libya's warring factions from Wednesday in Geneva, amid warnings that they could be the last chance for peace in the...

Charlie Hebdo survivors produce defiant edition a week after attack - 01/14/2015

PARIS, FRANCE, Fran Blandy- The surviving staff of Charlie Hebdo will publish a defiant issue with a Prophet Mohammed cartoon on the cover Wednesday, a week after jihadist gunmen killed 12 people at...

When women are few, men settle down: study - 01/14/2015

PARIS, FRANCE- Women want to settle down while men prefer to play the field, right? Not quite, said a study Wednesday that challenged long-held views of sexual selection. It turns out the dynamics of...

US Centcom says no classified info believed posted by hackers - 01/13/2015

WASHINGTON, US- US Central Command said Monday no classified information had been posted online after a group declaring sympathy for Islamic State jihadists hacked its social media accounts. "Our...

Iraq PM criticises 'slowness' of coalition support for army - 01/12/2015

CAIRO, EGYPT- Iraq's Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi Sunday criticised the "slowness" of the US-led international coalition against Islamic State jihadists in providing military support to his army....
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