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LuxLeaks suspect says he is not only whistleblower - 12/15/2014

PARIS, FRANCE- A Frenchman charged over leaking documents that revealed secret tax avoidance deals between Luxembourg and multinational companies has said he believes he is not the only whistleblower...

Kurdish forces kill 16 jihadists in Syria: monitor - 12/14/2014

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Kurdish forces killed at least 16 Islamic State group fighters in an attack on Saturday in northeast Syria near the border with Turkey, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said....

CERN gears up to relaunch high energy particle collider - 12/13/2014

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND- Europe's Physics lab CERN said Friday it was on schedule to fire up the world's biggest particle smasher again early next year, with almost double the energy of its previous run....

Fighting kills Jazeera Syria reporter in his hometown - 12/12/2014

DOHA, QATAR- An Al-Jazeera Arabic correspondent in Syria has been killed covering fighting in his hometown in the south of the war-torn country, the Qatar-based news channel announced on Thursday....

Washington museums get $2 billion 'revitalization' plan - 12/10/2014

WASHINGTON, US- The Smithsonian Institution announced Thursday a major overhaul of its museums along the south side of the National Mall in Washington that could cost $2 billion before completion by...

Allies to send 1,500 security personnel to Iraq: US - 12/08/2014

KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT, Dan De Luce- US allies are ready to send roughly 1,500 security personnel to Iraq to help the Baghdad government in its fight against jihadists, the American commander of the war...

Syria army repels jihadist advance on key air base: monitor - 12/07/2014

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Syrian troops have repelled an attack by jihadists from the Islamic State group on a key military airport in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, a monitoring group said Sunday....

IS seizes part of key air base in east Syria: monitor - 12/07/2014

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Jihadists from the Islamic State group seized part of the key regime air base at Deir Ezzor in eastern Syria in fierce fighting on Saturday, a monitoring group said. "IS mounted a...

US should seek non-military options in hostage-takings: journalist group - 12/07/2014

WASHINGTON, US- A journalists' group called on the United States Saturday to explore alternatives to military action in dealing with hostage-takings, after an American and a South African were killed...

NASA craft to probe Pluto after nine-year journey - 12/07/2014

WASHINGTON, US, Jean-Louis Santini- An American probe that will explore Pluto woke up from its slumber Saturday, after a nine-year journey to take a close look at the distant body for the first time....
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