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Branson says space dream lives on, vows safety paramount - 11/02/2014

MOJAVE, UNITED STATES, Josh Edelson- British tycoon Richard Branson insisted Saturday his dream of commercial space travel was still alive though he will first focus on causes of the spacecraft crash...

Peshmerga bolster Kurd defenders of Syrian town - 10/31/2014

SURUC, TURKEY- Kurdish peshmerga reinforcements entered Syria from Turkey late Friday to bolster defenders in the key border town of Kobane which is under assault by Islamic State group jihadists....

Syria rebels, Qaeda fight in restive northwest - 10/31/2014

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Moderate rebels clashed with Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front in Idlib province of northwest Syria on Friday, a monitoring group said. The clashes, near a Syrian Revolutionary Front...

Zoo in Chile lets the brave tickle a lion's tummy - 10/31/2014

RANCAGUA, CHILE- Dare ya, double dare ya, to tickle a lion's belly. Or touch his menacing claws. A zoo in Chile gives thrill seekers a chance to do just that, albeit while comfy and snug in the...

This is why Syrian opposition can't have nice guns - 10/31/2014

ORFA, Turkey — As the sun went down on the night of Sept. 25, a shouting match in the streets of this eastern Turkish city grew so heated that residents felt the need to call the police. The cause...

Top US general favors military advisers in western Iraq - 10/31/2014

WASHINGTON, US, Dan De Luce- The US military's top officer on Thursday called for deploying American advisers to Iraq's Anbar province to counter Islamic State jihadists, but said the Baghdad...

Iraq forces ready attack on jihadist-held Baiji - 10/30/2014

KIRKUK, IRAQ- Hundreds of Iraqi soldiers and pro-government fighters are gathering for an assault on the strategic jihadist-held northern town of Baiji, officers said on Wednesday. "Iraqi forces are...

Firefight on Jordan-Syria border kills one, wounds three - 10/30/2014

AMMAN, JORDAN- A firefight between militants in Syria and Jordanian border guards on Wednesday killed one gunman and wounded two, while a Jordanian soldier suffered minor injuries, the army said....

Life returns to London's iconic Battersea Power Station - 10/30/2014

LONDON, UK, Denis Hiault- After 30 years of languishing by the River Thames and countless attempts to revive it, London's iconic Battersea Power Station is finally coming to life as part of one of...

Libya PM accepts Sudan plan for peace talks: minister - 10/29/2014

KHARTOUM, SUDAN- Sudan said on Tuesday that Libya's internationally recognised premier has accepted its proposal to bring together different groups in his strife-torn North African nation for talks...
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