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Kosovo's leader urged calm as the Serbian president spoke to thousands of people in a majority-Serb area in Kosovo's north. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received a warm welcome
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Sweden's centre-left governing bloc is neck-and-neck with the centre-right opposition alliance in the country's general elections, according to an exit poll, which also projected large gains for an
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(CNN)The Spix's macaw achieved onscreen fame in Disney's "Rio" as a charming parrot named Blu who travels thousands of miles in an attempt to save his species.But a
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(CNN)If you think burning calories is the best strategy to preserve you from extinction, well, we may have bad news. Using more energy on a daily basis increases
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(CNN)A tenth black rhino has died in Kenya after wildlife workers relocated the animals to a new national park, a major setback for a critically endangered species. The
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Middle East
CAIRO: A new image of Hosni Mubarak circulated on social media just weeks after a rare photo emerged that sparked furious speculation about the former Egyptian president. The
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AMMAN: Russian and Syrian jets resumed intensive strikes in Idlib and Hama on Sunday, residents and rescuers said, as Damascus stepped up its assault on the rebels’ last
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CAIRO: A new image of Hosni Mubarak circulated on social media just weeks after a rare photo emerged that sparked furious speculation about the former Egyptian president. The
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Middle East
Dozens of people have reportedly been killed in clashes and air raids around the Yemeni city of Hodeidah following the collapse of United Nations-sponsored peace talks between the internationally recognised government
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Mauritania's ruling party has taken the lead in legislative, regional and local elections held earlier this month, the electoral commission said Sunday. "The Union for the Republic is
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Middle East
On March 30, 2016, members of Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) sailed into Tripoli in an effort to unite rival factions and bring stability to the
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World
(CNN)Here's a look at violence against UN peacekeeping forces. This is a selected list of incidents from 1990 to the present. Facts:Since 1948, the United Nations has authorized
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Middle East
THE HAGUE: The Hezbollah defendants are still on the run and have never even spoken to their lawyers, but the special UN tribunal into the 2005 assassination of
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DAMASCUS: Abu Abdo eases himself into the driver’s seat, itching to try out freshly laid train tracks between two suburbs of Syria’s capital, Damascus.“I’ve been waiting for this
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Almost two decades after a massive popular uprising triggered Argentina's record $100bn default of 2001-2002, the country finds itself back in a major economic crisis. With the peso
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At least 19 people died in South Sudan when a small aircraft carrying passengers from Juba International Airport to the city of Yirol crashed, a local official said.
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A suicide bomber has blown himself up close to a procession commemorating the death of a former anti-Soviet and anti-Taliban commander, wounding at least two people, a police
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BASRA, Iraq: A sense of calm returned to Iraq's southern city of Basra on Sunday after a week of violent protests over unemployment and poor public services that
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BASRA, Iraq: A sense of calm returned to Iraq's southern city of Basra on Sunday after a week of violent protests over unemployment and poor public services that
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THE HAGUE: The Hezbollah defendants are still on the run and have never even spoken to their lawyers, but the special UN tribunal into the 2005 assassination of
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Middle East
At least six people died in South Sudan when a small aircraft carrying passengers from Juba International Airport to the city of Yirol crashed, a witness said. "We
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The US Open women's singles final has sparked uproar and controversy following a landmark victory for Japan's Naomi Osaka over Serena Williams in a dramatic match, which saw
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A survey of Britain's three largest trade unions has found overwhelming backing for a second referendum on the UK's continued membership of the EU. The YouGov poll of
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Middle East
TRIPOLI/TUNIS: Residents of Tripoli emerging from their homes to take advantage of a cease-fire between armed groups noticed one thing straight away. The militias had not withdrawn their
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BAGHDAD: The two leading groups in Iraq's parliament on Saturday called on Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi to resign, after lawmakers held an emergency meeting on unrest shaking the country's
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North Korea has staged a huge military parade that focussed on peace and development to mark its 70th anniversary as a nation, but refrained from displaying its most
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Polls have opened in Sweden's legislative elections on Sunday, with the far-right expected to win a record score as voters unhappy about immigration punish one of the few remaining
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