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At least five dead in SW Pakistan explosion

QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) -- An explosion targeting a police vehicle in Pakistan's southwestern Quetta city on Friday killed at least…

Former S. Korean leader’s friend Choi gets three years in jail

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The woman at the center of South Korea's corruption scandal, Choi Soon-Sil, was handed a…

Albania hopes for peaceful elections on path to Europe

by Briseida Mema and Rusmir Smajilhodzic Agence France-Presse TIRANA, Albania (AFP) - Albania votes in parliamentary elections on Sunday with…

Chained to health ministry, Peruvians protest mining pollution

LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - Parents of sick children who live near one of Peru's oldest mining sites camped out in…

Yellowstone grizzly bears to lose Endangered Species protection

WYOMING, United States (Reuters) - Grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park will be stripped off Endangered Species Act…

Suspect in Michigan airport stabbing attempted to buy gun before attack

(Reuters) - The man charged with stabbing an airport police officer in Michigan unsuccessfully attempted to purchase a gun before…

After London fire, 600 tower blocks must be tested for flammable cladding

LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) - The government is urgently conducting safety checks on an estimated 600 high-rise buildings in England…

Mexico president calls for probe into alleged government spying

MEXICO (Reuters) - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto asked the attorney general's office on Thursday (June 22) to investigate charges…

1,200 firefighters remain alert as wildfire contained in Portugal

LISBON, Portugal (Reuters) - Some 1,200 firefighters were mobilized on Thursday in the post-control and containment phase of firefighting operations…

EU leaders urge Internet giants to fight online extremism

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- European Union leaders on Thursday urged Internet firms to do their utmost to combat online extremism…

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