American jailed for 15 years for trying to join IS
NEW YORK , United States (AFP) -- A 24-year-old Jordanian-American was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday after…
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North America
Obama to make historic visit to Hiroshima
by Andrew BEATTY WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) -- Barack Obama will this month become the first sitting US president…
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IS leader for Iraq’s Anbar province killed in air strike: Pentagon
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) -- A US-led coalition air strike has killed a senior Islamic State leader in Iraq's…
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Wildfire spared 90 percent of Fort McMurray: Alberta premier
by Michel COMTE FORT MCMURRAY, Canada (AFP) -- Fort McMurray is largely intact despite a week of damage from the…
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Trump picks Christie to lead White House transition
NEW YORK , United States (AFP) -- Donald Trump on Monday picked New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to lead his…
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Twitter cuts intel agencies off from analysis service: report
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) -- Twitter has barred US intelligence agencies from accessing a service that sorts through posts…
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Weather aids firefighters battling blaze in Canada oil region
by Michel COMTE FORT MCMURRAY, CANADA (AFP) -- Authorities battling a forest fire in Canada looked to Mother Nature for more…
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Panama braces for online release of Panama Papers
by Juan José Rodríguez PANAMA CITY , Panama (AFP) -- The Panama Papers scandal promises to deepen around the world…
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Wildfire’s advance slowing in Canada’s Fort McMurray: official
FORT MCMURRAY , Canada (AFP) -- The wildfires around the Canadian city of Fort McMurray were moving "much, much more slowly"…
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Canada fire ‘out of control,’ may double in size
by Michel Comte Fort McMurray, Canada (AFP) -- A ferocious wildfire wreaking havoc in Canada was expected to double in…
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