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IS video purports to show killing of Ethiopians in Libya

CAIRO (AP) — A video released by the Islamic State group on Sunday appears to show the killing of two different groups of captured Ethiopian Christians …

Chinese activist more determined after lockup

BEIJING (AP) – The most prominent of five recently released Chinese women’s rights activists feels her dedication to the cause has grown stronger …

700 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean shipwreck

ROME (AFP) — Seven hundred people are feared to have drowned when a fishing boat smuggling migrants to Europe capsized off Libya, the UN’s refugee …

[Newsmaker] Greece told to move ‘urgently’ on detailed debt plan
[Newsmaker] Greece told to move ‘urgently’ on detailed debt plan

WASHINGTON ― Greece was told Saturday to urgently deliver a detailed fiscal and debt plan to official lenders as the IMF-World Bank spring meetings wound up …

U.N.: 90,000 people have fled IS advance in Iraq’s Anbar

BAGHDAD (AP) — A United Nations humanitarian agency says more than 90,000 people have fled the Islamic State group’s advance in Iraq’s …

China cuts reserve ratio requirement as growth slows

BEIJING (AFP) — China’s central bank announced Sunday it would cut the level of funds that commercial banks must hold in reserve by one percentage …

S.Africa’s Zuma seeks to reassure foreigners as violence spreads

President Jacob Zuma on Saturday pleaded with foreigners to stay in South Africa as he cancelled a state visit to Indonesia to deal with a wave of deadly …

Suicide bomber kills 22 outside bank in E. Afghanistan: officials

A suicide bomber killed at least 22 people and wounded 50 others in an attack Saturday outside a bank in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, provincial …

Greek bonds drop most since election as default concern builds

Greece’s government bonds had their worst week since the aftermath of Syriza’s January election victory as the nation failed to make tangible …

Abe tells Okinawa expanding other U.S. base is only solution

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the governor of Okinawa prefecture that expanding other U.S. military facilities on the island is the only way to shift a Marine …

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