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Bomb blast near Egypt court kills two, wounds nine: govt

Two people were killed and nine wounded, including seven policemen, in a bomb explosion Monday outside the Egyptian supreme court in Cairo, the health ministry …

Iraq launches major assault to retake Tikrit from IS

Iraqi troops and militia backed by aircraft pounded jihadists in and around Tikrit on Monday in the biggest offensive yet to retake one of the Islamic State …

Obamacare in court again as opponents seize on wording

President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul has survived a barrage of Republican-led repeal votes and, barely, a Supreme Court challenge to its …

Latest Charlie Hebdo takes dig at far-right party’s makeover

The latest issue of Charlie Hebdo — the satirical weekly which has become the top-selling newspaper in France since its offices were attacked by Islamist …

U.S., Iran launch new round of nuclear talks

Top diplomats from Iran and the U.S. began a new round of marathon talks on a nuclear deal late Monday, as Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu warned the …

U.S. drone kills 2 suspected al-Qaida militants in Yemen

SANAA, Yemen (AP) _ Tribesmen and witnesses say a US drone strike killed two suspected al-Qaida militants in southern Yemen. The witnesses, speaking on …

[Newsmaker] Netanyahu brings Iran nuclear fight to U.S.
[Newsmaker] Netanyahu brings Iran nuclear fight to U.S.

WASHINGTON ― Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ramps up his mission to foil an emerging White House-backed nuclear deal with Iran with a speech on …

China criticizes Japan for trying to ‘cover up’ wartime past

A senior Chinese official on Monday criticized Japan for attempting to “cover up” its history of aggression as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe …

New media, New China: Xinhua relaunch on barred networks

China’s official news agency Xinhua has re-launched its English-language presence on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, it announced — all of which are …

U.S. astronauts begin spacewalk at orbiting lab

Two U.S. astronauts on Sunday stepped out on the third spacewalk to prepare the International Space Station for the arrival of more commercial spacecraft in …

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