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Europe to test wingless ‘space plane’

Europe will launch an experimental “space plane” on Wednesday, a car-sized, wingless vessel whose 100-minute unmanned mission will inform the …

Obama, Katy Perry in Grammy push on domestic violence

US President Barack Obama and superstar Katy Perry teamed up Sunday to turn the Grammys — for a few minutes — into a campaign against domestic …

China’s Xi plans 1st state visit to U.S. this year

Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to pay his first state visit to the United States later this year, a Chinese state-run newspaper reported Monday, citing …

22 dead in Egypt football violence

Twenty-two people died as thousands of fans tried to force their way into a Cairo football stadium Sunday to watch a game, triggering panic as police fired …

Sydney cafe siege inspired by IS ‘death cult’: PM

A cafe siege by a lone gunman in Sydney in which two hostages were killed was inspired by the Islamic State “death cult”, Prime Minister Tony …

Obama hosts Merkel amid deepening Ukraine crisis

US President Barack Obama hosts Angela Merkel at the White House on Monday, as worsening violence in Ukraine confronts them with a choice between throwing more …

Australian PM Abbott survives bid to unseat him

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Monday survived a confidence vote on his leadership after just 17 months in power and urged an end to the disunity …

Abe to make ‘official visit’ to U.S., not state visit: White House

U.S. President Barack Obama has invited Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for an “official visit,” not a state visit as announced by National …

Suicide bomb hits Niger border town after Boko Haram attack

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) _ Boko Haram staged an overnight assault on a border town in Niger and a suicide bomber detonated explosives near a market in the same town …

Iran FM says nuclear talks extension not in anyone’s ‘interest’

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Sunday appeared to rule out any new extension to tough negotiations with world powers over his country’s …

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