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Kuwait says OPEC will not step in to support oil prices
Kuwait says OPEC will not step in to support oil prices

KUWAIT CITY (AFP) ― OPEC has no plans to intervene in the oil market to shore up sagging crude prices, the Kuwaiti oil minister said Tuesday, as Brent crude …

Cosby won’t be charged over decades-old sex claim
Cosby won’t be charged over decades-old sex claim

LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― U.S. prosecutors declined Tuesday to charge Bill Cosby over allegations he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl in the Playboy Mansion …

Norman Bridwell, Clifford creator, dies
Norman Bridwell, Clifford creator, dies

Norman Bridwell, a soft-spoken illustrator whose impromptu story about a girl and her puppy marked the unlikely birth of the supersized franchise Clifford the …

Jeb latest Bush to launch U.S. presidential bid

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Jeb Bush, son to one former U.S. president and brother to another, threw his hat into the ring for the 2016 race Tuesday, announcing he …

Ashanti faces convicted fan at stalking trial
Ashanti faces convicted fan at stalking trial

NEW YORK (AP) ― Ashanti faced a fan accused of stalking and harassing her family for years, telling him and a jury Monday that she was repulsed and …

EU court takes Hamas off terrorist list

A European Union court on Wednesday ordered the Palestinian group Hamas removed from the EU terrorist list for procedural reasons, but says the bloc can …

Afghan Taliban condemn Pakistan school attack

The Afghan Taliban have condemned a raid on a school in neighbouring Pakistan that left 141 dead in the country’s bloodiest ever terror attack, saying …

Palestinians seek UN resolution to end Israeli occupation

The Palestinians are to push on Wednesday with a draft UN resolution demanding an end to Israeli occupation despite warnings the United States is ready to veto …

Hackers invoke 9/11, threatening Sony film release

Hackers invoked the 9/11 attacks Tuesday in their most chilling threat yet against Sony Pictures, warning cinema-goers not to see a film which has angered …

UN chief to travel to Ebola-hit countries: UN sources

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Ebola-hit countries in West Africa this week to raise awareness about the health crisis, UN officials said …

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