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ICC refers Libya to U.N. over trial of Gadhafi’s son

UNITED NATIONS (AP) ―Judges at the International Criminal Court ruled Wednesday that Libya failed to comply with a request to hand over the son of the late …

Obama closer to closing prison in Guantanamo

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The White House is inching close to its goal of closing the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay ― home to some of the men subjected …

Che’s son offers travelers ‘Motorcycle Diaries’ tour
Che’s son offers travelers ‘Motorcycle Diaries’ tour

HAVANA (AFP) ― The youngest son of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara has opened an agency offering two-wheel tours of the Caribbean island nation on …

Monaco welcomes birth of royal twins

MONACO (AFP) ― Prince Albert II of Monaco and his wife Charlene on Wednesday welcomed their twin babies Gabriella and Jacques to the world, as cannons roared …

Malala vows to fight on as she shares Nobel Peace Prize
Malala vows to fight on as she shares Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO (AFP) ― Malala Yousafzai vowed Wednesday to struggle for every child’s right to go to school as she became the youngest ever Nobel laureate, sharing …

Time magazine names Ebola fighters as Person of the Year
Time magazine names Ebola fighters as Person of the Year

This image provided by Time Magazine, announces the Ebola fighters as its Person of The Year for 2014. (AP-Yonhap) NEW YORK (AFP) ― Time magazine on …

Joan Rivers leaves money to charities
Joan Rivers leaves money to charities

Joan Rivers NEW YORK (AP) ― Joan Rivers’ left her daughter, Melissa, in charge of her fortune and left money for some of her favorite charities, including …

[Newsmaker] CIA torture brutal, ineffective: report
[Newsmaker] CIA torture brutal, ineffective: report

WASHINGTON  ― CIA torture of al-Qaida suspects was far more brutal than acknowledged, did not produce useful intelligence and was so poorly managed it lost …

Early presidential vote spurs historic plunge in Greek stocks

ATHENS (AFP) ― Greek stocks saw their biggest one-day drop in nearly three decades on Tuesday after the government unexpectedly brought forward a high-stakes …

New flexible war powers needed to fight IS: Kerry
New flexible war powers needed to fight IS: Kerry

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry testifies before the Senate foreign relations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday. (AP-Yonhap) WASHINGTON (AP) …

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