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Taliban leader denies being wounded in internal dispute

Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor has released a rare audio recording in which he denies claims by an Afghan official that he was wounded in a shootout …

California’s strict gun laws failed to stop mass shooting

The deadly shooting in San Bernardino happened in a state with some of the toughest gun laws in the United States: California bars assault weapons, blocks the …

Israeli premier rejects Kerry’s warning of binational state

Israel’s prime minister insists his country is not heading toward becoming a binational state, rejecting a warning to that effect by U.S. Secretary of …

Armenia votes on giving president’s powers to prime minister

Armenia is holding a referendum on a proposed constitutional change that would give more powers to the prime minister and parliament at the expense of the …

[Newsmaker] Matter of degree: Temperature
[Newsmaker] Matter of degree: Temperature

In climate math, the difference between 1.5 and 2 degrees is much greater than 0.5. Small nations say that for them, that half-degree could mean the difference …

IS claim of latest US gun massacre caps year of danger signs
IS claim of latest US gun massacre caps year of danger signs

The Islamic State group’s claim to have inspired this week’s San Bernardino massacre raises the question of what kind of threat it poses after a year which …

OPEC offers no hope for end to oil slump
OPEC offers no hope for end to oil slump

Photo by Bloomberg OPEC signaled no respite from the global oil glut that has driven prices to a six-year low. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting …

FBI investigates California attack as act of terrorism
FBI investigates California attack as act of terrorism

The FBI announced Friday that it is investigating the mass shooting at a Southern California office party as an act of terrorism, but the agency’s …

OPEC set to maintain output levels as oil glut worsens

VIENNA (Reuters) — OPEC looked unlikely to take steps to cut oil production to lift languishing prices at a meeting on Friday, potentially worsening one …

Hungarian PM: Greece does not meet its obligations

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban accused Greece Thursday of not fulfilling its obligations as a member of the deal that allows free movement within the …

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