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Ugandans mark Gay Pride, but stigma tempers joy
August 9, 2015
Ugandans mark Gay Pride, but stigma tempers joy
Several dozen Ugandans marked Gay Pride on Saturday, cheering that such a parade could go ahead in a country that…
Media: Typhoon lashes China’s east coast, eight dead
August 9, 2015
Media: Typhoon lashes China’s east coast, eight dead
A typhoon battered China's east coast on Sunday, killing eight people and forcing authorities to cancel hundreds of flights and…
Attacks on army, police, US special forces kill 50 in Kabul
August 8, 2015
Attacks on army, police, US special forces kill 50 in Kabul
A wave of attacks on the Afghan army and police and US special forces in Kabul killed at least 50…
Time running out for migrants on Serbia-Hungary border
August 8, 2015
Time running out for migrants on Serbia-Hungary border
The 100 or so refugees set off early evening, hoping that the short walk across Serbia's border into Hungary will…
Mali hotel siege ends, hostages freed – Mali defense ministry
August 8, 2015
Mali hotel siege ends, hostages freed – Mali defense ministry
Malian special forces backed by French soldiers ended the siege of a hotel in central Mali early on Saturday, freeing…
Army: Three Russian pilots kidnapped in Mali hotel attacK
August 7, 2015
Army: Three Russian pilots kidnapped in Mali hotel attacK
Three Russian pilots are thought to have been kidnapped during an attack on Friday on a hotel in central Mali…
UN urges Greece to end ‘total chaos’ on islands where migrants land
August 7, 2015
UN urges Greece to end ‘total chaos’ on islands where migrants land
The United Nations refugee agency called on Greece on Friday to take control of the "total chaos" on Mediterranean islands…
Privileges threatened, days may be numbered for Greece’s ‘everyman’ farmers
August 7, 2015
Privileges threatened, days may be numbered for Greece’s ‘everyman’ farmers
A jovial potato farmer whose family has tilled the fertile land on the island of Naxos for over 200 years,…
At least three killed in eastern Congo quake
August 7, 2015
At least three killed in eastern Congo quake
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Democratic Republic of Congo early on Friday killed at least three people, the…