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Ethiopia says South Sudanese gunmen kill 140 civilians in cross-border raid
April 17, 2016
Ethiopia says South Sudanese gunmen kill 140 civilians in cross-border raid
Ethiopia said on Saturday that gunmen from South Sudan had killed 140 people in a raid in its Gambela region,…
Castro, 84, says Cuba’s leaders are too old, proposes limits
April 17, 2016
Castro, 84, says Cuba’s leaders are too old, proposes limits
Future top leaders of Cuba's Communist party should retire at 70 to let in younger blood, President Raul Castro said…
Powerful earthquake kills 77 in Ecuador
April 17, 2016
Powerful earthquake kills 77 in Ecuador
A powerful earthquake killed at least 77 people, injured hundreds more, ravaged coastal towns and sent residents fleeing for higher…
Italians go to polls for drilling referendum Renzi did not want
April 17, 2016
Italians go to polls for drilling referendum Renzi did not want
Italy went to the polls on Sunday for a referendum on off-shore oil and gas drilling rights, a complex issue…
Greece’s ‘erratic Marxist’ Varoufakis advises Britain’s Labour Party, Corbyn says
April 16, 2016
Greece’s ‘erratic Marxist’ Varoufakis advises Britain’s Labour Party, Corbyn says
Yanis Varoufakis, the self-described "erratic Marxist" who took Greece to the brink of a euro zone exit by battling creditors…
Raucous Rousseff impeachment process begins in Brazil
April 16, 2016
Raucous Rousseff impeachment process begins in Brazil
Pro-impeachment lawmakers chanted "Dilma Out" in the lower house of Brazil's Congress on Friday, as it opened a raucous three-day…
Second deadly quake hits southern Japan, rescuers race against time
April 16, 2016
Second deadly quake hits southern Japan, rescuers race against time
A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck southern Japan early on Saturday, killing at least 20 people, injuring more than 1,000…
Russian state news agency Sputnik says site blocked in Turkey
April 15, 2016
Russian state news agency Sputnik says site blocked in Turkey
The website of Russian state news agency Sputnik has been blocked in Turkey, its Turkish editor-in-chief said on Friday, shortly…
Clinton, Sanders go on the attack in fiercely combative debate
April 15, 2016
Clinton, Sanders go on the attack in fiercely combative debate
Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and rival Bernie Sanders challenged each other's judgment and experience in a fiercely combative US presidential…
North Korea’s failed missile launch prompts ‘saber-rattling’ jibe from China media
April 15, 2016
North Korea’s failed missile launch prompts ‘saber-rattling’ jibe from China media
North Korea attempted and failed to launch what experts believe was an intermediate-range ballistic missile on Friday in defiance of…