The US state of Colorado is continuing a large-scale rescue operation after severe flooding left 4 dead and hundreds unaccounted for.
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An Indian court has sentenced four men to death for the gang rape and murder of a student in the capital Delhi, a case which led to violent... Read More
Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a speech marking the 12th anniversary of 9/11, called Thursday for attacks on the United States and a boycott... Read More
The Russian and US foreign ministers have begun crucial talks in Geneva on a plan to place Syrias chemical weapons under international control.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a direct personal appeal to the American people over the Syrian crisis.
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The US is remembering the victims of the 9/11 attacks in a series of memorials marking the 12th anniversary.
The 11 September 2001 attacks killed almost... Read More
A huge new water source has been discovered in the arid Turkana region of northern Kenya, which could supply the country for 70 years.
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President Obama says he will pursue diplomatic efforts to remove Syrias chemical weapons but has ordered the US military to "be in a position to respond"... Read More
A Russian plan for Syrias chemical weapons to be put under international control has sparked immediate disputes over resolutions at the United Nations.
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President Obama says he will pursue diplomatic efforts to remove Syrias chemical weapons but has ordered the US military to "be in a position to respond"... Read More
UN leader Ban Ki-moon called for the destruction of Syrias chemical weapons in internationally supervised safe zones.
Ban told reporters he may propose... Read More
US President Barack Obama has said he will put plans for a US military strike against Syria on hold if the country agrees to place its chemical weapons... Read More
US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned that not responding to the alleged use of chemical weapons by Syrian forces is riskier than not acting at all.
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The Los Angeles Times reported that The Pentagon is readying more intense and longer attacks on Syria than originally planned, set to last three... Read More
Cambodias ruling Peoples Party (CPP) has been confirmed the winner of a general election which was marred by fraud allegations.
The election commission... Read More
Australias opposition has crushed the governing Labor party in a general election that has returned the Liberal-National coalition to power for the first... Read More
Tony Abbotts Liberal-National coalition appears on course for a decisive win in Australias general election.
Early counting showed a swing to the opposition... Read More