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Destruction of Timbuktu goes before ICC judges
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Prosecutors Tuesday, March 1, will unveil charges against an alleged Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist accused of destroying monuments at the fabled city of Timbuktu in an unprecedented...
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Mexico's Calderon compares Trump to Hitler
MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Mexican ex-president Felipe Calderon tore into US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Saturday, February 27, comparing him to Adolf Hitler and blasting him as a...
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Yazidi women, girls seek healing in Germany after ISIS 'hell'
GENEVA, Switzerland – One 8-year-old was repeatedly sold and raped, while another girl set herself on fire to make herself less attractive to her jihadist captors.These are only two of the more than...
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America's passion for guns intact as shooting toll rises
WASHINGTON DC, USA – A rifle as new state symbol. A bill that lets young children use handguns under supervision. As mass shootings shatter lives, the fascination with firearms among many Americans...
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3 stabbed, 13 arrested at KKK rally in California
LOS ANGELES, USA (UPDATED) – Three people were stabbed, one of them critically, and 13 others were arrested in California on Saturday, February 27, when a Ku Klux Klan rally erupted into clashes with...
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Albanian news anchors go 'topless' to boost audience
TIRANA, Albania – Faced with tough competition to win over audiences, an Albanian TV channel is taking a literal approach towards giving viewers the "naked" truth – by employing almost-topless...
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Hong Kong anti-China activist stands in key vote
HONG KONG, China – A Hong Kong activist who promotes independence from China and was involved in recent street battles with police stood for office Sunday, February 28, in a key by-election that...
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Historic deals contemplated as Ireland ousts coalition
DUBLIN, Ireland (UPDATED) – Ireland awaited results Sunday, February 28, of an election that ousted the coalition government but left no clear winner, putting pressure on old rivals to reach a deal or...
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Pope urges Europe to share migrant burden fairly
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Sunday, February 28, urged European countries struggling with the migrant crisis to "share the burden fairly", amid growing divisions on how to handle the flow of people...
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Air strike hits convoy outside Libya ISIS stronghold
TRIPOLI, Libya – A strike by an unidentified aircraft hit a convoy outside a Libyan stronghold of the Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group on Sunday, February 28, officials said. "A convoy was hit by an...
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Swiss vote 'no' to automatic expulsion of foreign criminals
GENEVA, Switzerland (UPDATED) – Swiss voters on Sunday, February 28, rejected a proposal to automatically deport foreign criminals for even minor offenses, referendum results showed.The poll came at a...
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At least 24 killed in ISIS-claimed Baghdad bombings
BAGHDAD, Iraq (UPDATED) – Bombings claimed by the Islamic State (ISIS) group killed at least 24 people in a Shiite area of Baghdad Sunday, February 28, the deadliest attacks to hit the Iraqi capital...
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Blame game tests Syria's fragile ceasefire
DAMASCUS, Syria (3rd UPDATE) – Key players in Syria's war traded accusations Sunday, February 28, over violations of the first major ceasefire in the 5-year conflict, but the truce remained largely...
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Erdogan says 'no respect' for ruling to free Turkish journalists
ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday, February 28, he had "no respect" for a decision by Turkey's top court to release two journalists held on charges of revealing...
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Pro-democracy candidate wins key Hong Kong election
HONG KONG – A pro-democracy candidate won a Hong Kong by-election Monday, February 29, in a closely-watched vote that highlighted the city's political faultlines.Alvin Yeung of the established...
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Critics lash out at Trump over white supremacist backing
WASHINGTON DC, USA – Conservatives and liberals alike rounded on Republican Donald Trump for refusing to reject on Sunday, February 28, an endorsement by David Duke, a white nationalist who once led...
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Church 'mucked up' with pedophile priests – Vatican finance chief
SYDNEY, Australia (UPDATED) – Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell admitted Monday, February 29, the Catholic Church "mucked up" in dealing with pedophile priests and vowed he would not "defend...
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At last second, SpaceX delays satellite launch again
MIAMI, USA – In the very last second before liftoff Sunday, February 28, SpaceX scrubbed the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket to send a communications satellite into orbit, marking the third delay since...
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NPC: Grace Poe is our presidential bet
MANILA, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) – After months of suspense, the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) – the second biggest political party in the country – announced on Monday, February 29, its support...
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EXPLAINER: Why it's alright not to have voting receipts
Last February 22, Richard Gordon, a returning senatorial candidate, filed a Petition for Mandamus before the Supreme Court. He seeks to compel the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to activate the...
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