Brazil impeachment drive against Rousseff tips into chaos
BRASILIA Brazil (AFP) - by Damian Wroclavsky The impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was thrown into confusion Monday when the…
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Saudi police shoot dead suspected jihadist
RIYADH , Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi security forces on Monday shot dead a suspected jihadist in the western province…
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Austrian chancellor quits after far-right triumph
by Simon STURDEE VIENNA, Austria (AFP) -- Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann quit Monday, bowing to intense pressure two weeks after…
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Russia and US to ‘redouble’ efforts for Syrian political settlement
MOSCOW ,Russia (AFP) -- Russia and the United States on Monday agreed to step up efforts to find a political solution…
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At least 81 injured in downtown Cairo fire
CAIRO , Egypt (AFP) -- At least 81 people including firefighters suffered minor injuries on Monday when a fire spread…
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China landslide death toll rises to 31
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The number of bodies recovered from a landslide that engulfed workers at a Chinese construction site…
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N. Korea detains, expels BBC reporter
SEOUL , South Korea (AFP) -- A BBC reporter in North Korea was detained, interrogated for eight hours and eventually…
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Landslides kill nearly 50 in Rwanda
KIGALI, Rwanda (AFP) -- At least 49 people were killed this weekend in landslides caused by torrential rains in rural…
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Twitter cuts intel agencies off from analysis service: report
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) -- Twitter has barred US intelligence agencies from accessing a service that sorts through posts…
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Three killed, 20 injured in Burundi blasts
NAIROBI , Kenya (AFP) -- The mayor of Burundi's capital on Monday vowed to crush "terrorists" blamed for a spate…
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