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Lower-caste man digs up well after being denied water in drought-hit western India

MAHARASHTRA, India (Reuters) -- A laborer from the lower-caste Dalit community dug up a well after being denied permission to…

Trump, Republican leaders aim to make peace in Washington

by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) -- Thursday's high-stakes meeting between Donald Trump and Republican congressional leaders including…

94 dead in triple Baghdad car bombings claimed by IS

by Salam Faraj BAGHDAD , Iraq (AFP) -- Three car bombs in Baghdad, including a huge blast at a market…

Canadian forest fire still burning out of control

EDMONTON , Canada (AFP) -- The huge forest fire that prompted the evacuation of Fort McMurray remained out of control…

Clashes in Bangladesh after Islamist leader’s hanging

DHAKA,, Bangladesh (AFP) - Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets at protesters on Wednesday, after the execution of a top Islamist…

Baghdad market bombing claimed by IS kills 64

by Salam Faraj  BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group killed at least 64…

Australia holds five suspected of plotting sailing trip to join Islamic State

  (Reuters) -- Australian police have detained five men suspected of planning to sail a small boat from the far…

French minister admits acting ‘inappropriately’ towards female reporter

by Frédéric Dumoulin PARIS, France (AFP) -- French Finance Minister Michel Sapin has admitted acting "inappropriately" towards a female journalist after…

Baghdad market bombing kills 12: officials

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- A car bomb exploded near a market in a Shiite area of north Baghdad on Wednesday,…

Rush on pillows at Canada evacuation center

by Michel COMTE EDMONTON , Canada (AFP) -- There was a rush on pillows at Canada's largest fire evacuation center…

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