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Pistorius must 'pay' for Steenkamp killing, tearful cousin says

PRETORIA 2014 (AFP) - A cousin of slain South African model Reeva Steenkamp made a…

Al-Qaeda militants seize Yemen town

Suspected Al-Qaeda militants have seized control of a town in southwest Yemen, hours after Shiite…

China sends Ebola drug to West Africa for trials

A Chinese drugmaker with military ties has sent an experimental Ebola drug to Africa for…

IS Jihadists war: More than 600 killed in Kobane

Ground fighting alone has killed more than 600 combatants since Islamic State group jihadists launched…

Ebola worsening in Liberia, Sierra leone, Guinea, says WHO

A total of 4,493 people have died from the world's worst Ebola outbreak on record,…

Putin accuses Obama of blackmailing Russia

President Vladimir Putin accused US counterpart Barack Obama of a hostile attitude towards Russia, warning…

IS group has made 'substantial gains' in Iraq, says Gen. Allen

Islamic State jihadists have scored important advances in Iraq despite a sustained US-led air campaign,…

Court convicts Irish priest sexually abusing a girl from toddler

An influential Irish-born priest was found guilty in Chile Wednesday of sexually abusing a young…

World losing ground against Ebola, says UN official

The world is falling behind in a desperate race stop the deadly Ebola outbreak, a…

Another nurse tests positive for Ebola in Texas

A second health worker at the Texas hospital where the first case of Ebola contamination…