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Spanish PM, Catalan leader to discuss independence vote

Head of the Catalan regional government holds talks Wednesday with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who…

Last surviving member of Enola Gay crew dies in US

The lone remaining crewman of the Enola Gay -- which dropped the first atomic bomb…

Cameroon sacks 2 military chiefs over Boko Haram

President Paul Biya  of Cameroon has dismissed two senior army officers in the country's far north following…

Ebola kills Sierra Leone doctor fighting it

Sheik Umar Khan, the doctor leading Sierra Leone's fight against the worst Ebola outbreak on…

S.Africa's ANC likens radical opposition party to Nazis

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - South Africa's ruling ANC on Tuesday likened the radical opposition Economic Freedom…

EU hits Russia with economic sanctions

by Bryan McManus, with Dario THUBURN in Donetsk BRUSSELS (AFP) - After months of hesitation,…

Iran's supreme leader accuses Israel of Gaza 'genocide'

TEHRAN - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused Israel's leaders of committing "genocide" in…

Ethnic hate speech reveals roots of Kenya violence

Kenya takes pride in being a union of "42 tribes", but a string of attacks…

Russia has violated arms treaty by testing cruise missile: US

The United States has found that Russia violated a 1987 arms control treaty by testing…

Russia: EU sanctions may undermine own recovery

The EU is expected to take the plunge Tuesday and impose tougher sanctions on Russia…