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Poroshenko hails Ukraine 'warriors' freed by rebels

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday welcomed home as heroes 145 soldiers freed by pro-Russian…

Thousands attend New York funeral for slain cop

Thousands of officers paid homage Saturday at the New York funeral of one of their…

Senior Shebab official surrenders to Somalia, AU forces

A top leader of Somalia's Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab rebels, intelligence chief Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi, has…

15 suffocate in illegal mine in DR Congo

Fifteen people have suffocated while digging in an illegal mine in southeastern Democratic Republic of…

Writer faces trial after querying killing of ram at Eid-al-Adha

Egypt's prosecutor has referred a female writer to trial for allegedly insulting Islam by criticising…

Couple nursing 2 disabled kids, commit suicide

A British couple have been found dead at their home, in Billingshurst, West Sussex, in…

IS Jihadists pounded by 39 air strikes in 2 days

The US-led coalition pounded the Islamic State group with 39 air strikes Thursday and Friday,…

Gunmen on motorbike shoot dead policeman

Gunmen on a motorbike killed a policeman and wounded another in a drive-by shooting in…

Bad weather closes France's port of Calais

Storms packing wind gusts of up to 160 kilometres (100 miles) per hour on Saturday…

Court orders arrest of Pakistani cleric backing massacre of school kids

A Pakistani court has issued an arrest warrant for a hardline Islamic cleric who suggested…