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Obama outlines 'war plans' against Iraq's Islamic State

US President Barack Obama on Friday outlined plans for a broad international coalition to defeat…

Hillary Clinton to decide 2016 White House race next year

Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton said Friday she would likely decide whether she…

'A dozen' Americans fighting with IS, says Pentagon

 The United States believes about "a dozen" Americans are fighting with Islamic State (IS) extremists…

Ex-prostitute marches for law to criminalise clients

SAINTES (AFP) -It really takes two to tango.

#Ebolavirus: AU summons emergency meeting

The African Union announced Wednesday it will hold an emergency meeting next week aimed at…

#Ebolavirus: Death toll near 2000 mark

More than 1,900 people have died in the Ebola epidemic sweeping through West Africa, the…

Breaking: Al-Qaeda eyes Islamic Caliphate in Indian sub-continent

 Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri declared Wednesday in a video message that the global Islamist extremist…

Uganda plans life jail for gays in fresh tougher law

Ugandan MPs have begun work on reintroducing tough anti-gay legislation, a month after the east…

Lesotho's PM returns home, after coup scare

Lesotho's embattled prime minister, who fled to South Africa at the weekend after an apparent…

Pakistan kills 900 Taliban militants

ISLAMABAD, September 3, 2014 (AFP) - Pakistan's military said Wednesday it had killed more than…