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Blaming the Kalash for calamity in northwest Pakistan 10 Nov 2015 - 09:32 am

Bumburate, Pakistan: Conservative Muslims in Pakistan's northwest are blaming the animist Kalash for a powerful earthquake that flattened entire villages in October, claiming...

Slovenia to tighten border control, fears unmanageable migrant wave 10 Nov 2015 - 09:06 am

Ljubljana: Slovenian government said Monday it would take urgent measures to strengthen control of its Schengen border with Croatia, fearing an expected new...

Britain: 'High probability' IS bomb downed Russian jet 10 Nov 2015 - 09:02 am

Washington: Britain's foreign minister said Monday it is highly likely that a bomb planted by a supporter of the Islamic State group downed...

Migrant dreams founder on Libyan coast 10 Nov 2015 - 08:53 am

Tripoli: When young Moroccan Rachid paid $1,500 to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, he never thought he would end up instead in a...

Shootings at Mexico cockfight, football field kill 16 10 Nov 2015 - 08:47 am

Acapulco, Mexico: A weekend of violence killed at least 16 people in Mexico's troubled southern state of Guerrero as shootings erupted at a...

'Anomalies' found in thermal scanning of Egypt pyramids 10 Nov 2015 - 04:03 am

Cairo: Anomalies have been found in Egypt's Khufu pyramid two weeks into a thermal scanning project aimed at discovering the famed pharaonic monument...

Cutting support for Somalia would risk new refugee exodus -U.N. 10 Nov 2015 - 03:48 am

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS: Somalia has transformed itself from a "failed to recovering state" in recent years, but any cutbacks in support...

Liberian teenager awarded kids peace prize 10 Nov 2015 - 03:40 am

Liberian Peace Nobel Prize winner Leymah Gbowee, presents Abraham Keita the International Children's Peace Prize 2015, for his efforts to improve children's rights...

Russian officials believe Sinai plane brought down by bomb: US sources 10 Nov 2015 - 03:17 am

By Jonathan Landay and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON: Russian communications intercepted by U.S. intelligence agencies showed Russia believed the plane that crashed in Sinai,...

University of Missouri president resigns amid race row 10 Nov 2015 - 03:11 am

Washington: The University of Missouri's president resigned Monday amid controversy over his handling of racial tensions on campus that prompted several black football...

U.N. warns Burundi violence could escalate to mass atrocities 10 Nov 2015 - 03:02 am

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS: Violence in Burundi is in danger of escalating to mass atrocity crimes, the United Nations warned on Monday,...

Volkswagen moves to appease angry customers, workers 10 Nov 2015 - 02:52 am

By Paul Lienert and Andreas Cremer DETROIT/BERLIN: Volkswagen AG took new steps on Monday to appease U.S. customers and German union leaders unhappy...

Alleged rape victim sues Bill Cosby for defamation 10 Nov 2015 - 02:46 am

BOSTON: A New Hampshire woman on Monday sued Bill Cosby for defamation, saying he falsely accused her of lying last year when she...

Brazil mine dam burst endangers water supply far downstream 10 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

By Stephen Eisenhammer and Marta Nogueira BENTO RODRIGUES, Brazil: A river of mud from burst dams at a Brazilian iron ore mine forced...

Nigerian former minister charged with graft 10 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Abuja: A Nigerian former government minister who disrupted the declaration of presidential election results earlier this year was on Monday charged with bribery...

Settle Yemen crisis to help Somalia: PM tells UN 10 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Caption United Nations, United States: Ending the crisis in Yemen is crucial to prevent Islamic State jihadists from shoring up Somalia's weakened Shebab,...