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Pope's Central Africa trip still on cards despite violence

Pope Francis's visit to the violence-hit Central African Republic (CAR) remains "on the programme", the Vatican said Monday, but the trip planned for late November would have to be cancelled if fighting in the capital intensifies. "The pope's visit to CAR remains on the programme. Francis greatly desires to go there," the Vatican's deputy

Porsche, more Audi models pulled into VW emissions scandal

By Patrick Rucker and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Volkswagen used devices to cheat air pollution tests in diesel luxury vehicles, U.S. environmental regulators said on Monday, in a new blow to the automaker already reeling from similar allegations regarding millions of smaller diesel engines. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it is now looking at

People gather around officially published eligible-voter list to check names at a township Election Commission Office in Zabuthiri, Naypyitaw, Myanmar Monday, Nov. 2, 2015.

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No vote, no candidates: Myanmar's Muslims barred from their own election

As the country prepares for crucial polls, millions of Muslims are being denied the chance to vote for the candidates of their choice

Michelle Obama calls for addressing crisis in girl's education, says will ‘keep raising my voice’

Washington: With a whopping 62 million girls out of school worldwide, US First Lady Michelle Obama has said to address the global crisis in girl's education requires not just investment, but also challenging cultural beliefs and practices. Michelle wrote in an op-ed in Atlantic Council on Monday that she launched "Let Girls Learn", a new initiative to fund community girls'

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Oscar Pistorius prosecutors ask appeal court to convict him of murder

State will argue that culpable homicide verdict for killing of Reeva Steenkamp was too lenient and legally flawed

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Shell 'failing to clean up Nigeria oil spills'

Oil giant Shell has been accused of making false claims about the extent of its clean-up operations in Nigeria. In a joint report, Amnesty International and the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development said Shell had failed to implement UN recommendations. The report said several sites Shell

Emergency Ministry rescuers find fragments of A321 fuselage at crash scene.

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Sinai plane crash: IS claims 'propaganda', says Egypt president

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has described claims that militants linked to Islamic State (IS) brought down a Russian airliner as "propaganda". He told the BBC that it was too early to say what had caused the crash. The plane broke up over the Sinai peninsula on Saturday, killing all 224 people on board. On Monday, the airline Kogalymavia blamed "external influence"

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Obama: No US troops on Syria front lines

More to this story Analysis: US Special Forces in Syria, why now? America's partners on the ground in Syria World powers agree to more talks on Syria crisis President Barack Obama has said the US is not putting its troops on the front lines in Syria to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), despite his decision to deploy special operations troops on the ground.

A child wrapped in an emergency blanket rests after disembarking a small boat on the northern shore of Lesbos, Greece, Monday, Nov. 2, 2015.

Migrant crisis spurs child statelessness, UN warns

A stateless child is born every 10 minutes, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that the problem has intensified as the conflict in Syria has sparked a global migrant and refugee crisis. A new report by the UN refugee agency highlights the long-term consequences of statelessness for children such as being deprived of medical care, education and future access to employment.

US to operate 'wherever' law allows in South China Sea

BEIJING: The US military will continue to operate "wherever" international law allows, a top US admiral said in Beijing on Tuesday, a week after America infuriated China by sailing close to artificial islands it is building in the South China Sea. "International seas and airspace belong to everyone and are not the dominion of any single nation," Admiral Harry Harris said,

Haruko Obokata, 32, drew intense media scrutiny after failing to reproduce the results of what was once billed as a ground-breaking study on stem cells.

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Scientist stripped of doctorate over stem cell scandal

A Japanese university has revoked a doctoral degree awarded to a young researcher embroiled in a scandal that has rocked the scientific establishment. Haruko Obokata, 32, drew intense media scrutiny after failing to reproduce the

Israeli border police check Palestinian's identification cards at a checkpoint as they exit the Arab neighborhood of Issawiyeh in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015.

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Israel's new terror

Jerusalem (CNN)Idan Sharabi waits for his next customer. On a Monday afternoon in Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market, his pastry shop should be overflowing with tourists and locals, and, at this late hour, he should be running out of the day's croissants. Instead, he stands in his shop, knowing the crowds aren't coming today. They didn't come yesterday, and, he worries, they

File - President of FIFA Sepp Blatter speaks to the media as he arrives at the Culloden Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.

German authorities raid soccer federation over FIFA payment

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- German authorities are searching the premises of the country's soccer

Imagery captured during an aerial survey flight flown by members of Joint Task Force 505, May 7, shows areas affected by an earthquake in outlying villages near Kathmandu, Nepal. The Nepalese government requested the U.S. government’s assistance after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country, April 25. U.S. military services came together to form JTF 505, which works in conjunction with U.S. Agency for International Development and the international community, to provide unique capabilities to assist Nepal. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Staff Sgt. Jeffrey D. Anderson)

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Overcrowded bus tilts, plunges down a hill in Nepal; at least 30 killed

(CNN)An overcrowded bus skidded off a road Tuesday in Nepal and plunged down a hill,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the official memorial ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the assassination of the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in the Mt. Herzl Cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015.

Holocaust and Hitler Just Won’t Go Away, Nor Should They

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's and Republican presidential hopeful Dr. Ben Carson’s controversial remarks about the Holocaust and Adolf Hitler revealed once again how these topics just don’t seem to go away. As one of the most unimaginable events and individuals in history, however, they should never be forgotten. To

File - Ahmad Chalabi, Member of the Iraqi Governing Council (left, front), and Abdul Aziz al-Hakim (right, front), Member of the Iraqi Governing Council, at today's three-way talks, 19 January, 2004.

Ahmad Chalabi, Iraqi politician who pushed for 2003 war, dies at 71

BAGHDAD — Ahmad Chalabi, a prominent Iraqi politician who helped convince the Bush administration to launch the 2003 invasion to overthrow Saddam Hussein by providing false evidence of weapons of mass destruction, has died of a heart attack, Iraqi state TV reported Tuesday. The report said he died in Baghdad but did not provide further details. He was 71. Chalabi, a secular

New Zealand's captain Richie McCaw, left, and Dan Carter

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New Zealand's Dan Carter named World Rugby player of year

New Zealand fly-half Dan Carter was named World Rugby player of the year for a third time at a ceremony in London on Sunday. Carter, 33, helped the All Blacks to a 34-17 win over Australia in

A supporter of the Justice and Development Party, (AKP), holds a picture of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as people celebrate outside the AKP headquarters, in Istanbul, late Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015.

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Turkey's AKP wins snap poll by landslide, ending uncertainty

ANKARA, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) regained on Sunday the majority in the Parliament it lost on the June 7 general elections, signaling voters' shift away from opposition parties amid fears of instability and surge in terror. "Electorate favors stability & economic predictability," Turkish analyst Suat Kiniklioglu commented on AKP's

A Russian investigator walks near wreckage a day after a passenger jet bound for St. Petersburg, Russia, crashed in Hassana, Egypt, on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015.

Egypt admits bomb may have downed Russian airliner

Cairo: Egypt and Russia appeared to back away from their assertions that a Russian passenger jet crashed in the Sinai desert because of a technical fault on Sunday after it was revealed the plane broke up in the air and officials conceded the aircraft could have been brought down by a bomb on board. In the hours after the Airbus A321 crashed on Saturday

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Pope Francis to make official visit to Mexico in February

Pope Francis has announced that he will make his first official visit to Mexico early next year. The Vatican says the Pope's eight-day trip will begin on 12 February. Pope Francis is expected to address issues such as poverty, organised crime and discrimination against

Afghan woman stoned to death for 'adultery'

Britain to unveil plan for new Internet spying laws

Merkel calls for European solution to refugee crisis

Egypt's Sisi calls for NATO help in Libya 'vacuum'

Heat flash seen before plane crash in Egypt

VW says fuel usage understated on some models; Porsche warns

French to pay $60 million in reparations to holocaust survivors in U.S. and beyond

In a first since 1940s civil war, presidents of China and Taiwan reportedly will meet