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In this Feb. 12, 2012 file photo, Adele performs during the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

17 Dec 2015
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The Brit awards snag Adele for 2016 ceremony

The first live act to be revealed for next year’s awards is the megastar and former Brit school attendee

Skyline District of Downtown at night Downtown Houston

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Fighting climate change in Texas with an eye on the bottom line

Houston has long been known as the heart of America's petrol industry - but can it also be a counterintuitive example of how cities fight climate change? Houston is where the US petrol industry does business. Many of the world's largest firms - Exxon, Shell, ConocoPhillips - are headquartered or have offices here. Its location is key - the region is filled with oil fields,

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Stephen Hawking Launches Medal For Science Communication

Renowned British cosmologist Stephen Hawking on Wednesday launched an award for science communication that will bear his name.

Yemen's truce in danger of collapse; prisoner swap blocked

ADEN: A ceasefire between Yemen's Houthi group and a Saudi-led alliance was in danger of collapse on Wednesday, each side accusing the other of violating the truce, as peace talks went into a second day in Switzerland. Brigadier General Ahmed al-Assiri of the Saudi coalition said the Iran-allied Houthis had repeatedly broken the ceasefire supposed to begin at midday on Tuesday

US President Barack Obama with Cuban President Raul Castro during their meeting at the Summit of the Americas in Panama City, Panama, Saturday, April 11, 2015.

Cuba says Obama welcome to visit but not to meddle

By Daniel Trotta HAVANA (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is welcome to visit Cuba but not to meddle in its internal affairs, a senior foreign ministry official said on Wednesday on the eve of the first anniversary of the two countries' historic rapprochement. "The day that the president of the United States decides to visit Cuba, he will be welcome,"

A group of Afghan migrants, including a small child carried through the water by man at left, disembark safely from their frail boat in bad weather on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean see from Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015.

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Migrant crisis dominates as EU holds final summit of 2015

Germany and several other nations are to discuss with Turkey ways of settling thousands of Syrian refugees ahead of the final EU summit of the year. Those attending the meeting will discuss a proposal to resettle Syrians straight from camps in Turkey. But German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the driving force behind the plans, faces resistance from other EU states. Thursday's full

'Immortal' Vladimir Putin and conspiracies that keep Russian President in power

The cult of personality surrounding Vladimir Putin, cultivated

File - U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Roger Heinze, left, and Afghan army soldiers provide security in front of the guard shack at the Khyber Border Coordination Center near Torkham Gate at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, Jan. 4, 2015. Heinze is the senior enlisted advisor assigned to the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Train, Advise, Assist Command – East security force.

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By Funding Foreign Militaries, the US Is Spreading Terrorism

The War on Terror is at a stalemate. Recent, disparate terrorist attacks have shown that far from being “degraded and destroyed,” the Islamic State’s reach is growing. Unwilling to commit large numbers of U.S. boots on the ground, policymakers have instead doubled down on a “small footprint” approach of military aid to foreign governments. But this

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Pentagon chief Ash Carter used personal email for official business

US defense secretary used a personal account to send work-related emails on a variety of topics including speeches and meetings, says New York Times

File - In this April 25, 1990 photograph taken with a handheld Hasselblad camera, most of the giant Hubble Space Telescope can be seen as it is suspended in space by Discovery's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) following the deployment of part of its solar panels and antennae. This was among the first photos NASA released on April 30 from the five-day STS-31 mission.

Hubble spots first-ever supernova explosion

WASHINGTON: The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the image of the first-ever predicted supernova explosion that offers a unique opportunity for astronomers to test how mass - especially that of mysterious dark matter - is distributed within a galaxy cluster. Many stars end their lives with a with a

Marchers block the Pratt Street after a march to City Hall for Freddie Gray, Saturday, April 25, 2015 in Baltimore.

Protests held after Freddie Gray case ends in mistrial

Authorities in Baltimore have appealed for calm after the first effort to convict an officer over the death of a man in a police van ended with a hung jury and a mistrial. Crowds protested along streets in the Maryland city lined with police but the situation was quiet at the junction where the worst rioting happened in April as parts of West Baltimore were set on fire. William

File - Children play in the newly established Sosmaqala Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp comprised of Afghans which have recently returned to their country following 25 years as refugees in neighboring Iran.

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'Afghan refugees aren't fleeing by choice'

At the activist-run Notara refugee solidarity centre in the Exarcheia neighbourhood of the Greek capital, Javid sat with his wife and three children and retraced their departure from Afghanistan. Although Afghanistan has been at war since the United States invaded in 2001, the farmer only now decided to make the journey to Germany. The final straw came when local police

A Muslim woman releases a dove as a symbol of peace during a rally against the Islamic State group, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. Banner on the background says

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Syrian journalist who reported on Isis crimes in Raqqa murdered

He is third member of media group, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, to die

File - In this Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014 photo, a woman looks on at the mortars exploding close by in Kobani, Syria.

Leishmaniasis: What is the 'flesh-eating' disease that's spreading across Syria?

As if years of war, terrorism and oppression weren’t harrowing enough for the people of Syria, the country is experiencing an epidemic of a so-called flesh-eating disease. Outbreaks of the disease, known as

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New Laser-Printed Mona Lisa 10,000 Times Smaller

Scientists have successfully printed a microscopic version of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, which is 10,000 times smaller than the original painting, using a revolutionary new laser printing technolo...

Turkish Special Forces Soldiers who called Green Berets. (fa0)

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Turkey security forces kill 23 PKK militants in Cizre

Security forces in Turkey have killed 23 suspected members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in two days of operations in Cizre and Silopi, authorities say. Twenty-two were killed in Cizre while one was killed in Silopi, state-run Anatolia news agency said. Curfews have been imposed and tanks deployed in some areas. Cizre was placed under curfew in September, with Turkey

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his advisers sit across from Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on December 15, 2015.

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Putin says Russia's ready to improve ties with the US

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia is ready to improve ties with the United States and work with whomever is elected its next president, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. He said his talks with US Secretary John Kerry earlier this week showed that Washington is ready to "move toward settling the issues that can only be settled through joint efforts." Addressing Russia's strained

File - FIFA President Sepp Blatter watches the preliminary draw for the 2018 soccer World Cup in Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, July 25, 2015.

Blatter answers corruption charges before FIFA judges

ZURICH: Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter appeared before the world body's ethics judges Thursday to answer corruption allegations as Switzerland announced it has frozen tens of millions of dollars in accounts linked to football bribes. Blatter, who with vice president Michel Platini faces a long suspension, arrived at FIFA's base in Zurich in a black Mercedes with his

A sign stands in front of a mailbox at Enrique Marquez's home, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, in Riverside, Calif.

Alleged Gun Buyer In San Bernardino Rampage To Be Charged Today, Officials Say

Federal prosecutors will bring gun charges against the friend and former neighbor of one of the San Bernardino shooters who allegedly purchased two assault rifles for the couple three years ago, multiple media reports said Thursday. NBC News is reporting the first of what could be several charges stemming from the shooting will be filed Thursday morning against Enrique Marquez,

In this Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015 file photo, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho winks while waiting for the start of the Champions League group G soccer match between Chelsea and FC Porto at Stamford Bridge stadium in London.

Chelsea, Mourinho Part Ways After London Team Struggles in Champions League Play

There’s been a major shakeup today in the Premier League as Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was sacked by the club, according to a report in the South China Morning Post. The London club, which suffered a disastrous string of defeats that left

Turkish forces kill 54 Kurdish rebels in southeast

‘Mother Teresa to be made saint in September’

UN tightens the net around IS finances

Smoggy With a Chance of Disruption: Beijing Issues New Red Alert

From Russia with love: Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump sing each other's praises

World's refugees and displaced exceed record 60 million: U.N.

The drugs don't work: our post-antibiotic future could already be here

After terror attacks in Paris and California, crimes against Muslims increase sharply in US