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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power meets with President Idriss Deby Itno at the presidential palace in N’Djamena, Chad, Wednesday, April 20, 2016.

Chadian President Idriss Deby wins fifth term: election commission

By AFP Chad's incumbent president Idriss Deby Itno arrives to cast his ballot at a polling station in N'djamena on April 10, 2016. By Issouf Sanogo (AFP/File) N'Djamena (AFP) - Chad's veteran leader Idriss Deby has won a fifth term in

In this picture taken Thursday, April 14, 2016, Syrian soldiers walk through a devastated part of the town of Palmyra as families load their belongings onto a bus in the central Homs province, Syria.

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UN begins major evacuation in Syria as peace talks falter

ZABADANI: The UN began evacuating hundreds of people from besieged Syrian towns in a rare sign of humanitarian progress, as the US Air Force for the first time deployed a B-52 bomber against the militant Islamic State (IS) group. In Geneva, where UN-brokered peace talks have faltered as a fragile ceasefire has come under strain, the Syrian government meanwhile said it was

Oscar Pistorius beat Reeva Steenkamp with cricket bat before killing, new book claims

Johannesburg: Reeva Steenkamp was beaten with a cricket bat by Oscar Pistorius before he fired the fatal shots through a locked lavatory door that killed her, a new book into the forensic evidence of the sensational case claims. The book, Oscar vs The Truth, was written by brothers Calvin and Thomas Mollett, amateur sleuths who have previously examined other controversial

File - A member of the Michigan National Guard passes bottled water to a motorist, as part of the Michigan Guard support to the water distribution mission in Flint.

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Flint water official says he could have done things differently

(CNN)Mike Glasgow has been quick to admit that there are things he could have done differently. Flint, Michigan's, city utilities manager was among the first to be criminally charged for his role in the water crisis that has deprived the city of clean drinking water for two years. Prosecutors say he altered a water quality report that could have raised red flags about the lead

Coral bleaching spreads from Great Barrier Reef to Western Australia

Marine protections, which help coral reefs recover from bleaching, halted in Western Australia

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2014, file photo a man leaves the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco. The ride-hailing company said Thursday, April 7, 2016 it will pay at least $10 million to settle a case in which California prosecutors alleged it misled passengers over the quality of its driver background checks.

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Uber to pay up to $100 million in driver status suits

The ride-hailing company's drivers will remain independent contractors under the settlement ...

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Scientists say parechovirus causes brain damage in babies

A new virus can cause developmental delays and brain damage, according to research. More than 100 Australian babies were hospitalised with parechovirus in 2013 and 2014. One year later, doctors found that many these babies had developmental problems, according to a study by the Australasian Society for

Relatives of missing workers of a nearby petrochemical plant of the state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos ( Pemex ) demand news about their loved ones outside the local hospital in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, late Wednesday April 20, 2016.

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Families' fury over Mexico blast

Relatives of workers inside a petrochemical plant that exploded in Mexico, killing 24 people, demand answers from managers. ...

A Russian Su-24 bomber lands at Hemeimeem air base in Syria

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U.S. split deepens over Putin's intentions in Syria civil war

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia’s latest military moves in Syria have sharpened divisions within the U.S. administration over whether Russian President Vladimir Putin genuinely backs a U.N.-led initiative to end the civil war or is using the negotiations to mask renewed military support for Syrian President Bashar Assad.

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2016, file photo, an Aedes aegypti mosquito is photographed through a microscope at the Fiocruz institute in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil.

2016-04-21
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Zika virus: 2.2 billion people in 'at risk' areas

More than two billion people live in parts of the world where the Zika virus can spread, detailed maps published in the journal eLife show. The Zika virus, which is spread by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, triggered a global health emergency this year. Last week the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that the virus causes severe birth defects. The latest

President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron

White House: Barack Obama will back Remain campaign

US president Barack Obama will arrive in the UK for a visit which will see him drawn into the bitter row over the UK's membership of the European Union. The White House has indicated that Mr Obama will set out his support for the UK staying in the EU, in a major boost to David Cameron and the Remain camp. Share Go To Mr Obama and the Prime Minister will hold a joint press

Sen. Joe McCarthy sits in the witness chair at the close of the June 11, 1954 proceedings in the Senate hearings on his dispute with the Army, as Roy Cohn breaks in to ask for a 10-minute round of questioning McCarthy.

Donald Trump Found A Mentor In Joe McCarthy's Notorious Lawyer, Roy Cohn

Donald Trump is a man who likes to think he has few equals. But once upon a time, he had a mentor: Roy Cohn, a notoriously harsh lawyer who rose to prominence in the mid-1950s alongside the communist-baiting senator Joseph McCarthy, Michelle Dean writes in the Guardian. His tactics would often land him in the papers, but Cohn was unafraid of being slimed by the press – he used

After the earthquake several sectors portoviejo center were devastated, In the graphic volunteers spend about one of the affected buildings Portoviejo Monday April 18 2016, Ecuador earthquak

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Ecuador earthquake: Death toll at 553 and rising as aftershock rattles coast

MANTA, Ecuador — A magnitude-6.1 aftershock Wednesday set babies crying and sent nervous residents pouring into the streets, fearful of yet more damage following the deadly earthquake over the weekend. The pre-dawn jolt was the strongest aftershock yet since Saturday's magnitude-7.8 quake that killed more than 500 people. Some people in Portoviejo abandoned their homes, even

In this Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 file photo, New North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang after reviewing a parade of thousands of soldiers and commemorating the 70th birthday of his late father Kim Jong Il.

Former Co-Workers Claim North Korean Defectors Were Abducted

Seven North Korean women who worked as waitresses in a state-owned restaurant in China claim that 13 of their former colleagues who defected to South Korea were actually abducted, CNN reports. The women, all in their 20s, represent some of the most trusted citizens in the North Korean capital. They come from good families and were chosen for the coveted assignment of working

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Volkswagen To Buy Back 500,000 Cars, Pay $1 Billion To Car Owners

After contentious negotiations, Volkswagen has agreed today to buy back some of the 500,000 U.S. cars outfitted with ‘cheat’ software designed to trick emissions tests – a fraction of the 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide that have been equipped with the illicit emissions cheating software. The move comes as Volkswagen continues to negotiate with the U.S.

File - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher uses hand signals to marshal an MQ-9 Reaper for end-of-runway checks on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2015.

US drone strikes outnumber warplane attacks for first time in Afghanistan

US Air Force data shows unmanned aircraft released 56% of bombs and missiles deployed in 2015, and the trend is rising

Mexicanos' petrochemical plant in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, Wednesday April 20, 2016.

Petrochemical plant blast kills 3, injures dozens in Mexico

An explosion ripped through a petrochemical plant on the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, killing three people, injuring more than 100 and sending a toxin-filled cloud into the air, officials said. State oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, said 136 workers were hurt and three died in the midafternoon blast in the industrial port city of Coatzacoalcos.

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On Weed Day, Canada announces aim for marijuana legalisation in 2017

--> The announcement was made on April 20, a day celebrated by some cannabis advocates as "weed day. Canada's Liberal government will introduce a law in spring 2017 to legalise recreational marijuana, it said on Wednesday, fulfilling an election pledge and following several US states in permitting easy access to the drug. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised

Mitsubishi Motors Headquarters in Shiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan

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Japan officials raid Mitsubishi office after data scandal

Tokyo, April 21, 2016 (AFP) - Japanese transport ministry officials raided a Mitsubishi Motors office Thursday following the shock admission by the automaker that it falsified fuel-efficiency tests in more than 600,000 vehicles. The officials descended on a research and development centre in the city of Nagoya Thursday morning, and the government may slap the under-fire company

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II leaves after a visit to the Royal Mail Post Office in Windsor, England, Wednesday, April 20, 2016.

Queen becomes UK's first nonagenarian sovereign

The Queen celebrates her 90th birthday today - a milestone that will be marked both privately with family and publicly by the nation. Tributes will be paid to the monarch - born on April 21 1926 - who has become the country's first nonagenarian sovereign. Share Go To Well-wishers are expected to sing Happy Birthday to the Queen when she goes on a walkabout close to her Windsor

Creators Of New Smartphone App Hope To Get Indians To Read More

Utah Lawmaker Says Constitution Protects People From 'Second-Hand Pornography'

Obama: UK will not be able to strike trade deal with US soon after Brexit

Cuba reversal appears to clear way for Carnival cruise

ISIS Carrying Out Brutal Killings in Syria’s Yarmouk Refugee Camp

Obama opens meeting with Cameron amid Brexit debate

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