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Foreigners still trapped in Sahara hostage crisis

ALGIERS/IN AMENAS, Algeria (Reuters) – More than 20 foreigners were captive or missing inside a desert gas plant on Saturday, nearly two days after the

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Pakistani officer probing PM graft case found dead

A Pakistani officer investigating a corruption case against the prime minister was found dead in the country’s capital Friday in what was likely an act of suicide, police said. The

U.S., China in deal on U.N. North Korea rebuke; Russia to back it

NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States and China have struck a tentative deal on a draft U.N. Security Council resolution condemning North Korea for its December rocket launch, U.N. diplomats

Top court orders Italian marines tried in India

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Supreme Court ruled Friday that two Italian marines accused of killing a pair of fishermen off the coast of India last year will be tried

Pakistani cleric ends rally after government deal

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials struck a deal late Thursday with a fiery Muslim cleric to end four days of anti-government protests by thousands of his supporters that largely paralyzed

West African troops arrive in Mali to aid French mission

BAMAKO/SEGOU, Mali (Reuters) – The first West African regional forces arrived in Mali on Thursday to reinforce French and Malian troops battling to push back al Qaeda-linked rebels after seven

Britain to drift out of European Union without reforms: PM

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will drift out of the European Union and the European project will fail unless the bloc tackles three serious problems it faces, British Prime Minister David

Algeria ends desert siege, but dozens killed

ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian forces stormed a desert gas complex to free hundreds of hostages but 30, including several Westerners, were killed in the assault along with at least 11

Snow forces 3,400 to spend night at Tokyo airport

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo’s Narita International Airport operator says 3,400 travelers spent the night in the terminal after snow caused airlines to cancel 71 flights. In the season’s first snowfall

Judge sends India rape case to fast-track court

NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian magistrate on Thursday ordered the trial of five men accused in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a moving bus to