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US will build up to 5 Somali army bases in bid to combat extremist threat
The U.S. will build up to five military bases for the Somali army in a project that seeks to bolster ...
At least 4 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Panamanian coast
At least four people died and the search continued for two more who were missing Thursday after a boat carrying ...
Kuwaiti leader dissolves country’s parliament again as political deadlock continues
Kuwait’s emir on Thursday dissolved parliament after a lawmaker reportedly insulted the ruler, the latest dissolution to strike the oil-rich ...
Okinawa vehicle roll incident occurs at same time ‘mass casualty’ drill expected
Marines injured in Japan rollover accident The Marines were injured after a tactical vehicle rolled over. They were ‘transported to ...
Greece, Orthodox Christian country, considering legalizing same-sex marriage
Greece’s parliament is to vote late Thursday to legalize same-sex civil marriage in a first for an Orthodox Christian country ...
As strikes between Israel and Hezbollah escalate, analysts fear full-blown war
The slow-simmering cross-border conflict between Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group and Israeli forces escalated Wednesday, reviving fears that the daily clashes ...
Norwegian judge rejects mass killer’s second attempt to sue state for alleged human rights breach
Norwegian far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage in 2011, on Thursday ...
Venezuela closes local UN human rights office, gives staff 72 hours to leave
Venezuela’s government on Thursday ordered the local U.N. office on human rights to suspend operations and gave its staff 72 ...
Brussels gang wars escalate as drug dealers fight for territory in Belgium’s capital
Cocaine and crack continue to flow in Brussels, leading to frequent shootings among rival gangs, particularly in the Saint-Gilles district.Drug-related ...
Missile strike on Russian city Belgorod kills 6, injures 18
A missile strike on the Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukraine border on Thursday killed six people, including a ...
