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Murderer Harry Jarvis Who Hid Wife’s Body Under Floor Dies In Prison

Harry Jarvis was convicted of his wife's murder in 2011 Harry Jarvis, a prisoner at HMP Addiewell, was convicted at...

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Civilians Killed In Gunfight On Afghanistan-Pakistan Border

Pakistani and Afghan officials accused each other of killing civilians Friday after gunfire erupted near a major border...

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Russia, Turkey, Iran Sign Deal To Set Up Syria Safe Zones

Russia, Iran and Turkey on Thursday signed an agreement to set up four safe zones in Syria that the United Nations...

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Google Coughs Up 306 Million Euros In Italy Tax Settlement

Google said Thursday that it would pay 306 million euros ($334 million) to settle a tax dispute in Italy, where it was...

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Mozambique’s Opposition Extends Truce As Step To End War

Mozambique's opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama on Thursday extended indefinitely a unilateral truce he first announced...

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Prince Philip, Husband of Queen Elizabeth II To Retire From Royal Duties

The Duke of Edinburgh is retiring from royal duties this autumn, Buckingham Palace has announced. The decision was made...

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Route To Raqa Dotted With Discarded Veils, Burned Cars

Dozens of black veils dotted a freshly laid sand berm in northern Syria, ditched by women fleeing the Islamic State...

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Japan Tough To Crack For Refugees

It has been a decade since Liliane last saw her little girl. She fled Africa in fear for her life, leaving behind...

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New York Braces For Trump’s Return, Protests

The Queens-born Donald Trump, whose wife still has a Manhattan address, won't even get a Bronx cheer when he returns...

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DRCongo Bishops Urge Opposition Supremo’s Return

DR Congo's influential Catholic bishops have urged authorities to allow prominent opposition politician Moise Katumbi...

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Hodeida Port Closure Would Be ‘disaster’ For Yemen

A closure of the Hodeida port would "bring disaster to Yemen," which is already on the brink of famine, the new head of...

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New York Braces For Trump’s First Presidential Visit

Donald Trump returns to New York on Thursday for the first time as president, where protests and a massive security...

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Nigeria’s Buhari Absent Again From Cabinet Meeting

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari failed to show up for a weekly cabinet meeting on Wednesday, despite assurances...

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Food Imports To War-Torn Yemen At All-Time Low

Yemen's commercial food imports are at a record low, driving up the cost of staples in what is now the world's largest...

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US Tests Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

The US Air Force test-launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from California early Wednesday, the...

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ISIS Suicide Car Bomber Attacks US Convoy In Afghanistan Killing Eight

Eight civilians were killed and another 28 people wounded, including three American soldiers, when an ISIS suicide...

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‘Dozens Killed’ In ISIL Attack On Northeast Syria

At least 37 people, including dozens of civilians, have been killed in an attack by ISIL fighters targeting a crossing...

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Hamas Gives Israel 24 Hours To Respond To Hunger Strikers

Hamas' armed wing on Tuesday gave Israel 24 hours to respond to the demands of hunger-striking prisoners, warning the...

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US Army Probes New Soldier’s Ukraine Separatist Past

The US Army is investigating whether any recruitment procedures were violated when an American-French dual citizen...