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Hillary Clinton on Libya: Clinton fired back on questions on Benghazi attacks
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered fiery rejoinders Wednesday to Republican critics of the Obama administration's handling of the deadly attack on a U.S. mission in Benghazi, facing off with lawmakers who included potential 2016 presidential rivals.
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Russia evacuating diplomats, families from Syria
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Russia announced for the first time Wednesday that it has evacuated families of its diplomats in Syria some time ago but said it is not planning a large-scale evacuation of tens of thousands of its citizens from Syria.
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David Cameron to offer British a vote on whether to leave EU or not
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Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday he will offer British citizens a vote on whether to leave the European Union if his party wins the next election, a move which could trigger alarm among fellow member states.
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Algeria hostage crisis: Algerian forces looking for 5 missing foreigners
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Algerian forces are scouring the Sahara desert for five foreigners missing since Islamist militants attacked a remote natural gas plant, an official said Tuesday.
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Indonesia earthquake: Young girl killed, others injured after quake
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A strong, shallow earthquake rocked parts of western Indonesia early Tuesday, killing a 9-year-old girl, panicking residents and ruining homes. Several other people were injured.
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Iraq car bombs kill at least 15 people
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Iraqi officials say a string of car bomb attacks in and around Baghdad has killed 15 people and wounded dozens.
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Israel elections: Prime Minister Netanyahu expected to win third term
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to win a third term Tuesday in the first election in decades in which the Mideast peace process didn't take center stage, with many Israelis focused more on economic woes than ending their conflict with the Palestinians.
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Algeria: 37 foreign hostages and 29 Islamist militants killed in seige
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Algeria announced a new death toll Monday from the four-day siege at a natural gas plant, saying that 37 foreign hostages and 29 Islamist militants were killed.
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Olympics 2020: Turkish companies sponsor Turkey's bid to host
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Istanbul signed up seven leading Turkish companies Monday to sponsor the city's bid for the 2020 Olympics, a $20 million deal that organizers said underlines the country's economic muscle at a time of global financial uncertainty.
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Algerian hostage crisis: Americans still hostage in Algeria, State Dept says
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Frederick Buttaccio, a Texas resident, has been identified as the first American citizen killed in the ongoing hostage standoff at a natural gas complex in eastern Algeria, the Associated Press says.
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Algerian hostage crisis: 12 hostages have died in the siege
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Algeria's state news agency says 12 hostages have been killed since the start of the operation to free workers kidnapped by Islamic militants at a natural gas plant in the Sahara.
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Iran nuclear probe: U.N. experts don't seal probe deal with Tehran
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U.N experts returned from Tehran on Friday without sealing a long-sought deal that would restart a probe of suspicions that Iran worked on atomic arms, adding to doubts that upcoming separate talks between six world powers and the Islamic Republic will succeed in reducing fears about Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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Somalia militant group kills French hostage
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Somalia's most dangerous militant group says it has killed a French hostage that French military forces tried to rescue last weekend.
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London helicopter crash kills two people
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Police say two people were killed when a helicopter crashed during rush hour in central London after apparently hitting a construction crane on top of a building.
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Japanese airlines ground Boeing 787 planes for safety checks
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Boeing Co.'s 787 planes were grounded for safety checks Wednesday by two major Japanese airlines after one was forced to make an emergency landing in the latest blow for the new jet.
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French troops move further into Mali to combat radical Islamists
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French troops pressed northward in Mali toward territory occupied by radical Islamists on Wednesday, military officials said, announcing the start of a land assault that will put soldiers in direct combat "within hours."
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Pakistan Supreme Court orders arrest of Prime Minister Ashraf
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Officials say Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of the country's prime minister as part of a corruption case involving private power stations.
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Italy temporarily closes consulate in Benghazi after failed gun attack
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Italy is temporarily closing its consulate in Benghazi and has pulled its staff out of the country after a failed gun attack on the consul in eastern Libya, the foreign ministry said.
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