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Barack Obama to keep 9,800 US troops in Afghanistan

President Barack Obama has announced plans to keep nearly 10,000 US troops in Afghanistan through most of next year and 5,500 when he leaves...

Kosovo opposition ‘uses tear gas to disrupt parliament’

Opposition politicians angry at Kosovo’s recent deals with Serbia and Montenegro have set off tear gas canisters in parliament, forcing the suspension of the...

Ebola virus can stay in men for nine months – research

Scientists have found Ebola stays in the semen of male survivors for up to nine months after recovery - much longer than previously thought. Previous...

Burmese government agrees ceasefire with eight rebel armies

The Burmese government has signed a ceasefire agreement with eight ethnic rebel armies, but the more powerful groups have refused to come on board. The...

Iran begins sending fighters to Syria under cover of Russian airstrikes

Iran and its proxy militia in Lebanon have poured in hundreds of fighters to central and northern Syria in recent days. Syrian activists say the...

Israel deploys troops following Jerusalem attacks

Israel’s military is beginning to deploy hundreds of troops to assist police forces in Israeli cities. The move is the first implementation of measures decided...

BBC should provide a universal service, says BBC Trust chairman

The BBC should provide a “universal service” that broadly serves the UK rather than striving to do “everything for everybody”, the chairman of the...

Syrian militants ‘were planning Turkey attacks’

Turkish security services have intelligence suggesting that militants “originating” from Syria were planning to carry out attacks in Turkey, the country’s president said. Recep Tayyip...

Grandfather escapes Saudi punishment after British intervention

A British grandfather, threatened with 350 lashes in Saudi Arabia for having homemade wine in his car, is now not expected to receive the...

State wants to prosecute Charleston church shooting before federal government

South Carolina wants to prosecute the case of a man charged with the killings of nine black parishioners at Charleston church before the federal...

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