Europe
Greek anti-austerity party to form coalition government
Greece's Syriza party gained the key backing needed to form a government Monday, creating a surprise alliance with a small right-wing party that signals possible confrontation...
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Prosecutor seeks 26 years for Costa Concordia captain
Prosecutors have asked a court to convict the captain of the Costa Concordia and sentence him to 26 years in prison for the 2012 shipwreck off Tuscany that killed 32 people,...
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Survivors visit Auschwitz a day ahead of 70th anniversary
Auschwitz survivors have made emotional private visits to the former Nazi death camp a day before commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of its liberation.
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Activists, Kurds: Islamic State group nearly out of Kobani
The extremist Islamic State group has nearly been pushed out of the Syrian border town of Kobani, activists and Kurdish officials said Monday, making a major symbolic victory...
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Japan turns to Jordan for help freeing ISIS hostage
Japan sought help from Jordan and other countries Monday in its race to save a hostage held by the extremist Islamic State group, with no signs of progress on securing his...
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2 suspected looters killed in South Africa
South African police say two suspected looters were fatally shot following a week of attacks on immigrant-owned shops in the Johannesburg area.
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Egypt court convicts doctor of female genital mutilation
An Egyptian lawyer says an appeals court has convicted a doctor of manslaughter and performing a female genital mutilation that killed a 13-year-old girl, sentencing him to...
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Egypt state newspaper calls out president following shooting
In an unusually critical column, the chairman of Egypt's state-run daily Al-Ahram newspaper has specifically called out the country's president as being responsible for...
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Cyprus aims to become regional search-and-rescue hub
Cyprus' defense minister says the country is setting up a satellite earth station that will anchor a search-and-rescue control center covering Europe's southeastern edge.
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Malaysia Airlines site hacked by group claiming to support ISIS
The website of Malaysia Airlines was hacked Monday by a group that proclaimed support for the militant Islamic State group and also vowed to release data stolen from the site.
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German business confidence rises for third month running
A closely watched indicator of German business optimism rose for the third straight month in January, giving a positive signal from Europe's biggest economy.
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Church of England to ordain first female bishop
Male domination in the leadership of the Church of England is coming to an end, as the 500-year-old institution consecrates its first female bishop.
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Morocco arrests suspected Algerian member of IS-linked group
Morocco's Interior Ministry has announced the arrest of an Algerian citizen suspected of belonging to a group linked to the Islamic State militant organization which was...
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Toll of Filipino commandos killed in rebel clash rises to 43
Philippine police say 43 of their commandos have been killed in a fierce battle in the country's south with Muslim guerrillas while hunting one of southeast Asia's most-wanted...
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Officials say 2 sons of Egypt's Mubarak freed from prison
Egyptian security officials say two sons of ousted President Hosni Mubarak have been released from prison, nearly four years after they were first arrested along with their...
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