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7.6-magnitude quake jolts Chile, no victims reported

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake rattled southern Chile on Sunday, sparking fears of a tsunami, but causing no casualties. ...

Security stepped up in Italy, at Vatican after truck attack suspect killed

Security for the long Christmas weekend was heightened throughout Italy and at the Vatican on Saturday following the ...

Morocco says warns Germany twice before Monday`s deadly attack

Morocco had warned Germany against an imminent threat twice before Mondays deadly market attack in Berlin, local media ...

Israel to re-asses U.N. ties after settlement resolution, says Netanyahu

Israel will re-assess its tieswith the United Nations following the adoption by the Security Council of a resolution ...

Turkish authorities investigating 10,000 social media users

Turkish authorities are investigating some 10,000 people on suspicion of using social media to support terrorism, the ...

Many Brazilian women avioding pregnancy due to zika fears

Brazil should urgently review its reproductive health policies, scientists said on Friday, to support the more than 50 ...

China reports first two human fatalities from bird flu this winter

Two people in the Chinese province of Anhui have died of bird flu infection, the first fatalities among this winters ...

China`s Xi says supports efforts to curb Hong Kong independence

Chinas central government strongly supports efforts by the government in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong to curb moves by some ...

German interior minister says terrorism threat in Germany remains high

The threat to Germany from terrorism remains high, despite the killing of suspected Berlin attacker Anis Amri, German ...

Hijacked Libyan plane lands in Malta with 118 on board

An airliner on an internal flight in Libya was hijacked by a man claiming to have a hand grenade on Friday and ...

German prosecutors release suspected Christmas market attacker

A man arrested on suspicion of killing 12 people by mowing through a Berlin Christmas market in a truck has been ...

European leaders express condolences after Berlin attack

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday spoke to the leaders of France, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Poland, Sweden and ...

Turkey says Gulenist behind Russian envoy`s murder

- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told his U.S. counterpart John Kerry on the phone call Tuesday that ...

Israeli forces kill Palestinian in clash with stone-throwers

Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian on Sunday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, after entering a village ...

Ireland urges poultry owners to remain vigilant against bird flu

Ireland urged poultry owners to remain vigilant against avian influenza, due to confirmation of outbreak of such ...