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Venezuela Offers Asylum To U.S. Fugitive Snowden
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro offered asylum to former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on Friday…
China To Grow 7.6 Percent In Second Half; Risks Up: Paper
China's economy is expected to grow 7.6 percent in the second half of 2013, but risks of bad local government…
Obama, Merkel Agree To Talks On U.S. Surveillance Program
President Barack Obama sought to allay concerns from German Chancellor Angela Merkel about reported U.S. spying on…
U.S. To Delay Key Health-Reform Provision To 2015
The Obama administration said on Tuesday it would not require employers to provide health insurance for their…
South African Police Investigating Mandela Grandson In Grave Dispute
South African police opened an investigation on Tuesday into Nelson Mandela's grandson on suspicion of illegally…
Drone Attack Kills 17 In Pakistan’s Waziristan Region
A U.S. drone strike killed at least 17 people in Pakistan's restive border region early on Wednesday, Pakistani…
Obama Honours 1998 Tanzania Bombing Dead
US President Barack Obama has laid a wreath for the victims of the 1998 US embassy bombing in the Tanzanian city of…
Obama Urges Africa To Follow Spirit Of Nelson Mandela
President Barack Obama said on Sunday the United States would help propel Africa along a path of prosperity and…
Kerry Presses China, Southeast Asia To Ease Sea Tensions
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pressed China and Southeast Asian nations on Monday to make progress on a plan…
Nineteen Firefighters Killed Battling Arizona Blaze
An elite team of 19 firemen were killed on Sunday in one of deadliest U.S. firefighting disasters in decades as…