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Iran to free 1 of 3 Americans in holiday clemency Iran said Thursday it will free one of three Americans jailed for more than 13 months in an act of clemency...

4 al-Qaida prisoners escape US custody in Iraq Four prisoners with links to al-Qaida being guarded by American troops escaped from a maximum-security...

Suicide attack in Russia kills 17, wounds over 130 A suicide car bomber hit a central market in southern Russia on Thursday, killing at least 17 people...

Versailles goes manga: Murakami shows at chateau It's just about the last thing you'd expect to see in the Hall of Mirrors, the long, gilded gallery that's...

Afghans protest Quran burning plan, torch US flag Hundreds of angry Afghans burned a U.S. flag and chanted "Death to the Christians" on Thursday...

New Zulu-English dictionary 1st update in 40 years Oxford's new Zulu-English dictionary is the first update in four decades for one of South Africa's most...

EU Parliament criticizes France on Roma treatment The European Parliament demanded Thursday that France immediately suspend its expulsion of Gypsies but...

Minister condemns German lawmaker comment on WWII Germany's foreign minister condemned on Thursday comments by a lawmaker that suggested Poland provoked...

Top US intel chief in Afghan leaving for new post The top U.S. and NATO intelligence officer in Afghanistan, Maj. Gen. Michael Flynn, is moving to a senior...

Dutch archive finds stock share from 1606 An archive in the Netherlands has uncovered what it says is the oldest known share of stock in a company...

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