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German coalition partners bicker over arms exports

Vice-chancellor: Be more watchful when giving weapon sales licenses

Carbon credit plan offers cash lifeline

When 61-year-old Mercy Joshua was young, the vast forests of southeastern Kenya teemed with wildlife, but decades of unchecked deforestation by locals have devastated the land.

News providers say future of wearable technology is bright

Even if you don't open a newspaper, turn on a television, log on to a computer or pull out a smartphone, you can get news - from wearable technology.

Plane crash in Iran kills 39 on board

Engine failure brings aircraft down shortly after takeoff from Teheran

Cross-border attacks threaten Gaza peace efforts

Israeli airstrikes and shelling killed three Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, medics said, in a third day of renewed fighting that has jeopardized international efforts to achieve a lasting cease-fire in the conflict.

Protest held despite ban

More than 150 Israelis protested in Tel Aviv on Saturday against the Gaza war entering its second month, defying a police ban on the assembly that cited military restrictions on public gatherings in cities within range of rocket fire.

India investigates $155m state bank loan to troubled airline

India's top crime-fighting body is investigating a $155 million loan by a state-run bank to debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines, a police official said on Sunday.

500 Yazidis killed, some buried alive by militants

US president says tackling jihadist insurgency will take more time

Iraq told to build broad-based government

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged all Iraqi leaders on Sunday to form a "broad-based" government that would enable the nation to combat the threat from the Islamic State.

Ukraine says no cease-fire until rebels surrender

A Ukrainian military spokesman on Sunday dismissed a call for a cease-fire by a separatist leader, saying this could only take place once rebels had shown "white flags" and surrendered.

Fatal police shooting of black teen in US sparks fury

The fatal shooting of a black teenager sent hundreds of angry residents out of their apartments in a predominantly black Missouri city in a confrontation with police that lasted several hours. They shouted obscenities and some threats, such as "kill the police", but there were no reports of additional injuries.