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Far-right party surges in first balloting

[2015-12-08 07:48]

France's far-right National Front saw record gains in the first round of regional polls on Sunday, held under a state of emergency just three weeks after extremists killed 130 people in Paris.

Ex-president Carter: Brain cancer is gone

[2015-12-08 07:48]

Former US president Jimmy Carter delivered an unexpected message on Sunday that his latest brain scan showed no sign of cancer.

'We are ashamed', California shooter's estranged kin say

[2015-12-08 07:48]

Estranged relatives of a Pakistani woman involved in a mass shooting in California spoke on Sunday of their shame at her crimes, as former classmates and teachers painted a picture of a quiet, religiously conservative student.

Opposition wins majority in parliamentary elections

[2015-12-08 07:48]

Venezuela's opposition coalition won a majority in Parliament during legislative elections on Sunday, the country's National Electoral Council said on Monday.

NATO won't send ground troops

[2015-12-08 07:48]

NATO has ruled out sending ground troops to fight against Islamic State militants in Syria, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told a Swiss newspaper, stressing the need to bolster local forces in the conflict.

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[2015-12-08 07:48]

Treasure worth billions found

[2015-12-07 08:16]

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday hailed the discovery of a Spanish galleon that went down off the South American nation's coast more than 300 years ago with what may be the world's largest sunken treasure.

Group rails against 'risque' sculptures

[2015-12-07 08:16]

Sand sculptures of curvaceous, full-bottomed women on Copacabana beach may be one of Rio de Janeiro's wackier tourist attractions, but now they're under fire from a resident's association claiming the risqué creations promote prostitution.

Turkey asked to pull troops out of Iraq

[2015-12-07 08:16]

Iraq's Foreign Ministry summoned the Turkish ambassador on Saturday to demand that Turkey immediately withdraw hundreds of troops deployed in recent days to northern Iraq, near the Islamic State-controlled city of Mosul.

French support shops opening on Sundays

[2015-12-07 08:16]

More than two-thirds of French people are in favor of shops opening on Sundays, as long as they don't have to do the work themselves, according to a new opinion poll.

Russia accuses US of cover-up over IS oil

[2015-12-07 08:16]

Russia's defense ministry on Saturday accused the United States of turning a blind eye to the trafficking of oil into Turkey from Syrian areas under Islamic State control, after Washington called the amounts involved insignificant.

Officials investigate negligence after 18 die

[2015-12-07 08:16]

Indian authorities were investigating possible negligence after 18 hospital patients died when rainwaters from massive floods in southern Tamil Nadu state knocked out generators and switched off ventilators.

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