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Occupation leader urges followers to go home

[2016-01-29 07:57]

The leader of a monthlong armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon on Wednesday urged remaining protesters to leave the site and go home, a day after his arrest and the death of a supporter.

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[2016-01-29 07:57]

Nicolas Sarkozy's lawyers are asking France's highest court to throw out evidence obtained through wiretaps of phone conversations between the former French president and his main lawyer.

Food truck trend offers Kabul a taste of the West

[2016-01-28 08:08]

When the first Lazeez food truck arrived in Kabul, many mistook it for a rickshaw and wanted to hail a ride - the yellow chassis and three wheels so reminiscent of taxis popular in South Asia.

People turn to dolls as economy struggles

[2016-01-28 08:08]

A craze for lifelike dolls thought to bring good luck is sweeping Thailand, reflecting widespread anxiety as the economy struggles and political uncertainty persists nearly two years after a coup.

Zero fighter flies for the first time since WWII

[2016-01-28 08:08]

One of the Japanese legendary Zero fighter planes took to the skies on Wednesday for the first time since World War II.

1 killed, several arrested in armed militia standoff

[2016-01-28 08:08]

The FBI and Oregon State Police arrested the leaders of an armed group that has occupied a national wildlife refuge for the past three weeks during a traffic stop that led to gunfire - and one death - along a highway through the frozen high country.

Country's biggest illegal ivory haul destroyed

[2016-01-28 08:08]

Sri Lanka's government on Tuesday destroyed its biggest illegal ivory haul in the first public crushing of poached tusks in South Asia, intended to send a stark message to smugglers.

Outrage and new questions after PM Najib cleared in scandal

[2016-01-28 08:08]

Malaysia's official explanation of the $681 million that ended up in Prime Minister Najib Razak's personal bank account - it was an entirely proper gift from friends - has triggered derision and fresh questions in a country already well-used to allegations of graft.

Most of world's 50 'most violent cities' in Americas

[2016-01-28 08:08]

The Americas are home to 46 of the world's 50 "most violent cities", and the top five most dangerous cities are in Latin America, an annual report by a Mexico-based watchdog said on Tuesday.

White House protester dies after 35-year vigil

[2016-01-28 08:08]

Concepcion Picciotto, an 80-year-old Spanish-born nuclear disarmament activist who camped in front of the White House for more than three decades, has died, colleagues said on Tuesday.

Video of men giving police condom balloons goes viral

[2016-01-28 08:08]

A video showing a reporter and an actor handing Egyptian policemen condom balloons on the fifth anniversary of the 2011 uprising received more than 1 million views online but could land the min jail.

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[2016-01-28 08:08]

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