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[2015-07-02 07:51]

At least 30 people were killed when Islamist militants attacked several checkpoints in Egypt's North Sinai on Wednesday in one of the biggest coordinated assaults yet in the insurgency-hit province, security and medical sources said.

Greece offers conditional OK to bailout

[2015-07-02 07:51]

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has written to international creditors saying Greece could accept their last bailout offer if some conditions were changed, but Germany expressed skepticism while saying the door was still open for negotiations.

Crisis hits Albanian families living on little cash

[2015-07-02 07:51]

Lorenc Toska returned from Greece to his village in central Albania with empty pockets. He had been working there hoping to secure a better life for his family, but the crisis in the neighboring country ruined his dreams.

New deal weighed as elderly line up for euros

[2015-07-02 07:51]

Crowds of anxious elderly Greeks thronged banks for hours from before dawn on Wednesday, struggling to be allowed to withdraw their maximum of 120 euros ($134) for the week, after Greece reopened some banks to help pensioners who don't have bank cards.

Nation at crossroads as bailouts expire

[2015-07-01 07:37]

It's crunch time for Greece, with the European part of its international bailout expiring on Tuesday and with it any possible access to the remaining rescue loans it contains.

Kurdish fighters go to night school

[2015-07-01 07:37]

Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighter Hakar Mustafa swaps his Kalashnikov assault rifle at night for a notebook and pen, learning reading, writing and math near the front line held against brutal jihadists.

Only 2 born in 19th century remain

[2015-07-01 07:37]

When Susannah Mushatt Jones and Emma Morano were born in 1899, there had not yet been a world war, penicillin had not been invented and electricity was still considered a marvel. The women are believed to be the last two in the world with birth dates in the 1800s.

Farmers fear nation's government will cut off coca lifeline

[2015-07-01 07:37]

Just before sunrise, Raul Rua joins 15 others, including women, teenagers and children, for a half-hour walk to pick coca in the world's No 1 coca-producing valley.

California towns try to cope without water

[2015-07-01 07:37]

A washing machine stands in the middle of Maria Jimenez's California yard, like a redundant relic of modern life. Nearby are several rented mobile toilets, no longer in use.

Military plane crashes into residential area, killing 113

[2015-07-01 07:37]

A military transport plane crashed into a residential area two minutes after takeoff in northern Indonesia on Tuesday, killing at least 30 people and putting a fresh spotlight on the country's air safety record.

Governor says US island can't pay public debt

[2015-07-01 07:37]

Puerto Rico's governor warned on Monday that the US territory cannot pay its $72 billion public debt, as international economists released a critical report about the island's economy.

Uber executives face trial over 'deceptive practices'

[2015-07-01 07:37]

Two Uber France managers have been ordered to stand trial on behalf of the San Francisco-based company on charges including "deceptive commercial practices" and complicity in illegal activities linked to its low-cost ride-hailing service.

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