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A bomb tore through a bustling fruit and vegetable market in Islamabad Wednesday, killing at least 20 people, police said, the latest violence to hit government peace talks with the Taliban. The blast took place around 8:00 am (0300 GMT) at the wholesale…

The masterminds of sun-powered plane Solar Impulse formally unveiled their new aircraft Wednesday, a year ahead of their planned round-the-world flight. Solar Impulse 2 is the successor of the original plane of the same name, which last year completed…

The Catholic weekly Credere (Believe) has been caught in a delayed April Fools’ prank about the Vatican recruiting a hawk to protect the pope’s doves after two were killed by a crow and a seagull. The publication said a bird of prey named “Sylvia”,…

The United States said Tuesday it had only low expectations for an upcoming meeting with Russia, Europe and Ukraine on the crisis in the former Soviet republic. “I have to say that we don’t have high expectations for these talks, but we do believe it…

A NASA robot has snapped pictures showing glints of light on the Martian horizon, which some UFO enthusiasts have seized on as a sign of alien life on the Red Planet. Not so, said the US space agency. More likely, the images of bright spots taken on…

Speaking English with a Slavic accent, a man known only as “John Smith” because he does not remember his real name is proving a mystery for Norwegian police. The tall, young amnesiac was found helpless in the snow near a carwash in Oslo last December…

Canada’s tax agency shuttered its website Wednesday after warning that encrypted taxpayer data could be vulnerable to the “Heartbleed” bug. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) said the decision, which comes only three weeks before the annual income tax…

Queen Elizabeth welcomed the Irish president to Britain for the first time since the republic became independent with a banquet, controversially attended by former IRA commander Martin Guinness. The Windsor Castle dinner, attended by Prime Minister…

A Nigerian man was arraigned today on a 31-count superseding indictment charging him with participating in a scheme that used stolen identities to claim phony tax refunds, causing the U.S. Treasury losses of more than $3 million, authorities said. Kole…

8 April 2014 – While noting that the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) provided assistance to a record 4…

8 April 2014 – With the recent discovery of a new case of polio in a six-month-old boy in Iraq,…

8 April 2014 – Amid surging violence across Syria, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of an…

Global oil prices advanced on Tuesday on renewed Ukraine tensions after pro-Russian protesters seized government buildings in the eastern city of Donetsk. New York’s West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in May won 77 cents to $101.21 per barrel…

NATO warned Russia on Tuesday against making an “historic mistake” by provoking a flaring secession crisis in eastern Ukraine that Moscow itself conceded could degenerate into a civil war. Ukraine’s embattled interim leaders have been waging an uphill…

Spanish lawmakers are set to vote Tuesday to shoot down Catalonia’s quest for an independence referendum, setting the stage for a bitter sovereignty struggle. In a showdown in the Spanish parliament, more than 80 percent of lawmakers will reject Catalonia…

Queen Elizabeth welcomed the Irish president to Britain on Tuesday for the first time since the republic became independent, in a historic state visit consolidating ties between the once hostile neighbours. The four-day trip by President Michael D.…

Pakistan’s street children footballers returned home Tuesday to jubilant scenes after clinching the bronze medal in Brazil, with captain Sameer Ahmed hailing the “once in a lifetime” experience. Competing for the first time in the Street Child World…

Under mounting pressure from Moscow, a defiant group of pro-Ukrainian activists, journalists and minority representatives in Crimea continue to protest the annexation of the peninsula by Russia. “We know very well that we are being watched,” said Anna…

England and the Republic of Ireland will play a friendly at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on June 7 next year, the Football Association and Football Association of Ireland announced on Tuesday. “It will be a significant moment for England to play in Dublin…

The United States called Monday on Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to stop destabilizing Ukraine, saying it was concerned about “several escalatory” moves over the weekend. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the United States was prepared to impose…