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Missouri declares state of emergency, curfew after looting

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 03:45

The curfew will begin overnight and last from midnight until 5:00 am for the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, where 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot dead by police a week ago.

2 UN peacekeepers killed in north Mali; 7 wounded

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 03:40

The UN Secretary-General has said two United Nations peacekeepers have been killed and seven wounded in a suicide attack in Mali.

Brazil party replaces candidate who died in crash

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 03:22

Former Environment Minister Marina Silva, who made a strong run in Brazil`s last presidential election, will replace the late Eduardo Campos on the Socialist Party ticket.

Kurds fight to retake Iraq`s largest dam after `massacre`

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 02:14

Two months of violence have brought Iraq to the brink of breakup, and world powers relieved by the exit of long-time premier Nuri al-Maliki were sending aid to the displaced and arms to the Kurds. 

Chadian troops `rescue 85 Boko Haram hostages`

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 02:07

Nearly 100 young men and several women were snatched in a raid by insurgents late on Sunday and ferried across the border into Chad, witnesses said. 

Possible immigration rift for Obama with Democrats

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 01:48

President Barack Obama is facing potential rifts with members of his own party in tough re-election contests as he barrels toward a fall fight with Republicans over his ability to change immigration policies.

Kurds battle to retake Iraq`s largest dam: General

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 01:45

Kurdish troops backed by US warplanes on Saturday launched a bid to recapture Mosul dam, Iraq`s largest, from jihadists, a senior Kurdish military official said.

Texas governor vows to fight against `farce` indictment

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 01:39

Texas Governor Rick Perry, a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate, vowed on Saturday to fight charges that he abused his power, calling the indictment a politically-motivated "farce."

Scramble to defuse Ukraine tensions as deal nears on aid convoy

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 01:33

Moscow and Kiev`s foreign ministers geared up for an urgent meeting with their French and German counterparts Sunday as Ukraine`s boasts that it had destroyed a small military convoy from Russia ramped up the stakes.

Thousands of pro-peace Israelis stage demo

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 01:11

The pro-peace protest was the largest in Israel since it launched operation Protective Edge on July 8, an offensive that has seen at least 1,980 Palestinian deaths and 67 on the Israeli side.