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SARS-like virus in Saudi has killed 15: minister

Since the virus was first recorded in September 2012, there have been 34 cases reported worldwide, and 18 of those have...

Borisov secures slim victory in Bulgaria election

Taliban free 4 Turkish engineers in Afghanistan

Four out of 8 Turkish kidnap victims are freed by the Taliban

Obama congratulates Pakistan on vote

US president Barack Obama congratulates Nawaz Sharif, apparent winner of the May 11 parliamentary elections

'Immediate' food assistance needed in Niger: UN

The crisis has forced some to live on leaves and wild berries, or to sell their cattle or agricultural equipment

UN praises Qatar in Filipino peacekeepers' release

The UN did not immediately give any details of the negotiations or release

Pope Francis canonizes first saints of his reign

The sainthoods had been approved by Francis's predecessor Benedict XVI

Saudi beheads murderer

His beheading brings to 39 the number of people executed in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of the year

Russian man tortured to death for 'being gay'

The attack was believed to have been a hate crime, in a rare admission from Russian law enforcement agencies on the...

Taiwan beefs up patrols in waters near PH

Taiwan dispatches four coastguard and naval vessels to beef up patrols in waters near the Philippines following public...