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Obama lifts ban on the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to Yemen

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says he is lifting his ban on the transfer of detainees from the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention centre to Yemen. And he is calling on Congress to lift its restrictions on detainee transfers, including...

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Obama says attorney general will review guidelines in media leaks investigations

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says Attorney General Eric Holder will review Justice Department policy on leaks investigations involving the news media....


Obama says he will consider ways of increasing oversight of drone operations beyond war zones

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says his administration is willing to consider accepting increased oversight of lethal drone strikes outside of war zones like Afghanistan....


Cannes crime: 2-million-euro necklace stolen in 2nd heist during Riviera film festival

PARIS - Thieves outsmarted 80 security guards in an exclusive French Riviera hotel and made off with a necklace that creators say is worth a staggering 2 million euros ($2.6 million) — in the second such jewelry heist during this year's...


In Jerusalem, Kerry and Netanyahu raise hopes for possible Mideast peace talks restart

JERUSALEM - The United States and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible progress so far from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's two-month-old effort to get Israelis and...


26 killed by MUJAO in 2 simultaneous car bombs in Niger targeting French mine and barracks

NIAMEY, Niger - Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously on Thursday, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing a total of 26...


$2 billion tornado damage estimate illustrates daunting recovery for Oklahoma City suburb

MOORE, Okla. - All that is left of Shayne Patterson's three-bedroom home is the tiny area where his wife hunkered down under a mattress to protect their three children when a tornado packing winds of at least 200 mph slammed through his...









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