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SUICIDE ATTACK KILLS 48 STUDENTS IN NIGERIA
POTISKUM — A suicide bomber disguised in school uniform detonated explosives at a high school assembly in the northeast Nigerian city of Potiskum on...
IRELAND JOINS SWEDEN, UK TO VOTE FOR PALESTINE
DUBLIN (Agencies) — Ireland’s upper house of parliament, the senate, passed a motion on Wednesday calling on the Dublin government to recognize Palestinian statehood. However,...
After Protests, Australia Lifts Ban on Muslim Veil
CANBERRA — Australia’s Parliament has lifted a short-lived ban on facial coverings including burqas and niqabs after the prime minister intervened.
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Obama Cancels Trips To Focus On Ebola
WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama cancelled two trips Thursday to Rhode Island and New York to focus on his government’s response to the Ebola...
In Historic Vote, UK Parliament Says ‘Yes’ to Palestine; Israel Cries ‘Foul’
UK PARLIAMENT VOTE COMES SOON AFTER SWEDEN VOTED TO RECOGNIZE PALESTINE; ISRAEL SAYS VOTE ‘UNDERMINES PEACE PROSPECTS’
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israel warned Tuesday that a...