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A member of the Popular Mobilisation unit monitors the city of Tikrit, Iraq, from his position in the village of Awja on March 5, 2015

UN says 28,000 flee drive to retake Iraq's Tikrit

"Military operations in and around Tikrit have precipitated displacement of an estimated 28,000 people to Samarra," the UN sa…

Protesters hold an effigy during a rally in support of executing drug traffickers outside the entrance of Nusakambang island prison where a number of inmates are facing the firing squad on March 6, 2015

Australia protests Indonesia's treatment of death row men

Australia has formally complained to Indonesi…

Harrison Ford crash lands vintage plane on golf course

Harrison Ford crash-landed his World War II-e…

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Man shot by police on Skid Row is identified Associated Press
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Winter storm pummels eastern United States, grounds flights Reuters
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S.Korea police probing U.S. ambassador attacker's visits to N.Kore … Reuters
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Kim Kardashian goes blonde at Paris Fashion Week AFP News
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Video game makers grapple with need for diversity AFP News
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Review of Hillary Clinton emails to take months -U.S. official Reuters
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3 Things Singaporean Parents Should Stop Telling Their Kids Now
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Lee Kuan Yew's condition 'largely unchanged'
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Jackie Chan: My wealth belongs to Jaycee!
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