Reuters
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State of Texas launches legal bid to block Syrian refugees
A Texas state agency sued the US State Department, a relief agency and others in federal court on Wednesday.
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Suspected attackers identified in California mass shooting
14 people died and 17 were wounded at a social services agency holiday event in San Bernardino.
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British bombers make first air strikes on Syria after parliament vote
Tornado bombers took off from the RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus and attacked targets in Syria.
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British parliament votes to bomb Islamic State in Syria
Parliament voted on Wednesday to launch bombing raids against Islamic State in Syria.
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Shooting rampage in California city leaves 14 dead, 14 wounded
Fourteen people were killed at a social service agency in the Southern California city of San Bernardino on Wednesday.
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Russia says it has proof Turkey involved in Islamic State oil trade
Russia's defense ministry said on Wednesday it had proof that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his family were benefiting from the illegal smuggling of oil from Islamic State-held territory in Syria and Iraq.
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US is sending new force to Iraq to boost fight against Islamic State
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the deployment of the new force was being carried out in coordination with Iraq's government.
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Pakistan hangs four convicted of Taliban massacre at school
The hangings were the first executions of civilians convicted by Pakistan's military courts.
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Facebook's CEO and wife will give away almost all their wealth
Zuckerberg said he would sell or give up to $1 billion in shares in each of the next three years.
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Britain to vote on Syria strikes tomorrow, PM confident of support
The Prime Minister is confident of victory after the Labour Party allowed its members to vote freely on the issue.
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Margaret Thatcher is most influential woman of the last 200 years, Britons say
A survey by British pensions and insurance firm Scottish Widows highlighted the depth of her influence in the country.
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Christian friend of Bashar al-Assad could become President of troubled Lebanon
A power-sharing deal would be aimed at breathing life back into the paralysed state.