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Supreme Court faces 4-4 split in Obamacare contraception case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday headed toward a possible 4-4 split over a legal challenge by Christian nonprofit employers who object to providing female workers insurance covering birth control as required by President Barack Obama's healthcare law.
Supreme Court to hear Christian groups' challenge to Obamacare over religious freedom and birth control
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider appeals by Christian groups demanding full exemption on religious grounds from a requirement under President Barack Obama's healthcare law to provide health insurance covering contraceptives.
Brussels attacks: El Bakraoui brothers named as ISIS suicide bombers
RTBF, quoting a police source, named the suspected bombers as Khalid and Brahim El Bakraoui, two brothers resident in Brussels and known to the security services for crime.
Obama challenges Communist-led Cuba with call for democracy
US President Barack Obama challenged Cuba's Communist government with an impassioned call for democracy and economic reforms on Tuesday, addressing the Cuban people directly in a historic speech broadcast throughout the island.
Brussels under attack as terrorists hit international airport, metro station
Explosions tore through the departure hall of Brussels airport on Tuesday morning killing one person and injuring several others, the Belgian news agency Belga said.
Cameron seeks to end party infighting after IDS resignation, backs Osborne
Prime Minister David Cameron has backed his embattled Chancellor George Osborne in a bid to stem a bout of infighting triggered by the resignation of a senior minister.
Obama in Cuba: US President will urge economic, democratic reforms
US President Barack Obama is to press President Raul Castro for economic and democratic reforms while hearing complaints about continued US economic sanctions.
Kenya claims death of 21 al Shabaab militants in Somalia
The Kenyan army killed 21 al Shabaab militants in a town in southern Somalia after two of its own soldiers were killed in an ambush by the insurgents, a military spokesman said.
EU-Turkey deal fails to stem refugee flight to Greece
50 or so refugees and migrants were among the first to arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos on day one after an EU deal with Turkey designed to close the route by which a million people crossed the Aegean Sea to Greece in 2015.
Brussels raids: Paris attacks prime suspect Abdesalam arrested
The "place where you can disappear", the "Jihadist airbase" -- the crowded Brussels borough of Molenbeek, finally proved not big enough for Europe's most wanted man: Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam.
Pope to visit Armenia after angering Turkey with genocide remark
Pope Francis plans to visit Armenia in June, the Vatican said on Friday, a trip that could upset Turkey if he again describes the century-old massacres of Christian Armenians as a genocide.
Russia plan crash: All 62 passengers killed
All 62 people aboard a passenger jet flying from Dubai to southern Russia were killed when their plane crashed on its second attempt to land at Rostov-on-Don airport on Saturday, Russian officials said.
Chancellor is running out of options for budget surplus plan
Chancellor George Osborne is running out of room to keep his centrepiece budget surplus plan on track, economists said on Thursday.
US declares ISIS atrocities against Christians, Yazidis and Shia Muslims 'genocide'
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday declared that violence by Islamic State against religious minorities was genocide, saying the United States would do everything it could to hold the militant group accountable.
Kurdish militant group TAK claims Ankara bombing that killed 37
The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) militant group on Thursday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in the Turkish capital Ankara that killed 37 people, and vowed to continue its strikes against security forces.
Syria conflict: Putin announces Russian forces are withdrawing
President Vladimir Putin announced out of the blue on Monday that "the main part" of Russian armed forces in Syria would start to withdraw, telling his diplomats to step up the push for peace as U.N.-mediated talks resumed on ending the five-year-old war.