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Zika crisis: First US transmission reported, attributed to sexual contact
The first known case of Zika virus transmission in the United States was reported in Texas on Tuesday by local health officials.
Ted Cruz calls Iowa win a victory for 'conservative grass roots'; Hillary Clinton wins by closest margin
Relishing his victory in the first Republican nominating contest of the U.S. presidential election, Senator Ted Cruz called his defeat of Donald Trump in the Iowa caucuses a tribute to "conservative grass roots."
Iowa caucus results: Trump defeated by Ted Cruz, Clinton and Sanders tie
US Senator Ted Cruz soundly defeated billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa's Republican nominating contest on Monday, upending the party's presidential race.
China: Two men sentenced to death in killing of Tibetan religious leader
China has sentenced two men to death for the 2013 killing of a prominent Tibetan religious leader, state media said, in what had been one of Tibet's most closely watched murder cases.
Nations gather in Rome to discuss anti-ISIS push
Nearly two dozen nations gather on Tuesday to plot their fight against the Islamic State militant group in Syria and Iraq and how to choke off its rise in Libya.
UN announces start of Syria peace talks as government troops advance
The United Nations announced the formal start of peace talks for Syria on Monday and urged world powers to push for a ceasefire even as government forces, backed by Russian air strikes, launched their biggest offensive north of Aleppo in a year.
'No deal yet' on Britain's EU renegotiation, leaders say
Prime Minister David Cameron and European Council President Donald Tusk agreed to another 24 hours of "crucial" discussions.
Iraq needs $1.56 billion for humanitarian response to ISIS in 2016
Iraq needs $1.56 billion this year to finance its emergency response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the war against Islamic State, according to a government report released on Sunday.
Obama to make first visit to US mosque next week
President Barack Obama will make his first visit as president to a US mosque next week in a defence of religious freedom, the White House said.
Masked mob threatening migrants go on the rampage in Stockholm
A gang of masked, black-clad men rampaged through the streets of Stockholm on Friday night after handing out leaflets threatening to attack migrant street youths.
Syrian opposition to go to Geneva as peace talks open
Syria's main opposition group agreed to travel to Geneva, where the United Nations on Friday opened peace talks to end the country's five-year-old war.
Ten dead as migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast
Ten people drowned while 43 others were rescued after a boat carrying migrants to Greece sank off Turkey's western coast, Turkish news agency Dogan reported on Saturday.
France: Iran clinches business deals worth billions as protesters march
France and Iran hailed the sale of Airbus planes and the renewal of a decades-old carmaking venture as symbols of thawing relations on Thursday.
Trump dominates Republican candidates' debate even when he's not there
Front-runner Donald Trump managed to upstage the event on Thursday with a typical dramatic flourish.
Cameron set for victory in EU negotiations to curb immigration
The European Union is offering Britain a new "emergency brake" rule that could help curb immigration from other EU states in a reform package.
ISIS mass grave discovered in Ramadi
Iraqi authorities have uncovered a mass grave in Ramadi containing at least 40 bodies, including women and children, apparently killed by Islamic State insurgents when they seized the city in May, police and provincial officials said.