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Boko Haram fighters killed eight people at the weekend in northeast Nigeria and southeastern Niger, in deadly raids that saw houses burnt and villagers kidnapped. The attacks in Bam-Buratai, in Nigeria's Borno state, and in the Diffa region of Niger,...

U.S. antitrust regulators are preparing to block Staples Inc's (SPLS.O) acquisition of smaller rival Office Depot Inc (ODP.O), the New York Post reported on Sunday. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may again delay its decision on the deal, seeking more...

World leaders launched an ambitious attempt on Monday to hold back the earth's rising temperatures, with French President Francois Hollande saying the world was at a "breaking point" in the fight against global warming. Some 150 heads of state, including...

The U.N. nuclear watchdog must provide all the information it possesses with the "necessary detail" on whether Iran has in the past carried out work related to nuclear weapons, France's Foreign Ministry said on Monday. The International Atomic Energy Agency...

Turkey promised to help stem the flow of migrants to Europe in return for cash, visas and renewed talks on joining the EU in a deal struck on Sunday that the Turkish prime minister called a "new beginning" for...

The dollar hit its strongest since mid-March against its peers at the start of a week likely to highlight the divergent outlooks for U.S. and euro zone interest rates, while oil fell with OPEC ministers expected to keep the...

Pope Francis has told worshippers in a mosque in the Central African Republic that "Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters". He was speaking to Muslims who had sought shelter in the capital Bangui after nearly three years of violence...

David Cameron says air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria would be in the UK's "national interest". The prime minister denied claims it would make the UK a bigger target for terror attacks, as he made the case for...

Many thousands of people have been celebrating Mass with Pope Francis at a university campus in Kenya. Pope Francis made a plea for traditional values, saying "the health of any society depends on the health of its families". The Pope earlier...

The Turkish military has released an audio recording of what it says were warnings to a Russian warplane before it was shot down on the Syrian border. "Change your heading south immediately," a voice says in English. Turkey said it...