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At least 12 people are dead and 18 are injured after two suicide bombers hit the southern Russian province of Dagestan Wednesday, local officials say. The attacks in the North Caucasus region come just two days after two female suicide bombers attacked the…
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Russias Dagestan hit by 2 suicide blasts
A man held over a recent fatal attack on US consular staff in Mexico confesses to participating in the murders, officials say. Read More Confession over US mission attack
The human cost of the earthquake in Haiti has been huge; millions have been left hungry, their homes, schools and hospitals destroyed and their livelihoods taken away. The government estimates it will cost about $11.5bn (£7.6bn) to repair and reconstruct the country over the next three years. The earthquake – the most powerful to hit [...]
Barack Obama proposes ending a decades-old ban on new offshore oil drilling, in a bid to cut US dependence on imports. Read More Obama eases ban on oil drilling