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The Republican candidate who wants to become president of the US in 2016 will need at least 47 percent of the Latino vote, the highest percentage in history, if the rest of the electorate retains roughly the same party preferences that it…

At least 49 people were killed and many injured when two powerful explosions rocked a market in the Nigerian city of Gombe, a media report said on Friday. The explosions occurred on Thursday evening when the market was crowded with people…

At least 12 people were killed when Boko Haram fighters stormed a local community in Nigeria's Borno state, witnesses said on Wednesday. Warsala, an agrarian community located along a highway connecting Borno and its neighbouring Yobe…

US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that the Iran nuclear agreement was the best way to avoid a nuclear arms race and more wars in the Middle East, urging Congress to approve the deal. "Without a deal, there would be no limits to…

Greek's parliament on Thursday approved an omnibus draft bill ratifying the debt deal the government reached with creditors on Monday and the first round of reforms requested as prerequisites for the immediate release of international aid…

The UN Security Council is preparing to ratify the nuclear accord reached between major world powers and Iran by approving a resolution that is expected to be voted on very soon. A draft of the resolution will be written in Washington on…

The failure to comply with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's assurances at Ufa in Russia over Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi's trial will be "nothing short of a national embarrassment", said a daily on Tuesday. The…

Iran and P5+1 group of world powers reached an agreement in Vienna on Tehran's nuclear programme, a diplomatic source said on Tuesday. A historic comprehensive agreement has been reached over the Iranian nuclear issue, Xinhua quoted a…

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday fired military chiefs, a move obviously made to re-position the military in the fight against Boko Haram, a presidential spokesman said. Replacements for the sacked military chiefs will soon be…

The Chicago suburb of Naperville is to officially host the India Independence Day parade this year, making it the first city in Midwest America to do so. The parade is organized in many American cities by private organizations like the…