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Islamic State US hostage's family still hopeful she is alive

Monday, 9 February 2015, 07:13 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The parents of a 26-year-old American who has been held hostage for more than a year by Islamic State extremists were clinging to hope Sunday that their daughter is alive, having yet to receive...

Japanese surfer killed after shark bites off legs in Australia

Monday, 9 February 2015, 07:10 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A Japanese national was killed Monday after a shark tore off his legs while he was surfing off Australia's east coast, not far from the area where another surfer was mauled by a shark a day earlier,...

Heavy fighting renews in Libya's second-largest city

Sunday, 8 February 2015, 17:28 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Heavy fighting flared up in Libya's second-largest city, Benghazi, on Sunday as forces loyal to the internationally recognized elected government try to retake areas controlled by extremist...

Pope Francis's sex abuse commission alarmed by spanking comment

Sunday, 8 February 2015, 16:35 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Members of Pope Francis' sex abuse commission have criticized his remarks that it is OK for parents to spank their children, saying there is no place for physical discipline and that the commission would be making recommendations to him about protecting kids from corporal punishment....

Surfer in hospital after shark mauling off Australian coast

Sunday, 8 February 2015, 15:23 Last update: about 11 years ago

A surfer was in a hospital with wounds to his back after he was mauled by a shark Sunday off Australia's east coast. "I just freaked out," Jabez Reitman, 35, told reporters as he was taken from...

Two hostages say they plotted to stab gunman in Sydney siege

Sunday, 8 February 2015, 12:04 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

 Two staff members of a Sydney cafe have revealed how they plotted to stab a gunman who held them hostage during a 16-hour siege in December. Joel Herat, 21, and Jarrod Hoffman, 19, said in...

Kerry: United States, Europe not divided over Ukraine response

Sunday, 8 February 2015, 12:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry denied Sunday that the United States and Europe are divided over how to respond to the crisis in Ukraine and how to deal with Russia's role in it despite a debate...

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