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'The Revenant' tops Oscars nods with 12 INTERNATIONAL

'The Revenant' tops Oscars nods with 12

"The Revenant," a harrowing survival thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a 19th century fur trapper, topped the Oscars nominations list Thursday with 12 nods ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
General Electric to cut 6500 jobs in Europe INTERNATIONAL

General Electric to cut 6500 jobs in Europe

General Electric said Wednesday it plans to cut up to 6,500 jobs in Europe in the energy units it acquired from France's Alstom last year.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Two Iraqi journalists shot dead north of Baghdad ASIA

Two Iraqi journalists shot dead north of Baghdad

Gunmen shot dead two Iraqi television journalists north of Baghdad on Tuesday who had been on a reporting trip with a top security officer, the channel said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan hosts four-way talks to revive Afghan peace process INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan hosts four-way talks to revive Afghan peace process

Pakistan Monday opened four-country talks aimed at luring the Afghan Taliban back to the negotiating table with the Kabul government, even as the insurgents wage an unprecedented winter campaign of violence.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Two arrested in US over links to Islamic State INTERNATIONAL

Two arrested in US over links to Islamic State

US authorities said two people with ties to the Islamic State group are due in court in California and Texas, including a refugee from Syria accused of returning there to fight alongside IS.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Obama will not campaign for opponents of new gun laws INTERNATIONAL

Obama will not campaign for opponents of new gun laws

US President Barack Obama vowed not to campaign or vote for any candidate, including Democrats, who opposes tighter gun laws, as he publicly challenged critics of his policies.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US soldier killed in Afghan mission, two more wounded INTERNATIONAL

US soldier killed in Afghan mission, two more wounded

A US soldier has become the first American killed in Afghanistan in 2016 while two more were wounded in an operation in Helmand province, where Afghan troops are battling Taliban insurgents.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Khamenei says US faces 'punch in mouth' in Iran polls ASIA

Khamenei says US faces 'punch in mouth' in Iran polls

Iran's supreme leader said Monday the United States was seeking to influence next month's elections in the Islamic republic but said such efforts would receive a "punch in the mouth".

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US Midwest braces for more flooding INTERNATIONAL

US Midwest braces for more flooding

Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma braced for more flooding yesterday as rain-swollen rivers, some at record heights, overflowed their banks, washing out hundreds of structures, closing major highways and leaving thousands of people displaced from their homes.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Trump ready to roll out big money for campaign ads INTERNATIONAL

Trump ready to roll out big money for campaign ads

Republican White House frontrunner Donald Trump said Tuesday he will start spending millions of dollars in hard-hitting campaign advertising in the run-up to the first votes in the 2016 presidential race.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Tens of millions of California trees threatened by drought INTERNATIONAL

Tens of millions of California trees threatened by drought

As many as 58 million large trees in California are threatened by record drought afflicting the state since 2011, says a study published Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Death toll at 43 as wild weather tears across parts of US INTERNATIONAL

Death toll at 43 as wild weather tears across parts of US

Texas reeled from rare December tornados Monday, as days of storms battering a vast region stretching from the southwestern US to Canada claimed at least 43 lives.

4:45 AM November 25 2016