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Eduardo caps Arsenal fightback to sink Hammers »
Arsenal staged a dramatic late fightback to reach the FA Cup fourth round with a 2-1 win at London rivals West Ham on Sunday.
Iraqi insurgent group claims bomb attack »
An Iraqi insurgent group has claimed responsibility for a double bombing last month that killed 24 people and severely injured a provincial governor.
US and Britain shut Yemen embassies »
The United States and Britain have closed their embassies in Yemen after threats from an al-Qaeda offshoot.
US closes its Yemen embassy after Al-Qaeda threats »
The American embassy in Yemen closed on Sunday after Al-Qaeda threats to attack US interests, as Britain and the United States vowed to support the impoverished country in its fight against Al-Qaeda.
Britain, U.S. agree to fund Yemen police unit »
LONDON (Reuters) – The United States and Britain have agreed to fund a counter-terrorism police unit in Yemen as part of stepped-up efforts to fight terrorism, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s office said on Sunday.
Iran ‘standing in its own way’ on nuclear deal: US »
The White House today said Iran was “standing in its own way” by imposing an ultimatum on world powers to accept its version of a deal to defuse the building nuclear showdown.
Rio hotel horror, as landslides kill 63 »
Rescuers pulled more bodies from an avalanche of thick mud and rock that buried a luxury Brazilian hotel filled with New Year’s revelers, as the death toll from heavy rains in the south of the country rose to 63.
US, Britain widen anti-terror front in Yemen »
The United States and Britain stepped up the fight against an emerging “terrorist threat” in Yemen, as President Barack Obama for the first time blamed Al-Qaeda for attacking a US airliner.
U.S. embassy in Yemen closes on Qaeda threat »
SANAA (Reuters) – The United States embassy in Yemen has closed in response to threats by al Qaeda and has instructed its Yemeni employees to stay away until further notice, the embassy and foreign diplomats said on Sunday.
U.K. says it, U.S. agree to fund Yemen police unit »
LONDON (Reuters) – The United States and Britain have agreed to fund a counter-terrorism police unit in Yemen as part of stepped-up efforts to fight terrorism in Yemen and Somalia after an attack on a U.S.-bound plane, Britain said on Sunday.