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US, British Forces Close Base in Southern Afghanistan

British and U.S. soldiers have formally marked the end of combat operations in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province by handing control of the country's largest military base to Afghan forces.

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Things we learnt in plenary: new Commission, Sakharov Prize and the EU's 2015 budget

The October plenary saw the new European Commission led byJean-Claude Juncker receive the Parliament's approval to start its five-year term, while outgoing president José Manuel Barroso gave his farewell speech to MEPs. The Parliament also voted...

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Tunisia Holds Parliamentary Elections

Tunisians are voting Sunday in parliamentary elections seen as pivotal to establishing democracy in the cradle of the Arab Spring uprisings.

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UK ends combat operations in Helmand

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Brigadier Rob Thomson, Deputy Commander of Regional Command South West, embraces a senior Afghan official during the End of...

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