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ISLAMABAD – A Pakistani government minister says a mob angered by long, rolling blackouts in the country’s northwest stormed a power station in the area and cut electricity to several towns and a famous tourist resort popular with local and foreign tourists. The minister in charge of water and electricity, …

You see it everywhere this time of year: “Peace on Earth, Good Will to All People.” Meanwhile, according to the British newspaper The Independent, only eleven countries on earth are free from violent conflict. There are more than twenty-five full-on wars happening right now and 169 violent militia and rebel …

ATHENS, Greece – Greece agreed to harsh terms for a new three-year bailout Tuesday and vowed to push it through parliament this week, despite mounting dissent in the ruling left-wing party. With the country facing the risk of a debt default next week, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had sought to …