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British soldier hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack

LONDON - A British soldier was hacked to death by two men shouting Islamic slogans in a south London street, in what Prime Minister David Cameron said appeared to be a terrorist attack. | Video

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Iran seeks to speed up nuclear activity, capacity unclear

VIENNA - Iran is trying to accelerate its uranium enrichment program, a U.N. nuclear report showed, but experts said it was unclear when Tehran's new machines could start operating and how efficiently they would work.

5:23am EDT

Suicide bombers strike mine, military barracks in Niger

NIAMEY - Suicide bombers struck a military barracks and a mine run by French nuclear group Areva in Niger on Thursday, killing and wounding several people in separate attacks that showed the fight against Islamist militants was spreading across West Africa.

Africa, Mali 5:58am EDT

Czech police search for American suspected of killing family

PRAGUE - Police are searching for an American man suspected of killing four members of a family in the Czech Republic's second-largest city Brno, police said on Thursday.

6:10am EDT

Portuguese leaders build faith in bailout exit

LISBON - President Anibal Cavaco Silva thanked Portugal's patron saint for a long-delayed approval of Lisbon's bailout review last week, but the head of state could claim a share of the credit for himself.

Portugal 4:14am EDT

Five killed, 50 wounded in Lebanon's Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Lebanon - Five people were killed and more than 50 wounded in overnight clashes in Tripoli between Lebanese gunmen backing rival factions in Syria's civil war, doctors and security sources said on Thursday.

Libya, Syria 4:03am EDT