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Liberia is voting in an election that was postponed in October because of the Ebola outbreak. Liberians are choosing representatives to the country's senate. Among the...

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Cuba’s President Raul Castro has stressed that Havana will not change its political system after recent US move to normalize bilateral relations. Raul Castro also...

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Four Afghan inmates have been released from the Guantanamo Bay prison and sent back to their home country, the Pentagon announces. Shawali Khan, Khi Ali...

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The organizers of South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, are being sued by the families of the victims of a fatal crash at...

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Sony Pictures Entertainment is looking at different channels to release The Interview after scrapping its opening following a cyber-attack blamed on North Korea. The studio...

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North Korea wants to hold a joint inquiry with the US into a cyber-attack on Sony Pictures after it strongly denied US claims that...

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President Barack Obama has signed an executive order banning the export of goods, technology and services to Crimea. The executive order also imposes new sanctions...

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Michael Phelps has been given a one-year suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to DUI. The 29-year-old swimmer is the most decorated Olympian of all-time. The...

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The mother of 7 of 8 Australian children stabbed to death in a home in Cairns has been arrested on suspicion of murder. The 37-year-old...

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An arrest warrant has been issued by a Turkish court for the influential exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen. Fethullah Gulen, who is based in the US,...

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President Barack Obama has promised a strong response after North Korea's alleged cyber-attack on Sony Pictures. The president also said the studio "made a mistake"...

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World football's governing body, Federation Internationale de Fooball Association (FIFA), agreed to publish a "legally appropriate version" of a report into allegations of World...

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A new record has been set for the world's deepest fish, British researchers have announced. The bizarre-looking creature, which is new to science, was filmed...

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The bodies of 8 children have been found in a Cairns home, northern Queensland, say Australian police. Police said a 34-year-old woman who was the...

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For the first time in decades, South Korea has banned a political party with a court ordering the organization accused of supporting North Korea...

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Oklahoma and Nebraska have asked the US Supreme Court to nullify a 2012 law that made marijuana legal in Colorado. The two states allege that...
travel-insurance

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For those that travel quite a bit, insurance can be very beneficial in the long run. Whether you do so for work or you...

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Jordan Axani has found a Canadian woman with the same name as his ex-girlfriend to travel with after booking a three-week holiday before they...

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Ryan Gustafson has been arrested in Uganda for allegedly leading a large international counterfeiting ring. Ryan Gustafson, a 27-year-old American citizen, was charged with conspiracy...

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North Korea will be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face charges of crimes against humanity. The UN General Assembly voted the resolution...

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The cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment that forced the cancellation of The Interview movie release is being seen as a serious national security...

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Italian film star Virna Lisi has died at the age of 78. Virna Lisi, feted for her beauty and blonde locks, carved out a successful...

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Congressmen who are against President Barack Obama's new Cuba policy have threatened to block his efforts to restore diplomatic relations after 50 years of...

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Sony Pictures Entertainment has confirmed it has no plans to release The Interview movie internationally, in any form, following threats from hackers. Cinemas in the...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to ease fears over his country's economy, insisting that the dramatic fall in the ruble will stabilize. Speaking at...