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World leaders gather in Saudi Arabia to pay their respects in person after the death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on January...

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King Salman of Saudi Arabia has appointed his nephew, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, as deputy crown prince. The powerful interior minister has become the second...

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The Philippine government is facing calls for an inquiry after it admitted relocating homeless people temporarily during Pope Francis' visit. Social welfare secretary Corazon Soliman...

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King Salman of Saudi Arabia has pledged continuity, hours after his accession to the throne following the death of his half-brother, King Abdullah. The new...

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Martin Scorsese's planned HBO TV documentary on President Bill Clinton has been shelved indefinitely, according to reports. The New York Times said the project -...

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This year’s Sundance Film Festival in Utah has opened with a documentary about famed jazz singer Nina Simone. What Happened, Miss Simone? traces the singer's...

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Amedy Coulibaly, the Islamist militant shot dead by French special forces two weeks ago after he attacked Jewish supermarket HyperCacher, has been buried near...

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Greece’s left-wing party Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras says an end to "national humiliation" is near, as opinion polls put the party ahead three days...

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The first batch of GSK’s Ebola experimental vaccine is on its way to Liberia. The shipment will be the first potentially preventative medicine to reach...

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Saudi Arabia’s new king, Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, acceded to the throne on the death of his half-brother, King Abdullah, on January 23. King Salman,...

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McDonald's is being sued in Virginia by ten former employees for racial discrimination. The suit alleges that some employees were fired from one franchise because...

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King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has died weeks after he was admitted to hospital, royal officials have announced. King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, who was said...

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Thailand’s ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra has been impeached and banned from politics for five years following legislators vote. The move relates to Yingluck Shinawatra involvement in...

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Tutankhamun’s blue and gold braided beard on the burial mask of the pharaoh was stuck on with epoxy after it was knocked during cleaning,...

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Prince Andrew has denied claims by American Virginia Roberts that she was forced to have s** with him when she was 17 and says...

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President Barack Obama will not meet Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu when he visits in March to speak to Congress, the White House has announced. Spokeswoman...

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As many as 400 people evacuated from apartment building that caught fire in Edgewater, New Jersey. Edgewater Fire Chief Tom Jacobson said the fire started...

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The US Department of Justice will not bring civil rights charges against Officer Darren Wilson who killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson,...

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The biggest snowstorm of this season is poised to hit NYC, Boston and Philadelphia over the weekend. The storm could bring the first widespread heavy...

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Saved by the Bell actor Dustin Diamond has pleaded not guilty to charges resulting from a bar fight in southeastern Wisconsin. Dustin Diamond, 38, and...

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eBay is planning to cut 2,400 jobs in Q1 2015, the e-commerce giant announced on January 21. The company’s decision to cut about 7% of...

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The European Central Bank (ECB) has unveiled an €1.1 trillion ($1.3 trillion) plan to boost eurozone economy. The ECB will buy bonds worth €60 billion...

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According to World Health Organization officials, there has been a "turning point" in the Ebola crisis, with cases falling in the three affected countries. Just...

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Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner says she is convinced the death of federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman was not suicide. Alberto Nisman, 51, was found...

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Windows 10 will bring Microsoft's voice-controlled assistant Cortana to PCs, the company has revealed. Microsoft also unveiled the HoloLens headset that it said would one...