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Jorge Mario Bergoglio announced as the new Pope who will be known as Pope Francis I
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, has been elected the 266th Roman Catholic Church's new Pope. The Argentine cardinal is the first Latin...
Habemus Papam! White smoke from Sistine Chapel chimney announces new Pope has been elected
White smoke pouring from the Sistine Chapel chimney has announced to the world that cardinals gathered inside have elected a new Pope to head...
Kashmir attack kills five members of Indian security forces near Srinagar school
At least five Indian soldiers have been killed by gunmen who threw grenades near a school in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say. Two gunmen...
Europe snowfall disrupts Frankfurt flights and Eurostar trains
Frankfurt airport, Europe's third-busiest hub, has partially re-opened after heavy snow caused severe travel disruption in north-west Europe. One of the three runways was operating...
Delhi rape suspect Ram Singh found dead in Tihar jail
Ram Singh, a suspect in the notorious rape and murder of a female student in India, has been found dead in prison, his lawyer...
Nigeria hostages are feared dead following Ansaru’s online statement
According to Western governments, Nigerian Islamist militant group Ansaru's claims to have killed seven foreign hostages it seized last month are credible. The hostages -...
North Korea scraps all non-aggression pacts with South Korea
North Korea has announced it is scrapping all non-aggression pacts with South Korea, closing its hotline with Seoul and shutting their shared border point. The...
Silvio Berlusconi convicted and sentenced to a year in jail over illegal wiretap
Silvio Berlusconi has been convicted and sentenced to a year in jail over an illegal wiretap. Italy's former prime minister was accused of arranging for...
Syrian rebels detain 20 UN observers in Golan Heights
The UN has confirmed that about 20 observers have been detained by about 30 armed fighters in the Golan Heights on the Syria-Israel border. A...
Hugo Chavez dies from cancer at the age of 58
President Hugo Chavez has died at the age of 58, Venezuela's Vice-President Nicolas Maduro has announced. Hugo Chavez had not appeared in public since he...
Malaysian troops launch Borneo attack
Malaysian troops have launched an assault on armed members of a Filipino clan in an ongoing conflict that has left at least 27 dead...
Mohamed Nasheed, Maldives ex-president, arrested for abuse of office
Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has been arrested in Male for abuse of office, after months of political tension. Mohamed Nasheed was detained after failing...
Karachi blast kills at least 25 people in Abbas Town
A bomb explosion in Karachi has killed at least 25 people, Pakistani police say. The blast in the mainly Shia Muslim area of Abbas Town...
Queen Elizabeth II hospitalized with stomach bug
Queen Elizabeth II has been hospitalized as a precaution, while she is assessed for symptoms of gastroenteritis, Buckingham Palace says. The 86-year-old monarch has been...
Mokhtar Belmokhtar killed by Chadian soldiers in Mali
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a top Islamist militant, has been killed by Chadian soldiers in Mali, Chad's armed forces have announced. His death was announced on Chadian...
Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, top al-Qaeda leader, killed in northern Mali
Senior al-Qaeda militant Abdelhamid Abou Zeid has been killed in northern Mali, Chadian President Idriss Deby has announced. Idriss Deby said Chadian forces killed Abdelhamid...
Hugo Chavez is “battling for his life”
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez is "battling for his life", Vice-President Nicolas Maduro has announced today. "Our commander is sick because he gave his life for...
Three people shot dead at Kronospan wood processing plant near Lucerne
Three people have been killed and seven injured in Switzerland during a shooting at a factory near the city of Lucerne, local media quote...
Egypt hot air balloon crash kills 19 tourists in Luxor
French, British, Hong Kong and Japanese nationals are among 19 tourists reportedly killed in a hot air balloon crash near the Egyptian city of...
French family kidnapped in Cameroon shown in YouTube video
A video published on YouTube appears to show seven members of a French family, including four children, abducted by Islamist group Boko Haram in Cameroon. The...
Pier Luigi Bersani’s centre-left ahead in early exit polls
Early exit polls from Italy's general election show a lead for the centre-left bloc led by Pier Luigi Bersani. The polls suggest Pier Luigi Bersani's...
Cardinal Keith O’Brien steps down as leader of Scottish Catholic Church
Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric, is stepping down as leader of the Scottish Catholic Church. The move follows allegations - which...
Horsemeat found in IKEA meatballs
Ikea has decided to halt sales of its meatballs in Sweden after meatballs set for sale at its stores in the Czech Republic were...
Daytona race crash injures at least 28 fans
At least 28 fans have been injured in a multi-car crash during Daytona Nascar race in Florida. Large pieces of debris - including a tyre...
Oscar Pistorius released on bail in Reeva Steenkamp case
Oscar Pistorius, who faces murder charges over the fatal shooting of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has been released on bail after a lengthy hearing. South African...
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