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Egypt’s constitutional referendum sparks fresh Alexandria unrest
Fresh clashes have broken out in the Egyptian city of Alexandria on the eve of the second leg of voting in the country's constitutional...
Tana River clashes leave dozens dead in Kenya
At least 39 people have been killed in Kenya in fresh clashes between rival communities in the Tana River district, police say. The attack by...
Sgt Robert Bales faces court martial for Afghan massacre
Robert Bales, the US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghans and injuring six others, could face the death penalty if found guilty of murder,...
Pakistan polio campaign suspended following three more killings
The United Nations has suspended an anti-polio campaign in Pakistan after three more health workers died in the latest of a spate of gun...
Polio vaccination workers killed in a string of co-ordinated attacks in Karachi
Five female Pakistani polio vaccination workers have been fatally shot in a string of co-ordinated attacks - four within 20 minutes across Karachi. The fifth...
Hillary Clinton concussion: Secretary of State fainted and now is recovering at home
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fainted and had a concussion, the AP reports. The State Department said an ill Hillary Clinton is now recovering...
Peshawar airport rocket attack kills at least two people in Pakistan
At least two people have been killed after militants fired rockets at Peshawar airport, Pakistani officials say. More than 20 others were injured after the...
Sandy Hook School shooting: at least 27 people killed in a Connecticut primary school shooting attack
At least 27 people have been killed, including many children, in a shooting attack at a primary school in the US state of Connecticut,...
China knife attack leaves 22 children wounded at Henan school
A man with a knife has stabbed 22 children and an adult at a primary school in central China, state media report. The attack happened...
North Korea rocket launch: long-range Unha-3 rocket successfully launched despite warnings
North Korea has announced an apparently successful launch of a long-range rocket defying international warnings. The rocket, launched at 09:49 local time, appears to have...
McKeeva Bush, Cayman Islands prime minister, arrested as part of corruption investigation
McKeeva Bush, Cayman Islands prime minister, has been arrested as part of a corruption investigation, local police say. The charges against McKeeva Bush, 57, include...
Mohamed Morsi annuls decree after days of protests
President Mohamed Morsi has annulled a decree he issued last month that hugely expanded his powers and sparked angry protests in Egypt, officials say. However,...
Japan tsunami warning issued after 7.3 earthquake hits eastern coast
Japan has issued a tsunami warning after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the country's eastern coast. The quake was felt in the capital Tokyo, media...
Kazbek Gekkiyev, Russian TV journalist, shot dead in North Caucasus
Russian television journalist Kazbek Gekkiyev has been shot dead in the North Caucasus. Kazbek Gekkiyev, 26, was a newsreader on state-controlled local television in the...
John McAfee arrested in Guatemala accused of entering the country illegally
John McAfee, the founder of anti-virus software maker McAfee, has been arrested in Guatemala, accused of entering the country illegally. John McAfee, 67, crossed the...
Branislav Milinkovic, Serbian ambassador to NATO, commits suicide in Brussels car park
Branislav Milinkovic, Serbian ambassador to NATO, has died after jumping from a multi-storey car park in Brussels airport. The Serbian government confirmed that Branislav Milinkovic,...
Cairo clashes between rival protesters amid constitution row
Rival protesters in Egypt have clashed outside the presidential palace in Cairo, as unrest grows over a controversial draft constitution. Petrol bombs were thrown and...
Dave Brubeck dies in Connecticut aged 91
Jazz legend and composer Dave Brubeck has died in Connecticut hospital, aged 91. The musician, whose recordings included Take Five and Blue Rondo a la...
Volgo Balt 199 cargo ship sinks off Turkish Black Sea coast
A rescue operation is under way after Volgo Balt 199 cargo ship sank in the Black Sea near the Turkish city of Istanbul. Twelve crew...
Typhoon Bopha hits Philippines Mindanao island
More than 40,000 people have been moved into shelter as powerful Typhoon Bopha hits Mindanao island, southern Philippines. Typhoon Bopha made landfall on Mindanao early...
Richard Nieuwenhuizen, Dutch linesman, dies after being beaten by youth players in front of his son
Richard Nieuwenhuizen, a Dutch football linesman, died after being beaten and kicked by youth players in Holland while he had been officiating a match...
Sasago tunnel collapses in Japan trapping cars and leaving 7 people missing
Sasago, a major road tunnel, has collapsed in Japan, trapping a number of vehicles and leaving seven people missing, local media reports say. Survivors described...
Jovan Belcher, Kansas City Chiefs American football star, shoots girlfriend Kasandra Perkins dead before killing himself in front of his coaches
Kansas City Chiefs American football player Jovan Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins early Saturday, then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and committed suicide...
Palestine becomes non-member observer state at UN
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to grant the Palestinians non-member observer state status - a move opposed by Israel and the US. Palestinian...
George H.W. Bush hospitalized with bronchitis at Houston’s Methodist Hospital
Former President George H.W. Bush is being treated for bronchitis in hospital in Houston, Texas, family and hospital officials have said. George H.W. Bush, 88,...
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