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Barack Obama causes outcry in Poland after referring to a Nazi death camp as “Polish”
Barack Obama has caused an outcry in Poland after referring to a Nazi death camp as "Polish". President Barack Obama made the remark at a...
Charles Taylor, Liberia’s ex-president, sentenced to 50 years in jail
Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, has been sentenced to 50 years in jail by a UN-backed war crimes court. Last month Charles Taylor...
Major Western states are expelling senior Syrian diplomats over Houla killings
Major Western countries have decided to expel senior Syrian diplomats following the killing of 108 people in the Houla region of Syria on Friday. France,...
New 5.8 magnitude earthquake strikes northern Italy in Emilia region
A new earthquake has shaken northern Italy, centred on the Emilia region, where a quake on May 20 killed seven people and damaged many...
Stefano Mauri, Lazio captain, arrested in match-fixing investigation
Midfielder Stefano Mauri, the captain of Lazio football team, has been arrested by police investigating claims of match-fixing. Stefano Mauri, 32, was held along with...
European stock markets up after Greek weekend poll showed support for conservative party
European markets have risen after a weekend poll in Greece showed growing support for a pro-austerity conservative party. The survey suggested the New Democracy party...
Sweden wins Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with Loreen’s club track Euphoria
Swedish Loreen has won the 57th Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, Azerbaijan, with her club track Euphoria. Loreen, a former Swedish Idol contestant, led from early...
Hyvinkaa shooting: gunman killed two people and injured seven others in south Finland
A gunman fired from the rooftop of a house in Hyvinkaa, a southern Finnish town, killing two people and injuring seven others, the authorities...
Turkey: deadly suicide bomb attack outside police station in Pinarbasi
A policeman has been killed and 17 people have been injured in a suspected suicide bomb attack outside a police station in the central Turkish province...
5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Bulgaria’s capital Sofia
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Bulgaria's capital Sofia early on Tuesday, causing residents to rush into the streets, the civil defense office said. The quake,...
Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees dies at 62 after a lengthy battle with cancer
Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees has died aged 62 after a lengthy battle with cancer, his family said. The announcement was made, it said,...
Northern Italy earthquake UPDATE: at least six people killed and serious damages to buildings
The 6-magnitude earthquake that hit northern Italy this morning has killed at least six people and caused serious damage to buildings in several towns,...
Three people killed in 5.9-magnitude earthquake near Bologna, in northern Italy
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake in northern Italy has killed at least three people and caused thousands of others to flee into the streets, officials say. The...
Chen Guangcheng and his family has boarded a flight to Newark
Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, who was at the centre of a diplomatic crisis with Washington, is on his way to the United States. The blind...
Angela Merkel suggests Greece a referendum on euro during national elections
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has had telephone contact with Greece’s President Karolos Papoulias, amid continuing speculation that his country may have to leave the...
Greece sets new election date on 17 June
Greece has set the new election date on 17 June and a judge has been appointed to head an interim government. Council of State president...
Black box of Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashed in Indonesia has been found
The black box of Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 that crashed into Mount Salak, killing all 45 people on board, has been found by Indonesian...
Francois Hollande’s plane hit by lightning during flight to Berlin
France’s President Francois Hollande has arrived in Berlin for key talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, after his plane was apparently hit by lightning. Presidential...
Greece set to go for new elections after coalition failed to agree on new government
Evangelos Venizelos, leader of Greek Socialist Pasok party, has announced that the country is set to go to the polls again after days of...
Mexico: police finds 49 decapitated bodies near Monterrey
Police has found 49 mutilated bodies dumped by a roadside near the city of Monterrey in northern Mexico. Security officials said the 43 men and...
Arsala Rahmani, senior Afghan peace negotiator, shot dead in Kabul
Arsala Rahmani, a senior Afghan peace negotiator, has been shot dead in Kabul, officials say. Arsala Rahmani was a former Taliban minister and a key...
Fenerbahce football fans clash with police in Istanbul after Galatasaray won Turkish league final
Hundreds of fans from Istanbul football club Fenerbahce have clashed with police and occupied the pitch after Galatasaray won Turkish league championship final. Fenerbahce's traditional...
Turkish journalists held in Syria released after two months following Iranian mediation
Turkish journalists held in Syria for two months are on their way home after being released following Iranian mediation. Reporter Adem Ozkose and cameraman Hamit...
Bodies found at Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 wreckage in Indonesia
A number of bodies have been found by rescuers at the wreckage of Russian Sukhoi Superjet plane that crashed into mountains in Indonesia on...
Sukhoi Superjet vanished in Indonesia crashed at the edge of Salak mountain
A helicopter has spotted what is thought to be wreckage of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet plane that disappeared on Wednesday, Indonesian officials say. The Sukhoi...
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