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Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 with at least 44 people aboard reported missing in Indonesia
A Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 with at least 44 people aboard has gone missing on a demonstration flight in Indonesia. The plane disappeared from radar...
Ukraine postpones Central European summit after threatened boycott over Yulia Tymoshenko case
Ukraine has decided to postpone the 18th summit of Central European states planned for 11-12 May in Yalta after several of European leaders said...
Israel: PM Benjamin Netanyahu calls for early general election
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for an early general election in Israel in four months' time. The vote is expected to take place in...
Francois Hollande wins French presidential election, say early estimates
French Socialist Francois Hollande has been elected as new president, according to early estimates. Francois Hollande got about 52% of votes in today's run-off, according...
Russia: violent clashes at anti-Putin protests in Moscow
Protesters against Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin have clashed with police in the capital Moscow, ahead of his inauguration on Monday for a third term. The...
DSK faces new rape claim in his inquiry
French magistrates have asked for a new investigation into alleged rape involving former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The magistrates in Lille are already investigating DSK...
Chen Guangcheng phones US Congress to plead for help to leave China
Activist Chen Guangcheng has phoned a US Congressional hearing to plead for help in his attempts to leave China with his family. Chen Guangcheng said...
Osama Bin Laden’s documents seized in Abbottabad raid posted online
Osama Bin Laden’s documents seized during the raid on the Abbottabad compound were posted online by the research wing of the US military academy,...
Chen Guangcheng left US embassy in Beijing a week after his escape from house arrest
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has left the US embassy in Beijing, a week after seeking shelter following his escape from house arrest. State news agency...
Barack Obama makes surprise visit to Afghanistan one year after Osama Bin Laden’s death
President Barack Obama has arrived in Afghanistan on a previously unannounced visit. Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai have signed a 10-year accord charting...
Alexander Dale Oen, Norwegian swimming champion, dies from cardiac arrest at 26
Norwegian Swimming Federation announces that champion Alexander Dale Oen has died in the US, aged 26. Alexander Dale Oen was found collapsed in a shower...
At least 103 people died in Indian ferry sinking
At least 103 people have died after a ferry capsized during a storm in north-eastern India, local police say. The vessel was reported to be...
At least three sailors died in a Newport yacht race collision
At least three people have died during a yacht race in Newport, US, weeks after another fatal accident off California. US Coast Guard boats are...
Activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja wins retrial in Bahrain
Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, Bahrain's jailed opposition activist, is to have his case retried, an appeal court has ruled. The retrial will take place in a civil...
Shukri Ghanem, Libya’s former PM, found dead in Danube River in Austria
Libya's former General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (prime minister) and Oil Minister Shukri Ghanem has been found dead in the...
Nigeria: at least 16 people killed in a bomb attack at Bayero University in Kano
Red Cross officials say at least 16 people have been killed in a gun and bomb attack at Bayero University in Nigeria's northern city...
Saudi Arabia shuts embassy in Egypt following protests over detained lawyer Ahmed al-Gizawi
Saudi Arabia has decided to shut its embassy and consulates in Egypt following protests over Egyptian lawyer Ahmed al-Gizawi, who has been detained in...
Romanian government falls in no-confidence vote after 78 days
Romania's centre-right government led by PM Mihai Razvan Ungureanu lost a confidence vote today after 78 days of governing. The no-confidence bill was filed by...
Ukraine: at least 27 people injured in four explosions in Dnipropetrovsk
At least 27 people have been injured after four explosions have rocked the city of Dnipropetrovsk in eastern Ukraine. The first two blasts happened at...
Standard & Poor’s cuts Spain’s credit rating to BBB+
Standard & Poor's has cut Spain's credit rating and warned of risks to come. S&P cut Spain two notches to BBB+, warning that the country...
Nigeria: at least 6 people killed in explosions at two offices of ThisDay newspaper
At least six people have been killed in two explosions at the offices of major Nigerian daily ThisDay, according to witnesses. Three people were killed...
Syria: at least 70 people killed in a massive explosion in Hama
Syrian activists say at least 70 people have been killed in an attack on a house in Hama. They said several houses in the Mashaa at-Tayyar...
UK economy returns to recession after three years
The Office for National Statistics in UK has announced that the country’s economy has returned to recession, after shrinking by 0.2% in the first...
Newt Gingrich will quit presidential campaign next week
US media report that Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is expected to suspend his campaign next week. Newt Gingrich said on Wednesday that he expected...
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir says Sudan has “declared war” on his country
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir says Sudan has "declared war" on his country, following weeks of fighting along their common border. President Salva Kiir was...
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