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Costa Concordia: five more bodies found on the capsized cruise ship
Five more bodies have been found after more than two months since the cruise ship Costa Concordia capsized off the Italian coast. Italian authorities say...
Toulouse siege ended with Mohamed Merah’s death
French police siege in Toulouse has ended with the death of Mohamed Merah, the man suspected of killing seven people, the AFP news agency...
French police inside Mohamed Merah’s flat
The siege of Mohamed Merah suspected of seven killings in Toulouse, southern France, is nearing its end, police sources say. Three loud explosions were heard...
Judith Tebbutt released six months after she was kidnapped in Kenya
Judith Tebbutt, the British woman kidnapped in Kenya, has been freed in Somalia six months after she was seized and her husband David killed. Judith...
Toulouse shooting suspect’s house surrounded by police
French police hunting an Algerian-origin gunman suspected of killing seven people in southern France in two separate attacks, including Ozar Hatorah Jewish school, have...
Mexico: 7.4 earthquake hits Oaxaca and Mexico City damaging 800 houses
A large earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck near Acapulco on Mexico's Pacific coast on Tuesday, sending terrified workers and residents running into...
At least 23 people have been killed in series of attacks on Iraqi cities
At least 23 people have died in a series of attacks on Iraqi cities, officials say. Two car bombs in the predominantly Shia city of...
Norway: five foreign tourists killed in a major avalanche in Troms
Five foreign tourists have died after being buried by a major avalanche in northern Norway, local police say. The victims are reported to be four...
Shooting at French Jewish school Ozar Hatorah in Toulouse
Two children and one adult have been killed in a shooting outside a Jewish school in Toulouse, south-west France. Eyewitnesses said a man opened fire...
Heavy firefight between rebels and Bashar al-Assad forces in Damascus
Damascus bomb blasts over the weekend have been followed by firefight between the rebel Free Syria Army and the forces of President Bashar al-Assad. Witnesses...
King George Tupou V of Tonga died in Hong Kong aged 63
King George Tupou V of the South Pacific nation of Tonga has died in Hong Kong aged 63. King George Tupou V died at a...
Joachim Gauck elected as Germany’s new president
Joachim Gauck, a former Lutheran pastor and civil rights activist from the former East Germany, has been elected as Germany's new president. Joachim Gauck, 72,...
Abdullah al-Senussi, Muammar Gaddafi’s spy chief, arrested in Mauritania
Abdullah al-Senussi, Muammar Gaddafi's intelligence chief has been arrested in Mauritania, Libyan authorities have confirmed. Abdullah al-Senussi, 63, was detained at Nouakchott airport, according to...
Syria: two explosions hit security compounds in Damascus killing civilians and police officers
Several civilians and police officers have been killed in two separate explosions in the Syrian capital Damascus, state TV announced. A broadcast described the blasts...
Sgt. Robert Bales is the US soldier suspected of Kandahar massacre
Senior US officials have revealed the identity of the suspect soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in Kandahar as Staff Sgt. Robert Bales. They...
George Clooney released following protest arrest at Sudan embassy
George Clooney has been now released after being arrested for civil disobedience during a demonstration outside Sudan's embassy in Washington DC on Friday. George Clooney, 50,...
George Clooney arrested at a protest in front of Sudanese Embassy in Washington
George Clooney has been arrested for civil disobedience at a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington. George Clooney, 50, was taking part in a...
NATO helicopter crashed in Kabul kills at least 12 Turkish soldiers and 2 children
At least 12 Turkish soldiers and two children have been killed after a NATO helicopter has fallen on a house in Kabul, Afghan officials...
US soldier who shot dead 16 Afghan civilians has been flown to Kuwait
The American soldier who shot dead 16 civilians, including women and children, in Afghanistan on Sunday has been flown to Kuwait, US officials say. Afghan...
President Hamid Karzai asked NATO troops to leave Afghan villages
President Hamid Karzai called for NATO troops to leave Afghan villages and confine themselves to major bases after 16 civilians were shot dead by...
Afghanistan: Taliban militants suspended peace negotiations with US
Taliban militants in Afghanistan have suspended preliminary peace negotiations with the United States. The militants blamed the Americans' "ever-changing position". One key stumbling block was...
Bo Xilai sacked as Chinese Chongqing’s Communist Party leader amid Wang Lijun scandal
Bo Xilai, one of China’s most prominent politicians, has been removed from his post as Chongqing's Communist Party leader, state news agency Xinhua reports. Bo...
Congo warlord Thomas Lubanga found guilty of using child soldiers by ICC
Thomas Lubanga, the Congolese warlord, has been found guilty of recruiting and using child soldiers between 2002 and 2003 by the International Criminal Court...
Leon Panetta has arrived in Afghanistan after a US soldier shot dead 16 civilians
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has arrived in Afghanistan in a surprise visit after a NATO soldier shot dead 16 civilians. According to the officials,...
At least 22 children and 6 adults killed after a Belgian coach crashed in Switzerland
At least 28 people, including 22 children, have been killed after a Belgian coach crashed in a tunnel in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Another...
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