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Afghan militants attacked government delegation visiting Kandahar massacre site
Afghan militants have launched an attack on a government delegation visiting the site where a US soldier killed 16 civilians. Two of President Hamid Karzai's...
NATO troops in Afghanistan on high alert after US soldier shot dead 16 civilians in Kandahar
NATO troops in Afghanistan have been placed on high alert after the Taliban militants vowed to avenge the deaths of 16 innocent civilians killed by...
Syria: at least 47 people killed in a new pro-government militia attack in Homs
At least 47 people have been killed in an attack by pro-government militia in the embattled Syrian city of Homs, according to human rights...
Istanbul blaze killed at least 11 construction workers in Esenyurt district
At least 11 construction workers have died after fire swept through a tent at a building site in Istanbul, Turkey. The incident happened in the...
US soldier shot dead 16 Afghan civilians including 9 children
Sixteen Afghan civilians, including nine children and three women, have been shot dead by a US soldier in Afghanistan entering their homes in Kandahar...
Egypt: Cairo military court cleared virginity test army doctor
Egyptian army doctor Ahmed Adel, who was accused of carrying out forced "virginity tests" on women protesters, has been acquitted by a military court...
Nick Zoricic died after crashing in a skicross race at World Cup in Switzerland
Canadian skier Nick Zoricic has died following a horrific crash in a skicross race at World Cup in Switzerland. Bosnian-born racer Nick Zoricic, 29, suffered...
Italian cargo ship Gelso M ran aground off Sicily
The Italian coast guards have rescued the crew of a cargo ship after it ran aground on a reef off Sicily in stormy seas. All...
New anti-Putin protests in Moscow and other Russian cities
New protests are taking place in Moscow and other Russian cities following Vladimir Putin's victory in last weekend's presidential election. Almost 20,000 people lined one...
Palestinian militant leader Zohair al-Qaisi killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza
Two people, including a senior Palestinian militant leader, have been killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources. Zohair...
Hostages Chris McManus and Franco Lamolinara killed by the Nigerian captors, after SBS rescue operation failed
British Chris McManus and Italian Franco Lamolinara, who were taken hostages in Nigeria, have been killed by their captors yesterday when a UK Special...
Osama Bin Laden’s widows charged in Pakistan
Pakistani authorities charged Osama Bin Laden's three widows with illegally entering the country. According to Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik, the women, reported to be...
Iraq: at least 10 people died in twin car bomb attacks in Tal Afar
Two car bomb and suicide attacks killed at least 10 people and wounded another 15 in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, according...
Afghanistan: at least 37 people killed by an avalanche in Badakhshan province
At least 37 people have been killed by an avalanche in Badakhshan province, north-eastern Afghanistan, according to officials. The provincial governor's office said another six...
Almost 9,000 people ordered to evacuate Wagga Wagga, as floods continue in Australia
Almost 9,000 residents of Wagga Wagga town in New South Wales have been ordered to leave their homes as floods continue in southeast Australia. The...
Eurostar services disrupted by a cable fault in France
Thousands of travelers between London and Paris have been affected after Eurostar services were delayed by an overhead power cable fault in France. Some passengers...
Iraq: at least 27 officers have been killed in a pre-dawn raid targeting police in Haditha
At least 27 police officers have been killed in the western Iraqi city of Haditha after dozens of gunmen launched a pre-dawn raid on...
Vladimir Putin won Russian elections with nearly 64% after more than 99% of ballots have been counted
Vladimir Putin is celebrating his victory in Russian elections, which will give him a third presidential term after spending the last four years as...
Moody’s downgrades Greece’s credit rating again
Moody's rating agency has cut Greece's credit rating again, citing a risk of default despite a recent debt write-off deal. Moody's cut Greece's rating from...
Tornadoes ravage in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio: at least 28 deaths and Marysville is “completly gone”
Powerful storms and tornadoes have killed at least 28 people in the US states of Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, destroying homes, tearing roofs from...
25 EU leaders signed the new fiscal treaty
Twenty five out of 27 EU leaders have signed a new treaty to enforce budget discipline within the bloc. The "fiscal compact" aims to prevent...
Nicolas Sarkozy forced to take shelter in a bar as he campaigned in the Basque country
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been booed by hundreds of angry protesters, forcing him to take shelter in a bar as he campaigned in...
Turkey: at least 10 people injured in a police bus blast in Istanbul
Ten people have been wounded in an explosion that badly damaged a police bus in Istanbul, Turkey, police say. The blast, reportedly a bomb, happened...
Two NATO soldiers shot dead by Afghans
Two NATO soldiers have been shot dead in southern Afghanistan. NATO said the attack was carried out by "two individuals, one believed to be an...
North Korea agreed to nuclear moratorium following talks with the US
Following talks with the US, North Korea has agreed to suspend uranium enrichment, as well as nuclear and long-range missile tests. The US State Department...
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