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US expelled Venezuela’s Miami consul over possible cyber-attacks
The US State Department has declared Livia Acosta Noguera, Venezuela's consul general in Miami, persona non grata and says she must leave the country...
New Zealand: 11 people died in a hot-air balloon crash in Wairarapa region
Eleven people have died in a hot-air balloon crash in the Wairarapa region, about 80 km (50 miles) north-east of New Zealand’s capital Wellington. Police...
Syria: at least 10 people died and 46 were injured in a suicide atack in central Damascus
At least 10 people have been killed and 46 have been injured in a suicide attack on a district in central Damascus, Syria, according...
At least 50 people have been killed in bomb attacks in southern Iraq and Baghdad
At least 50 people have been killed and more than 70 have been injured in bomb attacks in southern Iraq and in the capital...
Nigeria: trade unions announced indefinite strike unless the fuel subsidy removal is reversed
Trade unions in Nigeria have announced an indefinite strike and mass demonstrations unless the removal of a fuel subsidy is reversed. The fuel subsidy’s withdrawal...
Hungary: 30,000 people protesting against new constitution
Over 30,000 people have been protesting in Budapest over Hungary's controversial new constitution, a day after it came into force. The country's governing Fidesz party...
Nigeria: fury of people and trade unionists as fuel price double after subsidy ended
Nigerian people and trade unionists have condemned the government for withdrawing a fuel price subsidy which has led petrol prices to more than double...
Mount Rainier National Park closed as police hunt Iraq war veteran who killed a park ranger
A manhunt is under way for an Iraq war veteran wanted in connection with the murder of a female ranger at Mount Rainier National...
Japan: 7 magnitude earthquake struck hours after New Year celebration
A 7 magnitude earthquake hit eastern and northeastern Japan today, but there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no danger of...
Man found with explosives in his carry-on at Midland International Airport
A man has been detained at Midland International Airport in Texas, after he tried to carry explosives through security, according to officials. The man was...
Orthodox Archimandrite Ephraim, imprisoned on Christmas Eve without trial
The abbot of the prestigious Vatopedi monastery in Mount Athos, Greece has been imprisoned pending trial for alleged fraud and embezzlement. Archimandrite Ephraim, 56, is...
New Year celebrations. Pacific Island of Samoa the first to see in 2012
The Pacific island of Samoa has moved 24 hours into the future, making its nation the first to see in 2012. People began celebrating as...
Hollywood on fire: 19 separate arson fires in 4 hours, including Jim Morrison’s former house
An arsonist struck across Hollywood on Friday early in the morning, torching vehicles and setting homes ablaze in 19 separate fires over a four-hour...
Caracas: at least 13 people killed and 13 injured after a petrol tanker crashed bursting into flames
At least 13 people have been killed and another 13 were injured after a petrol tanker crashed bursting into flames and engulfing seven cars...
17 civilians killed during military air raids in South Sudan
17 South Sudanese civilians have been killed during air raids by Sudan's military, an official said. South Sudan's military spokesman Philip Aguer said those killed...
Soyuz rocket is back in service, 5 days after a failed launch
The Russian Soyuz rocket system has been pressed back into service, five days after a failed launch. The vehicle successfully put six spacecraft in orbit...
Israel: thousands of people rally against ultra-Orthodox extremism in Beit Shemesh
Thousands of people have rallied this evening in the Israeli town of Beit Shemesh against ultra-Orthodox Jewish extremism. Today protest follows two days of clashes...
Nigeria: 40 died in a series of bomb attacks during Christmas Mass service at Catholic churches
A series of bomb attacks in Nigeria, including two during Christmas Mass services at Catholic churches, killed 40 people and left many others injured. The Islamist...
Tens of thousands of people gathered in central Moscow to protest against Vladimir Putin
Tens of thousands of people gathered in central Moscow to protest against Vladimir Putin and the alleged electoral fraud. The protesters passed a resolution "not...
Syria: 44 people died and more than 150 were injured in twin suicide car bombing in Damascus
At least 44 people have been killed and more than 150 injured in twin suicide car bombings in Damascus, Syria, officials say. State television said...
Baghdad: 63 people killed and 185 injured in a wave of bomb attacks
At least 63 people have been killed and around 185 injured in a wave of apparently co-ordinated bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad,...
Greenhill banker Jeffrey Buckalew and his family died after a small plane crashed on Interstate 287
Greenhill & Co investment banker Jeffrey Buckalew, his wife and his children are believed to be among five people killed after a small aircraft...
Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader, dies at 69
Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader, has died at the age of 69, state-run television has announced. Kim Jong-il, who has led the communist nation...
Václav Havel, the former Czech president and dissident playwright, dies at 75
Václav Havel, the former Czech president and dissident playwright, who wove theater into politics to peacefully bring down communism in Czechoslovakia and become a...
Russia: 4 people died and 50 are missing after Kolskaya oil rig sank in the Sea of Okhotsk
At least four people are dead and about 50 are missing after a Russian oil drilling rig sank in freezing seas in the Sea...
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