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Mali: three Europeans abducted and one man killed by an armed gang in Timbuktu
Three Europeans have been abducted and a fourth has been killed by an armed gang of kidnappers in the city of Timbuktu in northern...
Yemen: at least 5 people shot dead during protests in Sanaa, as President Saleh transferred the power
At least five demonstrators have been shot dead by loyalists of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh during protests in the capital, Sanaa, reports say. People...
Family of six feared dead after a private jet crashed into Arizona’ Superstition Mountains
A family of six is feared dead after a plane crashed into Arizona' Superstition Mountains last night in a tragic Thanksgiving accident. After the crash,...
ESA picked up a signal from Phobos-Grunt, Russia’s troubled Mars mission
The European Space Agency (ESA) says it has finally contacted Phobos-Grunt, Russia's troubled Mars mission. ESA reports that its tracking station in Perth, Australia, picked...
Gregory Halman, Seattle Mariners’ outfielder, stabbed to death in Netherlands
Gregory Halman, baseball player at Seattle Mariners, has been stabbed to death in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Gregory Halman, 24, the Seattle Mariners outfielder, died in the...
Egypt: two killed and more than 670 injured in Cairo and Alexandria clashes
Two people have been killed and more than 670 injured after protesters clashed yesterday with security forces in Cairo and Alexandria. The latest clashes came...
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi has been captured in Obari, southern Libya
Saif al-Islam, the fugitive son of colonel Muammar Gaddafi has been captured, Libya's interim justice minister says. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, 39, is said to have...
NY faces major disruption as Occupy Wall Street movement celebrates two months today
New York City is facing now major disruption as tens of thousands of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators are expected to flood into Manhattan as...
Kuwait: protesters stormed parliament building asking PM to resign
Hundreds of people were protesting outside the Kuwaiti Parliament, when dozens of them stormed the building late on Wednesday. The protesters were demanding that Prime...
Japan: rice with high level of radioactive caesium found near Fukushima
Japan detected radioactive caesium in concentrations above the safety level in rice for the first time since the nuclear crisis began at the Fukushima...
Occupy Wall Street: Zuccotti Park was cleared and more than 70 people were arrested
More than 70 protesters have been arrested early this morning as police mounted a raid on the Occupy Wall Street camp at Zuccotti Park...
Mario Monti is the new Italian PM
Mario Monti has been appointed as the new Italian Prime Minister and has been asked to form a new government to tackle an acute...
Silvio Berlusconi has resigned!
Silvio Berlusconi has resigned as Italian prime minister. President Giorgio Napolitano is likely to accept his offer and appoint Mario Monti, a technocrat, as his...
Italy: lower house of parliament voted austerity measures, as Berlusconi is preparing to resign
The lower house of Italy's parliament voted in favour of austerity measures package demanded by the EU and designed to restore markets' confidence in...
Warsaw: youth riot on Poland’s Independence Day
At least 21 people have been hospitalized with injuries and more than 150 have been arrested during violent clashes that took place in the...
Washington: several streets shut down after an AK-47 assault near White House
Washington authorities are investigating a report that gunshots were fired near the White House on Friday. An AK-47 assault rifle was recovered and several streets...
Yemen: at least 11 people killed in Taiz during anti-government protests
At least 11 people, including two children and three women, are reported to have been killed in the Yemeni city of Taiz, during a...
Penn State riot as Joe Paterno has been fired
Thousands of Penn State football fans took the streets last night at the announcement their long-term head coach Joe Paterno would be sacked with...
London: thousands of students protesting against tuition fees and cuts
Thousands of students took London streets today to demonstrate against tuition fees and spending cuts. Hundreds of police officers lined the route as over 2,500...
The first-ever Emergency Alert System (EAS) test at 2 p.m. EST across America
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) remind American people not to panic when they lose television and radio...
Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson’s private doctor found GUILTY
Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's private doctor has been found guilty today of killing the megastar by a jury in Los Angeles. Michael Jackson's personal...
Oklahoma: 5.6 earthquake hit the state at 10:53 pm
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Oklahoma at 10:53 p.m. local time Saturday (03:53 GMT), according to U.S. Geological Survey. The seismic monitoring agency said the...
Andy Rooney dies at 92
Andy Rooney, CBS News "60 Minutes" star died Friday night at 92, only a month after delivering his 1,097th and final televised commentary. CBS announced...
UK: 7 dead and 51 injured in a 27 vehicles crash on M5 near Taunton, Somerset
At least 7 people were killed and 51 injured in a horrific 27 vehicles crash on the M5 motorway near Taunton, Somerset, UK. The crash...
Occupy Oakland: Kayvan Sabeghi, the second US Army veteran injured in clashes with police
Kayvan Sabeghi is the second former U.S. Army veteran arrived in intensive care after he was beaten by police during clashes with Occupy Oakland...
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