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France Elections 2015: Front National Fails to Win a Single Region in Second Round
Marine Le Pen’s far-right Front National (National Front) has failed to win a single region in the second round of elections, exit polls indicate. According...
Russia: At Least 21 People Killed in Mental Health Clinic in Voronezh
A fire at a mental health clinic in the Voronezh region, western Russia, has killed at least 21 people, the emergency ministry says. Another two...
Paris Agreement: Climate Change Deal Agreed at COP21
World leaders have agreed a deal attempting to limit the rise in global temperatures to less than 2C after two weeks of negotiations at...
Guo Guangchang: China’s Warren Buffett Reported Missing
Chinese tycoon Guo Guangchang is reported to be missing. According to financial magazine Caixin, staff at Guo Guangchang's company, Fosun International, had been unable to...
Paris Attacks: Police Seeking Suspects Soufiane Kayal and Samir Bouzid
French and Belgian police are seeking two new suspects accused of aiding the fugitive suspect from the Paris attacks Salah Abdeslam, the federal prosecutor's...
Cairo Restaurant Bomb Attack Kills at Least 12 in Agouza Area
At least 12 people have been killed and six wounded after a Molotov cocktail was hurled at a restaurant in the Egyptian capital, Cairo,...
Paris Attacks: Two More Suspects Arrested in Belgium
Belgian authorities have detained two more suspects in connection with the November 13 Paris attacks. One man was held on November 29 at an airport...
Oscar Pistorius New Verdict: Double Amputee Champion Found Guilty of Murder by Appeals Court
The verdict in Oscar Pistorius case has been changed to murder. The Paralympic champion has been found guilty of murder after a South African appeals...
FIFA Corruption Scandal: Two Top Officials Arrested at Zurich’s Baur au Lac Hotel
Two FIFA officials have been arrested in a dawn raid at the luxury Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich on suspicion of accepting millions...
San Bernardino Shooting: Multiple Victims at Inland Regional Center
California police are searching for up to three gunmen after a shooting at a facility for disabled people. Fire officials in San Bernardino said it...
Montenegro Invited to Join NATO
Montenegro has been invited to join NATO, in its first expansion for six years. The decision, described by NATO head Jens Stoltenberg as "historic", comes...
SU-24 Crash: Russia Announces Economic Sanctions against Turkey
Moscow has announced a package of economic sanctions against Turkey over the Russian warplane downing on the Syrian border on November 24. The decree signed...
Colorado Springs Shooting: Four Officers Injured near Planned Parenthood
Four officers and an unknown number of civilians have been injured in an "active shooter" incident in Colorado Springs, police say. Officers at the scene...
Turkey Downs Russian Warplane on Border with Syria
Turkey has reportedly shot down a Russian warplane on the border with Syria. According to Russia's defense ministry, a Su-24 had crashed on Syrian territory...
State Department Issues Global Travel Alert over Increased Terrorist Threats
The US Department of State has issued a rare worldwide travel alert for American citizens in response to "increased terrorist threats". It said "current information"...
Brussels Terror Alert Raised to Highest Level following Paris Attacks
Belgium has raised the terror alert in Brussels to the highest level fearing an attack "like the one that happened in Paris" last week,...
Mali Radisson Blu Hotel Attack Leaves at Least Three Dead
At least three people have been killed after gunmen launched an attack on the Radisson Blu Hotel in the centre of Mali's capital, Bamako. Two...
Paris Attacks: Deadly Police Raid on Suspects’ Saint-Denis Apartment
At least one person died as French police have raided a flat in the north Paris suburb of Saint-Denis in an operation linked to...
Paris Shootings: At Least 40 People Killed Near Stade de France
At least 40 people have been killed in several shootings in Paris, as well as explosions near the Stade de France. According to French media,...
Bucharest Nightclub Fire: Romanian PM Victor Ponta Resigns after Protests
Romania’s PM Victor Ponta has resigned a day after over 20,000 people took to the streets of Bucharest to protest against Colectiv nightclub fire...
Cyclone Chapala Hits Socotra Island in Yemen
Cyclone Chapala, a rare tropical storm, has hit the remote Yemeni island of Socotra, killing at least one person before heading towards the mainland. Many...
Somalia Hotel Attack: At Least 15 People Killed in al-Shabab Assault at Sahafi Hotel
At least 15 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suicide attack claimed by al-Shabab on a hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu,...
Faisal Arefin Dipon: Bangladeshi Secular Publisher Killed in Dhaka
Bangladeshi secular publisher Faisal Arefin Dipon has been hacked to death in the capital Dhaka in the second attack of its kind on October...
Russian Plane Crashes in Sinai Killing over 220 People
A Russian plane with more than 220 people on board has crashed in central Sinai, the office of Egypt's prime minister has confirmed. The Airbus...
Bucharest Nightclub Fire: At Least 27 Dead and 155 Injured
At least 27 people have been killed and more than 155 injured in an explosion and fire at a nightclub in Bucharest, Romanian government...
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