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Alberto Nisman: Argentine prosecutor found dead after accusing President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
Argentine federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who accused President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner last week of a cover-up has been found dead at his home...
Shots fired near Joe Biden’s Greenville home
According to Secret Service officials, shots were fired near Vice-President Joe Biden's house in the state of Delaware, but he was away at the...
ISIS releases 200 members of Yazidi religious community in northern Iraq
At least 200 members of the Yazidi religious community, mainly elderly people, have been released by the Islamic State (ISIS) militant group in northern...
Robert Allenby kidnapped, robbed and beaten in Hawaii
PGA golfer Robert Allenby says he was kidnapped from a bar in Honolulu, Hawaii, robbed and beaten, before being dumped in a park. Robert Allenby,...
American Congressional delegation arrives in Cuba
A US Congressional delegation has arrived in Havana in the first such visit since the United States and Cuba agreed to restore ties severed...
Said Kouachi Buried in Secret Grave in Reims
Said Kouachi, one of the two brothers who launched a deadly attack against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo last week, has been buried in...
Niger Charlie Hebdo protests: At least two churches set on fire in Niamey
Fresh protests against French magazine Charlie Hebdo's cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad have sparked in Niger. At least two churches have been set on fire...
Eurostar train services suspended and Channel Tunnel closed after truck fire
Eurostar train services have been suspended after the Channel Tunnel was closed "until further notice" following a fire on a truck. Eurostar says all its...
Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak: Yemen president’s chief of staff kidnapped in Sanaa
Yemen president's chief of staff Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak has been abducted by gunmen, officials have said. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak and two of his...
Anti-Charlie Hebdo protests: At least 4 people killed during Niger violent protests
Three civilians and a police officer have been killed in violent protests against French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Niger's second city of Zinder, officials...
Pakistan: Charlie Hebdo protesters clash with police near French consulate
Clashes between Pakistani police and crowds protesting over an image of the Prophet Muhammad published in Charlie Hebdo have erupted near the French consulate...
Verviers raid: Belgium on high alert after two suspected Islamists die in anti-terror operation
Belgium is on high alert after Verviers anti-terror raid in which two suspected Islamist militants were killed. The suspects were shot dead after they opened...
Paris shootings: French police arrest 12 people linked to terror attacks
Twelve people have been arrested in the Paris region over last week's attacks that killed 17, reports say. They are being questioned about "possible logistical...
Ma Jian: China’s intelligence chief placed under investigation for corruption
Chinese authorities are investigating powerful intelligence chief Ma Jian for corruption. The Communist Party's discipline watchdog said Ma Jian was suspected of "serious violations" of...
Belgium: Two dead in Verviers anti-terror operation
Two died in an anti-terror operation in Verviers, eastern Belgium, local officials say. A third person was wounded in the raid, according to Belgian TV....
Cuba embargo: US loosens travel and trade restrictions
The US has loosened Cuba travel and trade restrictions starting with January 16, US officials say. Measures include allowing US citizens to use credit cards...
Oscar nominations 2015: Birdman and Grand Budapest Hotel lead nominations list with 9 nods each
Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel lead this year's Oscars nominations with nine nods each. The Theory of Everything, Boyhood and American Sniper also have...
Christopher Cornell: Ohio man arrested for plotting ISIS-inspired attack on Capitol
Christopher Cornell has been arrested by the FBI in Ohio for allegedly planning to attack the Capitol in Washington in an Islamic State-inspired attack. Christopher...
Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell: Free climbers reach El Capitan peak after two weeks
Free climbers Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell have reached El Capitan peak in Yosemite National Park after spending two weeks scaling the sheer face...
Texas prison bus crash: 10 people dead after train collision
Ten people are reportedly dead after a bus carrying prisoners lost control on an icy highway overpass and collided with a train near Odessa,...
AirAsia Flight QZ8501: Plane’s fuselage located in Java Sea
The fuselage of the crashed AirAsia plane has been located and photographed in the Java Sea, say officials. Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen posted...
Dieudonne M’bala M’bala arrested for defending terrorism after Facebook comments
Controversial French comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala was arrested on January 14 for "defending terrorism". Police opened an investigation into the comic on Janaury 12, after...
Charlie Hebdo survivor’s issue sells out in minutes and 5 million print run is announced
Five million copies of Charlie Hebdo are being printed as long queues have formed at newsstands in France for the post attack edition of...
Malawi floods 2015: Death toll rises to 48 as 23,000 people flee their homes
Heavy flooding in southern Malawi has killed at least 48 and forced 23,000 to leave their homes, President Peter Mutharika said on January 13. The...
Hosni Mubarak’s embezzlement conviction overturned by Egypt’s Court of Cassation
Egypt’s Court of Cassation has overturned the convictions for embezzlement of former President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons and ordered a retrial. Hosni Mubarak,...
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