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The Interview: Sony Pictures cancels movie release internationally
Sony Pictures Entertainment has confirmed it has no plans to release The Interview movie internationally, in any form, following threats from hackers. Cinemas in the...
Ruble crisis: Russian currency regains some ground from all-time low
The Russian ruble has regained some ground from yesterday's all-time low, although trading remains edgy and volatile. The currency opened 4% lower on December 17,...
Alan Gross released from Cuban prison after 5 years
American Alan Gross has been released from a Cuban prison after a deal agreed by the US and Cuba, US officials have announced. Alan Gross,...
Hot air balloon crash kills Chinese tourist in Turkey
A Chinese tourist has died and nine others injured in a hot air balloon crash in Turkey. The balloon, which was carrying Chinese and Malaysian...
Russian ruble crisis continues despite central bank’s decision to raise interest rates to 17%
The Russian ruble went into free-fall in December 16 trading, falling repeatedly to hit record lows, despite the central bank's dramatic decision to raise...
Brent crude oil price falls below $59 for first time since 2009
Brent crude oil price has fallen below $59 a barrel for the first time since May 2009. After dropping below $60, the Brent price then...
Taliban attack leaves 23 dead at Peshawar school
A Taliban assault on an army-run school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar left at least 23 people dead and 40 others injured, officials...
Pennsylvania shootings: Six people killed in three locations in Montgomery County
Six people have been killed and three wounded in three locations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, officials say. Montgomery County police are seeking the suspected gunman,...
Sandy Hook shooting: Families of Adam Lanza’s victims sue gun maker
The families of nine of the 26 people killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 have filed a lawsuit against a rifle manufacturer. The...
Sydney Lindt cafe siege: Suspected gunman Man Haron Monis dead as police storm Martin Place cafe
Police have stormed Sydney’s Lindt cafe, ending a 16-hour siege by a gunman identified as an Iranian refugee who took dozens of hostages. Paramedics carrying...
Russian ruble reaches new low against US dollar
The Russian ruble has fallen to a new low against the US dollar, as falling oil prices and Western sanctions continue to weigh on...
Belgium: Four gunmen take hostage in Ghent apartment
Four gunmen have entered a flat in the Belgian city of Ghent and police have sealed off the surrounding area. Unconfirmed reports suggested that the...
Sydney Lindt cafe siege: Gunman holding 40 hostages in Martin Place cafe
Staff and customers at a Lindt cafe in Sydney, Australia, are being held hostage by a gunman. The Lindt cafe in the city centre is...
Japan elections 2014: Shinzo Abe re-elected in low turnout polls
PM Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition has won a new two-thirds majority in Japan’s parliamentary elections seen as a referendum on his economic policy. Japanese media...
Turkey: 24 people arrested in police raids on Zaman newspaper and Samanyolu TV station
EU officials have sharply criticized a mass arrest of media representatives in Turkey. Foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini and the commissioner heading EU enlargement talks...
Haiti: PM Laurent Lamothe steps down amid violent protests
Haiti's PM Laurent Lamothe has resigned amid violent anti-government protests over delayed elections. "I am leaving the post of prime minister this evening with a...
Indonesia landslide kills at least 17 in Java
A landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java has killed at least 17 people, officials say. More than 100 people are missing after heavy rain...
California mudslide forces evacuations in LA and Camarillo Springs
Mudslides and flooding killed at least one person and forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes as heavy rains hit southern California. The body was...
Princess Srirasmi of Thailand resigns from royal position
Princess Srirasmi, the wife of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn of Thailand, has resigned her royal position, the palace has announced. A statement said King Bhumibol Adulyadej...
Pope Francis declines to meet Dalai Lama in Rome
Pope Francis has declined to meet the exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama because of the "delicate situation" with China, the Vatican announces. The Dalai...
What would you do with a $215,238 Christmas present from Bank of America?
A Bank of America’s client claims that he got full access to someone else’s account because they had the same user name. After the bank...
California biggest storm in 5 years leaves 220,000 people without power
Heavy rains and high winds slammed northern California leaving more than 220,000 people without power. The storm brought rainfall of more than an inch an...
Ebola outbreak: Unreported bodies found in Kono, Sierra Leone
A number of bodies have been discovered by health officials in Kono, a remote diamond-mining area of Sierra Leone, raising fears that the scale...
France plane crash: Alpha Jet aircraft comes down in Vouvray killing one person
An Alpha Jet aircraft has crashed into a home for disabled people in central France, killing one person and leaving several others injured, one...
Princess Charlene of Monaco gives birth to twin babies
Princess Charlene of Monaco has given birth to twin babies, Gabriella and Jacques, the palace has announced. Prince Jacques is next in line to the...
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