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Mali votes in presidential election
Polls open across Mali for a presidential election aimed at reuniting the country after months of political turmoil. Security is tight, with many areas still...
Cambodia votes in general elections
Polls have opened in Cambodia's parliamentary election, with PM Hun Sen's governing party widely expected to win the most seats. Hun Sen’s Cambodia People's Party...
Sydney Leathers Inside Edition interview: “Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin have more of a business relationship than a marriage”
Sydney Leathers, the alleged virtual mistress of New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, gave her first interview with CBS's Inside Edition. In the interview Sydney...
Huma Abedin reveals she was aware of Anthony Weiner’s relapse
Anthony Weiner’s wife, Huma Abedin, was aware of her husband's most recent indiscretions months before he decided to run for New York City mayor,...
Carlos Danger: Anthony Weiner admits starting three virtual relationships after resigning from Congress
New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has admitted that he started three different virtual relationships with women after he resigned from Congress following his...
Facebook shares jump 25% after stronger than expected mobile ad sales
Facebook shares jumped by more than 25% at the market opening on Thursday, after it beat profit forecasts with stronger than expected mobile ad...
Jane Austen to feature on Bank of England £10 note from 2017
Jane Austen is to feature on the next £10 note, the Bank of England has announced, avoiding a long-term absence of women represented on...
Aston Martin teams up with Mercedes for new generation of engines and components
Aston Martin is to team up with the Mercedes to develop a new generation of engines and components. As part of the deal, German carmaker...
House of Representatives rejects Amash amendment voting to continue NSA’s phone surveillance
The US House of Representatives has rejected the Amash amendment, voting to continue collecting data on phone calls, in the first legislative move on...
Bo Xilai charged with with bribery, corruption and abuse of power
Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has been charged with bribery, corruption and abuse of power, state media say. Bo Xilai, formerly the Communist Party chief...
EU plans to cut transaction fees on debit and credit cards confirmed
The European Union’s plans to cut transaction fees on debit and credit cards have been published - but there is disagreement over the potential...
White House urges Congress to reject Justin Amash amendment on NSA data collection
The White House is urging Congress to reject an attempt to stop the NSA collecting Americans' phone records. With a key vote coming up, President...
Bulgaria: Protesters trap more than 100 politicians and journalists inside parliament
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has appealed for calm after weeks-long protests escalated into a blockade of parliament and clashes with police. Rosen Plevneliev urged both...
Anthony Weiner: NY mayoral candidate admits having an online affair again
Anthony Weiner, the Democrat New York mayoral candidate, has admitted sending messages to a woman, two years after he left Congress over a similar...
China bans government buildings construction for five years
China has decided to ban the construction of government buildings for the next five years, according to state media. The move comes as part of...
2013 Forbes Top-Earning Celebrities Under 30
According to Forbes magazine, Lady Gaga is the top earning celebrity under 30 years old. Lady Gaga made an estimated $80 million in the last...
UBS reaches agreement with Federal Housing Finance Agency over US mortgage litigation
Swiss bank UBS has reached an agreement with US housing agencies to settle claims it had mis-sold mortgage investments. UBS said it had reached an...
Tokyo stocks flat on Shinzo Abe elections win
Japanese markets show a little change after PM Shinzo Abe was given a vote of confidence for his economic policy known as "Abenomics". As widely...
Japan votes in upper house elections
Japan is voting in upper house elections expected to deliver a win for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Half of the 242 seats in the chamber...
Alexei Navalny vows Moscow mayoral poll win after being freed from jail
Russian activist Alexei Navalny has told supporters he will fight and win the Moscow mayoral vote, after he was freed from jail pending an...
Venezuela says it ends steps towards restoring diplomatic ties with US after Samantha Power’s comments
Venezuela announces it has "ended" steps towards restoring diplomatic ties with the US, after comments made by Samantha Power, who was nominated as the...
Huawei denies spying for Chinese government allegations
Huawei has denied claims made by former CIA chief Michael Hayden that it has spied for the Chinese government. Michael Hayden was quoted by the...
Alexei Navalny freed on bail with travel restrictions following Russian protests
Russian activist Alexei Navalny has been freed from jail pending an appeal, a day after being sentenced to five years for embezzlement. The court ruled...
Detroit City files for bankruptcy with debts of at least $15 billion
Detroit has become the largest US city ever to file for bankruptcy, with debts of at least $15 billion. The city of Detroit, once a...
Forbes Highest-Paid Actors List 2013
Robert Downey Jr. has topped Forbes' list of highest-paid actors, with estimated earnings of $75 million. The Avengers and Iron Man 3 featuring 48-year-old Robert...
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