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US extends embassy closures for up to a week due to possible militant threat

The US has announced it will keep some of its embassies in north Africa and the Middle East closed for…

11 years ago

Spain considers 50 euros Gibraltar border fee

Spain is considering a 50 euro fee to cross its border with Gibraltar, amid a row over an artificial reef.…

11 years ago

China bans all imports of milk powder from New Zealand in botulism fears

China has banned all imports of milk powder from New Zealand, after its main dairy exporter, Fonterra, found in some…

11 years ago

Car speeds deliberately through pedestrians on Venice Beach Boardwalk

A car sped deliberately through a crowd of pedestrians, killing one, on the Venice Beach Boardwalk in Los Angeles. One…

11 years ago

US and UK concern over Zimbabwe vote

The US and UK have expressed concerns after Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe won a seventh term in office amid claims…

11 years ago

Kirobo: Japan launches first talking robot into space

Japan has launched Kirobo, the world's first talking robot, into space to serve as companion to astronaut Kochi Wakata who…

11 years ago

Zimbabwe election result: Robert Mugabe re-elected amid fraud claims

Robert Mugabe has won a seventh term in office as Zimbabwe’s president, officials say, amid claims of electoral fraud. Robert…

11 years ago

Hassan Rouhani replaces Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president of Iran

Hassan Rouhani has officially replaced Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president of Iran. Cleric Hassan Rouhani's election has been endorsed by Supreme…

11 years ago

Edward Snowden affair: Germany cancels spy pact with US and UK

Germany has decided to cancel a Cold War-era pact with the US and the UK in response to revelations about…

11 years ago

New Zealand: Fonterra recalls dairy products across seven countries over botulism fears

Fonterra, New Zealand's main dairy exporter, has found a strain of bacteria causing botulism in some of its products, including…

11 years ago