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Maundy Thursday: Pope Francis washes and kisses prisoners feet at youth detention centre

Pope Francis has washed and kissed the feet of 12 detainees in a youth detention centre near Rome as part…

12 years ago

IMF board backs Christine Lagarde despite French inquiry into alleged abuses of power

The International Monetary Fund has said it continues to have "confidence" in its managing director Christine Lagarde despite a French…

12 years ago

Vladimir Putin orders large military drills in Black Sea region

President Vladimir Putin has ordered surprise military exercises in the Russian Black Sea region, to test the armed forces' battle…

12 years ago

Cyprus banks reopen amid tension over possible large scale withdrawals

Cyprus banks have reopened after a two-week closure sparked by the EU-IMF bailout negotiations, amid tension over possible large scale…

12 years ago

Nelson Mandela re-admitted to hospital with recurrence of lung infection

Nelson Mandela has been re-admitted to hospital in South Africa with a recurrence of a lung infection. A statement from…

12 years ago

Kaesong Industrial Complex still operating despite Pyongyang cutting military hotline

Kaesong Industrial Complex at the North-South Korea border is still operating despite Pyongyang cutting a military hotline with South Korea…

12 years ago

Cyprus banks to reopen on Thursday at noon after two weeks of crisis

Cyprus banks are to reopen on Thursday at 12:00 p.m. local time, two weeks after they closed to prevent a…

12 years ago

North Korea cuts Kaesong military hotline with South Korea

North Korea has announced it severs another military hotline with South Korea. The hotline is used to facilitate the travel of…

12 years ago

Biggest cyber-attack in history slows down global internet after row between Spamhaus and Cyberbunker

Global internet has been slowed down in what security experts are describing as the biggest cyber-attack of its kind in…

12 years ago

Yiannis Kypri, Bank of Cyprus Group CEO, ousted by central bank governor

Yiannis Kypri, chief executive of Bank of Cyprus, the biggest bank in the country, has been ousted by the central…

12 years ago