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Venezuela tightens foreign currency controls

Venezuela’s government has announced measures to address the country’s foreign currency crisis and boost the economy. Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez…

11 years ago

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner dismisses speculation about her health in first public speech

Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has made her first public appearance in six weeks, ending a long silence that…

11 years ago

Geneva peace talks: Syrian government and opposition trade bitter accusations

Syrian government and opposition have traded bitter accusations on the first day of a major peace conference in Geneva, Switzerland.…

11 years ago

Dieudonne M’Bala M’Bala questioned by police

Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala has been questioned by police after bailiffs alleged they were fired on with rubber bullets at the…

11 years ago

Kiev protests: Two people die from bullet wounds

Two people have died in clashes between police and protesters in Kiev, Ukraine. Prosecutors confirmed the two had died from…

11 years ago

Kwanchai Praipana: Thai red-shirt leader shot in Udon Thani

Thailand's pro-government "red-shirt" leader Kwanchai Praipana has been shot, as the 60-day state of emergency came into effect in Bangkok…

11 years ago

Ruzanna Ibragimova: Suspected Sochi bomber hunted in Russia

Sochi police are hunting for Ruzanna Ibragimova, a woman they fear may be planning to carry out a suicide bomb…

11 years ago

Xu Zhiyong goes on trial in Beijing

Chinese human rights activist Xu Zhiyong, who campaigned against corruption, has gone on trial in Beijing. Xu Zhiyong is charged…

11 years ago

European Commission halts talks on EU-US free trade deal

The European Commission has decided to suspend talks on EU-US free trade deal amid concern that hard-won social protections in…

11 years ago

Barack Obama to visit Pope Francis on European tour

President Barack Obama will visit Pope Francis on a European tour in March, the White House has announced. The White…

11 years ago