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North America Polar Vortex heading toward East

A polar vortex hitting North America is now heading toward East, ushering in dangerous temperatures not seen in two decades,…

11 years ago

Bangladesh elections 2014: Awami League wins boycotted poll

Bangladeshi ruling party Awami League has won a violent general election whose outcome was never in doubt, after a boycott…

11 years ago

Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 plane makes emergency landing in Azerbaijan

A Singapore Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Azerbaijan due to loss of cabin pressure. The…

11 years ago

Angela Merkel skiing accident in Switzerland

Angela Merkel has fractured a bone in her pelvis in a cross-country skiing accident in Switzerland, her spokesman says. The…

11 years ago

Liz Cheney drops out of Wyoming Senate race

Liz Cheney has decided to drop out of the Senate primary after her bid to unseat Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi…

11 years ago

Ergenekon: PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan backs army plot retrials

Turkey’s PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he favors the retrial of hundreds of military officers convicted of plotting to overthrow…

11 years ago

Polar vortex brings more freezing weather to Ohio, South Dakota and Illinois

The Northeast and Upper Midwest are braced for potentially record-breaking low temperatures as a "polar vortex" brings more freezing weather.…

11 years ago

Pope Francis announces visit to Holy Land

Pope Francis has announced his first trip as pontiff to the Holy Land. Pope Francis will visit Jerusalem, Bethlehem in…

11 years ago

John Kerry: US will not send troops to help Iraq fight al-Qaeda

Secretary of State John Kerry has said the US will help Iraq fight al-Qaeda-linked militants, but that it is not…

11 years ago

Antarctic rescue: Polar Star to help Xue Long and Akademik Shokalskiy

US ice-breaker Polar Star is to help the Chinese and Russian ships that are stuck in thick ice in Antarctica…

11 years ago