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North Korea requests immediate food aid after devastating floods
North Korea has requested immediate food aid after devastating floods last month, the United Nations says. UN officials in Pyongyang said the need for aid...
European markets fall following ECB’s proposals
European markets have fallen after the European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi said the bank would come up with ways to help struggling...
Kofi Annan resigns as UN Syria envoy
Kofi Annan is quitting as UN-Arab League envoy, the UN has announced. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Kofi Annan had decided not to renew...
Three al-Qaeda members arrested in Spain
Three men suspected to be al-Qaeda members have been arrested in San Roque and Almuradiel, southern Spain. Explosive material was seized at an address in...
Egypt’s new cabinet to be officially announced and sworn in by Mohammed Mursi
Egypt's new government is due to be officially announced and sworn in by President Mohammed Mursi, who took office last month. Media reports suggest Prime...
Syria: Aleppo fighting increased in the past few days
Fighting in Syria's embattled city of Aleppo has increased significantly in the past few days, the UN says. Sausan Ghosheh of the UN mission in...
Palm trees once grew in Antarctica
Scientists drilling deep into the edge of modern Antarctica have pulled up proof that palm trees once grew there. Analyses of pollen and spores and...
Boris Johnson left dangling on zip wire at an Olympic live screen event
London’s Mayor Boris Johnson was left dangling on a zip wire for several minutes when it stopped working at an Olympic live screen event. Boris...
Golden Dawn party hands out free food only to Greek nationals
Far-right Golden Dawn party in Greece has handed out free food to hundreds of struggling people in central Athens, but only to Greek nationals. The...
Olympics 2012: China’s Olympic delegation to probe badminton match loss
Chinese Olympic delegation has begun an investigation into allegations two badminton players "deliberately lost" their match, state media says. Doubles players Yu Yang and Wang...
North Korea Arirang Mass Games 2012
Arirang Mass Games will be held in North Korean capital Pyongyang from August 1st until September 9th, 2012. Mass Games takes place in the one of the...
India’s power supply fully restored
Power supply in India has been fully restored after a two-day blackout hit much of the country, officials say. More than 600 million people were...
Olympics 2012: eight Olympic badminton players face charges over deliberate losing
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has charged eight female Olympic badminton players with "not using one's best efforts to win a match". Four pairs of players...
Iraq: two car bomb explosions kill 19 people in Baghdad
At least 19 people have been killed in two car bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. The blasts happened within minutes of...
UBS lost $356 million by investing in Facebook shares
Swiss bank UBS lost 349 million Swiss francs ($356 million) by investing in Facebook shares, more than halving its profits. UBS's second quarter profits were...
Activist Alexei Navalny charged with embezzlement
Russian anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny has been charged with embezzlement in a case he describes as "strange and absurd". Federal investigators in Moscow brought charges...
India in a second day of massive power breakdown
More than half of India has been left without power after a massive power breakdown has hit the country for a second day running. Indian...
Australia in $500 million drugs seizure after breaking Hong Kong-based ring
Australian police have seized drugs worth over $500 million dollars and broken up a Hong Kong-based drugs ring. Four Hong Kong nationals and three Australian...
Olympics 2012: swimmer Ye Shiwen denies doping after smashing world record
Chinese Olympic swimmer Ye Shiwen has denied taking performance-enhancing drugs, after smashing a world record at the London Olympics. Ye Shiwen, 16, won gold in...
James Holmes charged with 142 criminal counts over Colorado cinema shooting
James Holmes, the suspect gunman at Aurora cinema, has been formally charged with 142 criminal counts in one of America's worst mass shootings. James Holmes,...
Ebola confirmed in Uganda’s capital Kampala
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has called on people to avoid physical contact, after the deadly Ebola virus spread to the capital, Kampala. Fourteen people have...
Olympics 2012: more Olympic tickets back on sale
Organizers LOCOG announce that more Olympic tickets will go back on sale after the row over empty seats. It said an initial 3,000 tickets -...
Massive power outage hits India causing major disruption
A massive power outage has caused disruption across northern India, including in the capital, Delhi. It hit a vast swathe of the country affecting more...
Mitt Romney backs Israeli decision over Iran nuclear concerns
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said would respect an Israeli decision to use military force to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon,...
Yemen: Italian embassy worker kidnapped by gunmen in Sanaa
Gunmen have kidnapped a security agent working for the Italian embassy in Yemen's capital Sanaa. The Italian man was taken to an unknown destination from...
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