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Dennis Rodman defends his visit to North Korea ahead of exhibition match
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman has angrily defended his visit to North Korea, ahead of a basketball game to mark Kim Jong-un's birthday. In an...
JPMorgan Chase agrees to pay $1.7 billion to victims of Bernard Madoff fraud
Following a settlement with US prosecutors, JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $1.7 billion to victims of the Bernard Madoff fraud. The settlement comes after...
Akademik Shokalskiy and Xue Long escape from Antarctic ice trap
The Akademik Shokalskiy and Chinese icebreaker Xue Long have broken free from Antarctic ice where they had been stranded for several days. The Russian scientific...
Infanta Cristina summoned to appear in court over fraud accusations
Infanta Cristina, the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos of Spain, has been summoned to appear in court over accusations of fraud and money-laundering. The...
Turkey: 350 police officers sacked following government corruption probe
About 350 police officers have been sacked in Turkey’s capital Ankara, following a corruption probe targeting people close to the government, reports say. Officials, mostly...
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, warn forecasters. From Montana to...
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 by the main opposition...
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 Airbus A380 plane was flying...
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 German chancellor will have to...
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 sparked a round of...
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 the government. The move comes...
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. A winter storm has already...
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 the West Bank, and the...
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 planning to send troops...
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 following a rescue mission. The...
Midwest braces for record-breaking low temperatures
The Midwest is bracing for potentially record-breaking low temperatures as an Arctic chill brings more freezing weather. A winter storm has already blanketed areas of...
Bangladesh election 2014: Clashes in boycotted poll
Bangladeshi opposition activists and police clashed as the country is holding a general election boycotted by the opposition. At least three people were killed in...
Small plane makes emergency landing on Major Deegan Expressway in Bronx
A single-engine Piper PA-28 plane has made an emergency landing on the Major Deegan Expressway in The Bronx. The small plane touched down on the...
Iraq: Insurgents capture strategic city of Fallujah
Iraqi army has lost control of the strategic city of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, eyewitnesses say. Al-Qaeda-linked militants now control the south of the city....
Coldest arctic air masses in nearly 30 years to hit Midwest this weekend
This weekend will bring a deep freeze that could prove fatal for the ill-equipped across the Midwest. States such as Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin will...
India: Goa building collapse kills at least 6 people
At least six people died after a building under construction has collapsed in the southern Indian state of Goa. Dozens are feared trapped after the...
Akademik Shokalskiy rescue ship Xue Long stuck in ice
Chinese ice-breaker Xue Long that helped rescue passengers stranded on the Akademik Shokalskiy vessel in Antarctica is now stuck itself. An Australian ice-breaker carrying the...
Sochi Winter Games 2014: Russia to set up special zone for protest rallies
Russia has decided to set up a special zone for protest rallies at the Sochi Winter Olympics, where security will be tight. A special security...
Barack Obama proposes gun control measures to limit mentally ill access
The White House has announced measures aimed at limiting access to firearms for the mentally ill. The changes clarify ambiguous regulations and allow hospitals to...
US car sales disappoint in December 2013
GM has reported a fall in car sales in December in what was a disappointing month for US car makers. GM stocks fell 2.4% after...
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