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Northeast snowstorm blamed for 11 deaths and 4,000 flights cancelation
A massive winter storm has blanketed the Northeast with up to 2 ft snow and ushered in dangerously cold temperatures Friday, leaving travelers stranded...
Edward Snowden leaks: NSA building quantum computer
According to new reports, the NSA is building a quantum computer to break the encryption that keeps messages secure. The NSA project came to light...
More than 300 migrants rescued off Italian and Greek coasts
Italian and Greek coast guards saved more than 300 migrants from rough waters in two separate incidents. The Italian navy said it picked up 233...
Fiat shares jump more than 15% after Chrysler deal
Fiat shares have jumped more than 15 percent following the announcement of its plan to buy the remaining 41% of Chrysler it does not...
Major snowstorm to hit Midwest and Northeast
A major snowstorm and blizzard-like conditions are expected to affect 100 million people across the Midwest and Northeast. While the immediate focus was on snow...
Beirut car bomb kills at least 5 people in Hezbollah stronghold
A car bomb hit a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut killing at least 5 people and injuring other 20, media and officials...
Cyclone Bejisa: Reunion Island on red storm alert
Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean has been put on red alert in preparation for the arrival of cyclone Bejisa. French officials said the "danger...
Ariel Sharon’s condition critical with danger to life
Ariel Sharon’s condition is now critical, "with some danger to life", his doctors have said. Former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon, 85, has been in a...
Akademik Shokalskiy passengers evacuated by helicopter
Passengers from the ice-bound research vessel Akademik Shokalskiy are to be rescued in Antarctica. A helicopter from a Chinese ship set down nearby, bringing in...
Pervez Musharraf taken to hospital on way to Islamabad court
Pervez Musharraf has been taken to hospital with a suspected heart problem on his way to Islamabad court for his treason trial. Officials told the...
Fiat buys remaining 41% stake in Chrysler
Fiat has agreed to buy the remaining 41% of Chrysler it does not own in a move that will create the world's seventh-largest car...
Mogadishu: Jazeera hotel hit by deadly car bombs
At least eight people have been killed after two car bombs have exploded outside Jazeera hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The blasts were at...
Pope Francis calls for tolerance in his first New Year blessing
Pope Francis has called for the world to unite against violence as a "community of brothers" in his first New Year blessing. Addressing pilgrims in...
Palestinian Ambassador Jamal al-Jamal killed by explosion in Prague
Head of Palestinian mission in Czech Republic, Jamal al-Jamal, has been killed by an explosion at his home in Prague. Jamal al-Jamal had been taken...
Chaparrastique volcano eruption prompts evacuations in El Salvador
El Salvador has resumed evacuating residents living on the slopes of the Chaparrastique volcano. The 7,000 ft-high volcano started erupting on Sunday morning, spewing ash...
Majid al-Majid arrested in Lebanon
Lebanon has reportedly arrested Majid al-Majid, the head of a jihadist group that claimed the suicide bomb attack on Iran's embassy in November. Defense Minister...
ObamaCare health reforms come into effect
Millions of people in the US receive health insurance cover for the first time as ObamaCare healthcare reforms - Affordable Act Care - come...
Kim Jong-un’s first public reference to Jang Sung-taek’s execution
Kim Jong-un made his first public reference to the execution of his once-powerful uncle – Jang Sung-taek. In a New Year message broadcast on state...
Vatican confirmation: Pope Francis has not abolished sin
Pope Francis has not abolished sin as was published by Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said on Tuesday. Father Federico Lombardi said...
Slovakia accepts ethnic Uighur Chinese prisoners from Guantanamo
Slovakia has accepted three ethnic Uighur Chinese prisoners from Guantanamo Bay detention camp, the Slovak interior ministry says. The three are now in the capital...
2014 New Year celebrations: Crowds and fireworks welcome new year in New Zealand
New Year 2014 celebrations are beginning with Auckland in New Zealand ringing in the New Year at 11:00 GMT on Tuesday. Crowds have gathered in...
Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of US-brokered agreement
Israel has freed a group of 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of a US-brokered agreement to resume direct peace talks. The prisoners were greeted by...
Devyani Khobragade case: US to prosecute Indian diplomat after detention
According to new reports, the US is proceeding with the prosecution of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade after her arrest earlier this month caused a...
North Dakota train collision sets oil tankers ablaze
Authorities urged residents to evacuate Casselton town in North Dakota after wagons from a mile-long train carrying crude oil have burst into flames as...
FAA announces states to host commercial drone test sites
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced the six states that will host sites for testing commercial use of drones. FAA picked Alaska, Nevada, New...
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