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Pakistan: Explosion kills at least 25 people in Peshawar market
At least 25 people are dead and dozens wounded after an explosion has ripped through a market in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar,...
Colombia: Juan Manuel Santos refuses Rev Jesse Jackson FARC mediation
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has rejected proposed mediation by Rev Jesse Jackson over FARC rebel-held hostage. Juan Manuel Santos said only the Red Cross...
Senate to reject House funding bill to avert government shutdown
Senate Majority leader Harry Reid has warned that his Democratic-led chamber will reject a House Republican bill to avert a government shutdown. Early on Sunday,...
Pakistan: New earthquake hits Balochistan killing 12 people
A new 6.8-magnitude earthquake has struck Pakistani province Balochistan, where at least 400 people died in a quake earlier this week. Reports said the new...
Golden Dawn leader Nikolaos Mihaloliakos arrested over forming criminal organization
Nikolaos Mihaloliakos, leader of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party, has been arrested on charges of forming a criminal organization. Another Golden Dawn MP has been...
Barack Obama and Hassan Rouhani in historic phone call
President Barack Obama has spoken by phone to Iran's President Hassan Rouhani - the first such top-level conversation in more than 30 years. Barack Obama...
UN adopts Syria chemical weapons resolution
The UN has unanimously voted to adopt a binding resolution on ridding Syria of chemical weapons. At a session in New York, the 15-member Security...
Italy: PM Enrico Letta threatens to resign
Italy’s PM Enrico Letta has threaten to resign unless his cabinet gets clear backing in a parliamentary vote expected to be called next week. Enrico...
US government careens toward shutdown
The US government careens toward a potentially devastating shutdown as Republicans and Democrats in Congress remain deadlocked on a budget to continue its funding. Agencies...
Prince George christening date set for October 23
Prince William and Kate Middleton have announced details of their son's christening. Prince George will be christened on Wednesday, October 23, at the Chapel Royal...
Bill 606: Halle Berry anti-paparazzi bill becomes law in California
Anti-paparazzi bill which limits their ability to photograph stars' children has become law in the state of California. Bill 606, championed by actress Halle Berry,...
Syria: UN to investigate chemical weapons attacks after Damascus incident
UN inspectors are investigating at least three alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syria that happened after August 21. Little is known about the latest three...
Listeria outbreak: Colorado cantaloupe farm owners arrested
Eric and Ryan Jensen, owners of the Colorado cantaloupe farm linked to a 2011 food poisoning outbreak which killed 33 people and sickened 147,...
Toyota and Nissan announce fresh car recalls
Toyota and Nissan have announced new vehicle recalls. Toyota is calling back 615,000 Sienna minivans in the US to fix a lever problem that could...
Spain to change time zone
Spain is to consider changing time zones by an hour after a report said this would improve eating, sleeping and working habits. The document by...
Iran urged to accept international offer over its nuclear programme
Iran has been urged by China and the US to respond "positively" to an international offer over its nuclear programme, US officials say. The call...
White Widow: Interpol issues wanted persons notice for Samantha Lewthwaite at Kenya’s request
Interpol has issued a wanted persons notice for Briton Samantha Lewthwaite, known as the “White Widow”, at Kenya's request. Samantha Lewthwaite, 29, is the widow...
Costa Concordia: Remains found during salvage operation
Divers working on the salvage operation of the Costa Concordia, which crashed off the Italian coast of Giglio in January 2012, have found human...
NSA spied on Martin Luther King and Muhammad Ali during Vietnam War protests
New declassified documents reveal the US National Security Agency spied on Martin Luther King and Muhammad Ali during the height of the Vietnam War...
Citigroup pays $395 million settlement to Freddie Mac
Citigroup has agreed to pay $395 million to Freddie Mac to settle claims of potential flaws in mortgages it sold to the firm. The sum...
Jack Lew: US will hit its debt ceiling by October 17
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has warned that he US will hit its debt ceiling by October 17, leaving the government with half the money...
Pakistan earthquake death toll rises to 328 in Balochistan
Pakistan earthquake death toll raised to 328 while hundreds more are wounded in south-west province of Balochistan. The 7.7-magnitude quake struck on Tuesday afternoon at...
French public deficit to hit record in 2014
The French government has revealed the country’s public debt will hit a record 95.1% of GDP in 2014, above previous estimates, and up from...
Kenya declares three days of national mourning following Westgate mall attack
Kenya has declared three days of national mourning following the end of the four-day siege by Islamist militants on Nairobi's Westgate shopping centre. President Uhuru...
Russia: Greenpeace activists detained in Murmansk over piracy
Thirty Greenpeace activists have been detained by Russian coastguards in the port of Murmansk. Greenpeace says so far five of them have been questioned. The activists,...
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