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Somalia: Islamist Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys arrives in Mogadishu after al-Shabab group split
Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, a top Islamist in Somalia, has arrived in the capital Mogadishu amid reports of a split in the al-Shabab group. He...
US and Ecuador talks on Edward Snowden’s bid for asylum
US Vice-president Joe Biden has talked to Ecuador's leader Rafael Correa by phone about fugitive Edward Snowden's bid for asylum. Joe Biden held talks with...
Missing sail boat Nina presumed to have sunk in New Zealand waters
American yacht Nina carrying eight people and missing in waters between New Zealand and Australia is now presumed to have sunk, say rescuers. But it...
Barack Obama praises Nelson Mandela as an ‘inspiration to the world’ during South Africa visit
President Barack Obama has praised Nelson Mandela as "an inspiration to the world", during his visit to South Africa. Barack Obama was speaking in the...
Western US heat wave threatens to break the all-time high recorded on Earth
An extended heat wave has hit western US states, with temperatures threatening to break the all-time high recorded on Earth. In Phoenix, Arizona, the mercury...
Blackberry shares dive after $84 million Q1 2013 loss
Blackberry maker shares have dived after it reported an $84 million loss for the three months to June 1st 2013. The figure was better than...
Barack Obama arrives in South Africa amid vigils for Nelson Mandela
President Barack Obama has landed in South Africa, the second stop in his three-country tour of Africa, amid vigils for Nelson Mandela. Barack Obama said...
Edward Snowden’s father sets terms for his son return
Edward Snowden’s father, Lon Snowden, has said he believes his son would return to the US on certain conditions. Lon Snowden asked for "ironclad assurances"...
Monsignor Nunzio Scarano arrested in Vatican bank investigation
Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, a senior Italian cleric, has been arrested in connection with an inquiry into the Vatican bank scandal over allegations of corruption...
Gold price falls below $1,200 an ounce reaching its lowest level in three years
Gold price has continued its drop, falling to its lowest level in almost three years, after the US Federal Reserve said it could wind...
US Senate passes immigration reform bill 68-32
The US Senate has passed a broad immigration reform bill that includes a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants. The 68-32...
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev charged with killing four people and using a weapon of mass destruction
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect, has been formally charged with killing four people and using a weapon of mass destruction. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev,...
Barack Obama rules out barter for Edward Snowden
President Barack Obama has said there will be no "wheeling and dealing" as part of extradition attempts against whistleblower Edward Snowden. Speaking on a visit...
Barack Obama Africa tour begins in Senegal
President Barack Obama has arrived in Senegal on the first leg of a three-nation tour of Africa. This is Barack Obama's second visit to the...
Nelson Mandela’s death expected in South Africa as President Jacob Zuma cancels Mozambique trip
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has cancelled a trip to Mozambique on Thursday after visiting former leader Nelson Mandela, 94, who remains critically ill...
Brazil: Protesters and police clashes outside Belo Horizonte stadium
Police have used tear gas to stop protesters from approaching a football stadium during a Brazil-Uruguay Confederations Cup match. About 50,000 protesters marched to the...
Pope Francis sets up Vatican bank inquiry
Pope Francis has set up a commission of inquiry to review the activities of the Vatican bank, following recent scandals. Earlier this month, Pope Francis...
Edward Snowden’s bid for Ecuador asylum could take months
Ecuador officials say it could take months to rule on an asylum bid by fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden. Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said it had...
Julia Gillard ousted by Kevin Rudd as Australia’s Labor Party leader
Australia's PM Julia Gillard has been ousted by Kevin Rudd as leader of Labor Party. Kevin Rudd won by 57 votes to 45, in a...
Brazil protesters win concession as Congress rejects constitutional amendment PEC 37
Brazil's Congress has rejected proposed constitutional amendment PEC 37 that was a key grievance of protesters who took to streets across the country. Demonstrators had...
Nelson Mandela close to death: Archbishop Thabo Makgoba prays for his peaceful end
Leading South African cleric Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has prayed for ex-President Nelson Mandela's "peaceful end" as he remains in a critical condition in hospital. Archbishop...
Chinese astronauts on Shenzhou-10 spacecraft return to Earth
Three Chinese astronauts on Shenzhou-10 spacecraft have returned to Earth in a capsule that has landed safely after a 15-day mission in space. The astronauts travelled...
Nelson Mandela’s health status UPDATE: Former president’s medical condition remains unchanged
Former President Nelson Mandela's medical condition remains unchanged, the South African government has announced. Nelson Mandela, 94, has been in a Pretoria hospital since June...
EU postpones Turkey membership talks following Gezi Park protests
German proposal to postpone further EU membership talks with Turkey for about four months has been backed by EU foreign ministers. The EU-Turkey talks had...
Edward Snowden did not cross Russian border, says Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Russia has had no involvement in the travel plans of fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden. Edward Snowden’s whereabouts are unclear...
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