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Serbia: 18,000 cakes stolen from Kragujevac landfill site and resold on black market

18,000 cakes were stolen from a landfill site in the town of Kragujevac in central Serbia ahead of the New…

9 years ago

US oil price drops below $50 a barrel

The US oil price has dropped below $50 a barrel for the first time since April 2009. The price of…

9 years ago

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev trial: Jury selection begins in Boston Marathon bombings case

Jury selection has begun in the Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev trial. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is accused of killing three…

9 years ago

Libya: Greek oil tanker bombed in Derna, two dead

A Greek-operated oil tanker has been attacked by military jets in the Libyan port of Derna, killing two crew members,…

9 years ago

Lebanon restricts entry for Syrian refugees

Lebanon has imposed stricter conditions for Syrians entering the country in a bid to slow the flow of asylum seekers…

9 years ago

Australia bushfires: Soaring temperatures and high winds fuel blaze

Australian firefighters are racing to contain a major bushfire before soaring temperatures and high winds fuel the blaze. More than…

9 years ago

Euro reaches 9-year low against US dollar

The euro has reached a nine-year low against the US dollar as investors predicted the European Central Bank (ECB) may…

9 years ago

Thomas Gilbert Sr. shot dead by son in Manhattan apartment

Thomas Gilbert Sr., creator and chief investment officer of $200 million hedge fund Wainscott Capital Partners, has been shot dead…

9 years ago

Christodoulos Xiros: Greek extremist planned armed assault on maximum security prison in Athens

Greek left-wing extremist Christodoulos Xiros recaptured after a year on the run had been planning an armed assault to free…

9 years ago

Wenjian Liu funeral: Hundreds of officers turn their backs on New York Mayor Bill de Blasio

The funeral of Wenjian Liu, the second of two officers shot dead last month, has been held in New York.…

9 years ago