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Ukraine rebels hold presidential and parliamentary elections in Donetsk and LuhanskUkraine rebels hold presidential and parliamentary elections in Donetsk and Luhansk

Ukraine rebels hold presidential and parliamentary elections in Donetsk and Luhansk

Rebels in eastern Ukraine are holding elections denounced by the West as "illegitimate". Presidential and parliamentary polls are being held…

10 years ago
Thomas Menino dead: Boston’s longest serving mayor dies from cancer aged 71Thomas Menino dead: Boston’s longest serving mayor dies from cancer aged 71

Thomas Menino dead: Boston’s longest serving mayor dies from cancer aged 71

Beloved Thomas Menino, the longest serving mayor in Boston's history, has died at age 71. Thomas Menino, a Democrat, was…

10 years ago
Daylight Saving Time 2014: US turns clocks back to standard timeDaylight Saving Time 2014: US turns clocks back to standard time

Daylight Saving Time 2014: US turns clocks back to standard time

Most of the United States is turning back the clock on November 2 for the annual shift back to standard…

10 years ago
Virgin Galactic crash: NTSB investigates SpaceShipTwo crash site in Mojave desertVirgin Galactic crash: NTSB investigates SpaceShipTwo crash site in Mojave desert

Virgin Galactic crash: NTSB investigates SpaceShipTwo crash site in Mojave desert

US authorities are investigating why Virgin Galactic’s space rocket crashed over California's Mojave desert on a test flight. One pilot…

10 years ago
ISIS militants kill 50 members of Al Bu Nimr tribe in IraqISIS militants kill 50 members of Al Bu Nimr tribe in Iraq

ISIS militants kill 50 members of Al Bu Nimr tribe in Iraq

ISIS militants have killed at least 50 members of an Iraqi tribe in western Anbar province, officials and tribal leaders…

10 years ago
Canada suspends visas for Ebola countriesCanada suspends visas for Ebola countries

Canada suspends visas for Ebola countries

Canada has decided to suspend visa applications from residents and passport-holders from West African countries in the grip of the…

10 years ago
US stock market closes at record level as Bank of Japan boosts stimulus measuresUS stock market closes at record level as Bank of Japan boosts stimulus measures

US stock market closes at record level as Bank of Japan boosts stimulus measures

US stock market closed at record level, helped by Japan's surprise move to step up its stimulus measures. The Dow…

10 years ago
Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo crash kills at least one person in Mojave desertVirgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo crash kills at least one person in Mojave desert

Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo crash kills at least one person in Mojave desert

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo space tourism craft crashed in Mojave desert killing at least one person, the California Highway Patrol has…

10 years ago
Burkina Faso: President Blaise Campaore resigns following violent protestsBurkina Faso: President Blaise Campaore resigns following violent protests

Burkina Faso: President Blaise Campaore resigns following violent protests

Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore has resigned following violent protests at his attempt to extend his 27-year rule. Blaise Compaore…

10 years ago
MH370: First legal case filed in Malaysia over missing planeMH370: First legal case filed in Malaysia over missing plane

MH370: First legal case filed in Malaysia over missing plane

Malaysia Airlines and the Malaysian government are being sued by two children whose father, Jee Jing Hang, was on MH370…

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