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Australia’s parliament lifts veil ban

Australia’s government has reversed a decision which would have restricted access to parliament in Canberra for women wearing full-face Islamic…

10 years ago

Teresa Romero tests negative for Ebola after being given human serum with antibodies

Spanish nurse Teresa Romero, who became the first person to contract Ebola outside West Africa, has now tested negative for…

10 years ago

Pope Paul VI beatified by Pope Francis on the last day of Synod on the Family

Pope Paul VI has been beatified by Pope Francis on the last day of the Synod of Bishops on the…

10 years ago

Barack Obama urges Americans not to give in to Ebola hysteria

President Barack Obama urged Americans not to give in to Ebola hysteria, stressing that the two cases contracted in the…

10 years ago

Michael Brown’s blood found on Darren Wilson’s gun

According to forensic evidence, Michael Brown’s blood was found on the gun, uniform and inside the car of Ferguson police…

10 years ago

Hurricane Gonzalo: Power and communications restored in Bermuda

Hurricane Gonzalo left a trail of damage in its wake on the tiny Atlantic territory of Bermuda. Bermuda was "bruised"…

10 years ago

Hong Kong protesters clash with police for Mong Kok site

Hong Kong protesters have clashed with police in a battle for territory in the district of Mong Kok. Some reports…

10 years ago

Annapurna Circuit death toll rises to 39 after four days of searches

The death toll of Nepal’s Annapurna Circuit has risen to 39 after days of searches, officials say. Snowstorms and avalanches…

10 years ago

Hannah Graham update: Remains found in Walnut Creek Park in Albemarle County

Human remains that could be those of Hannah Graham, who has been missing since September 13, have been found by…

10 years ago

Synod on the Family report: Bishops veto gay-friendly statements

Proposals for wider acceptance of gay people failed to win a two-thirds majority at the Catholic Church’s Synod on the…

10 years ago