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Iran: Happy We Are From Tehran dancers sentenced to 91 lashes and jail

Six people have been arrested in Iran for appearing in a video dancing to Pharrell Williams' song Happy. They have…

10 years ago

Scotland: First Minister Alex Salmond announces resignation after voters rejected independence

Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond has announced his resignation after voters rejected independence in the recent referendum. Alex Salmond will…

10 years ago

France launches first air strikes against ISIS militants

France has launched its first air strikes against Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Iraq, the office of President Francois Hollande…

10 years ago

Nicolas Sarkozy returns to politics

Nicolas Sarkozy has announced his return to French politics. On his Facebook page, the former French president said he would…

10 years ago

Florida shooting: Don Charles Spirit kills daughter, six grandchildren and himself

Don Charles Spirit, a grandfather from Florida, shot dead his daughter and her six children before taking his own life…

10 years ago

Scotland referendum results: 55% of voters reject independence

Scottish voters decisively rejected independence after voting to stay in the UK. With 31 out of the country's 32 council…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Three-day lockdown begins in Sierra Leone

A three-day lockdown has come into effect in Sierra Leone in a bid to stop the spread of the Ebola…

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Ebola team found dead in Guinea

Guinean authorities searching for a team of health workers and journalists who went missing while trying to raise awareness of…

10 years ago

Scottish Independence Referendum 2014: Exit poll suggests 54% voted NO

As the polls have closed, counting is under way in the referendum to decide whether Scotland should stay in the…

10 years ago

John Cantlie: Video of British hostage released by ISIS

The Islamic State (ISIS) group has released a new video showing British man John Cantlie believed to be held hostage…

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