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Barack Obama visits Stonehenge after NATO summit

Barack Obama made an impromptu visit to Stonehenge on his return home from the NATO summit in Newport, Wales. As…

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Mohamed Morsi charged with handing over Egypt’s security documents to Qatar

Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi is being charged with handing over national security documents to Qatar, the state prosecutor says.…

10 years ago

Larry Glazer and wife Jane Glazer die in Jamaica plane crash

A private jet on a flight from New York to Florida crashed off Jamaica on September 5 after the two…

10 years ago

Plague and botulism pathogens found improperly stored in NIH and FDA labs

A number of long-forgotten deadly microbes have been uncovered in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) laboratories in recent weeks,…

10 years ago

Hillary Clinton 2016: Former secretary of state to decide on presidential bid after January 2015

Former U.S. Secretary of State, Senator and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton has said she won't make a decision about…

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Hugo Chavez’s prayer sparks controversy in Venezuela

The commemoration of late Hugo Chavez with a rewriting of the Christian Lord's Prayer is causing controversy in Venezuela. Venezuela's…

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Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone announces four-day lockdown

Sierra Leone has announced a four-day lockdown to try to tackle the Ebola disease. According to a senior official, from…

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Ahmed Abdi Godane dead: Al-Shabab leader killed by US airstrike in Somalia

Ahmed Abdi Godane, the leader of the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab, was killed following a US attack earlier this week,…

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US employers added fewest jobs in August 2014

According to the latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US economy added 142,000 jobs in August 2014,…

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Ukraine cease-fire deal agreed in Belarus

Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian rebels have signed a cease-fire deal to end almost five months of fighting. The two sides,…

10 years ago