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Syria elections 2014: Bashar al-Assad wins third term

President Bashar al-Assad has won a third term in office after securing 88.7% of votes in Syria's presidential election, the…

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CAR bans mobile phone text messages

The Central African Republic (CAR) has banned the use of mobile phone text messages. The move is aimed at helping…

10 years ago

Germany opens investigation into NSA tapping of Angela Merkel’s phone

German federal prosecutor Harald Range will investigate allegations by Edward Snowden that the US government bugged Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone.…

10 years ago

Ukraine separatists take two military bases in Luhansk

Two Ukrainian military bases in the eastern region of Luhansk have been taken by separatist rebels as fighting continues near…

10 years ago

Barack Obama meets Ukraine President-elect Petro Poroshenko in Warsaw

President Barack Obama met Ukraine President-elect Petro Poroshenko, and pledged support for plans to restore peace to the country. Both…

10 years ago

Venice Mayor Giorgio Orsoni arrested in flood barrier fraud probe

Venice Mayor Giorgio Orsoni is among 35 people arrested in Italy over alleged corruption in connection with new flood barriers…

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Taliban video shows Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl release

A video showing the moment Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was handed over to US forces after five years in captivity in…

10 years ago

V. Stiviano’s attacker arrested and charged with third-degree hate crime

A man has been arrested after V. Stiviano - the girlfriend of embattled LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling - was…

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Dan and Jackie Anderson’s wedding party ended up in lake as jetty collapsed

Dan and Jackie Anderson were posing for pictures with their groomsmen and bridesmaids on their wedding day when the jetty…

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Tiananmen anniversary: Chinese security personnel swamp Beijing’s square

China’s Tiananmen Square has been swamped by security personnel on the 25th anniversary of the Beijing massacre. Foreign journalists were…

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