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Croatia presidential elections 2014

Croatia is voting to elect a new president, with the poll seen as a test for the main political parties.…

10 years ago

French Alps snowfall leaves 15,000 drivers stranded in Savoy

More than 15,000 vehicles are stranded in the French Alps due to snow and ice, snarling the holiday traffic to…

10 years ago

Mehmet Ali Agca puts flowers at Pope John Paul II’s tomb in Vatican

Mehmet Ali Agca, who shot and injured former Pope John Paul II in 1981, has laid flowers on the late…

10 years ago

Sweden: Eskilstuna mosque set on fire on Christmas Day

A mosque has been set on fire in the Swedish town of Eskilstuna on Christmas Day, injuring five people, police…

10 years ago

Turkish student arrested for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

A Turkish teenager has been arrested on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to local media. The 16-year-old…

10 years ago

Pope Francis delivers Urbi et Orbi Christmas message 2014

Pope Francis has delivered his second "Urbi et Orbi" - to the city and the world - Christmas message, highlighting…

10 years ago

Vladimir Putin orders freeze on Russian vodka prices amid economic crisis

President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian government to curb rising vodka prices. Vladimir Putin, who has been hit by…

10 years ago

Ukraine parliament votes to abandon non-aligned status

Ukraine will abandon its non-aligned status and work towards NATO membership after a vote in the country’s parliament. Russian Foreign…

10 years ago

Belgian PM Charles Michel pelted with fries and mayo by anti-austerity activists

Belgian PM Charles Michel has been attacked with french fries and squirted with mayonnaise by anti-austerity activists. “Michel out, austerity…

10 years ago

Pope Francis Christmas speech on Curia: “Vatican is sick with power!”

In a pre-Christmas address to cardinals, Pope Francis has sharply criticized the Vatican bureaucracy, complaining of "spiritual Alzheimer's" and "the…

10 years ago