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Greece: Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis rejects debt talks with troika
Greece's new Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis says his government will not negotiate over the Greek bailout conditions with the "troika" team from the EU...
Mitt Romney 2016: Former Republican candidate will not run for president again
Mitt Romney has decided he will not run for president again. The 67-year-old Republican was beaten by President Barack Obama in the US 2012 election. Mitt...
Eurozone deflation deepens in January 2015
Deflation has deepened across the 19 countries that use the euro currency. In January, prices in the eurozone were 0.6% down on their levels a...
Eugene de Kock: South Africa’s apartheid killer Prime Evil paroled after 20 years in jail
South African apartheid assassin Eugene de Kock has been granted parole after 20 years in jail. The death squad commander was nicknamed "Prime Evil" for...
Two Eagles balloon sets new world distance record after crossing Pacific Ocean
American Troy Bradley and Russian Leonid Tiukhtyaev have surpassed the world distance record for a flight in a helium balloon after crossing the Pacific...
King Salman of Saudi Arabia announces major cabinet reshuffle
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has announced a major cabinet reshuffle, a week after he acceded to the throne following King Abdullah's death. The chief of...
Quebec man missed $21.5 million lottery jackpot by 7 seconds
A Quebec man has missed a C$27 million ($21.5 million) lottery jackpot by 7 seconds. Canada's Supreme Court has said it will not hear the...
Gunman enters Dutch broadcaster NOS during main evening news
A man carying a gun has been arrested in the studio of Dutch news broadcaster NOS after disrupting the main evening news, reportedly demanding...
Fritz-Joly Joachin: Suspect of link to Charlie Hebdo attackers extradited from Bulgaria
Fritz-Joly Joachin, a French national said to be connected to the Kouachi brothers, has been extradited from Bulgaria to France. Fritz-Joly Joachin was detained while...
Greece: Alexis Tsipras’ government faces straight talking from Martin Schulz
Ahead of his visit to Greece, European Parliament President Martin Schulz says he will use "straight talking" in his first meeting with Alexis Tsipras’...
Italy’s new president: PM Matteo Renzi names Sergio Mattarella as candidate
Italy’s PM Matteo Renzi has named constitutional court judge Sergio Mattarella as his candidate, as parliament chooses a new president. In Italy, the president has...
Tommy Thompson: Fugitive treasure hunter to appear in Florida court
Treasure hunter Tommy Thompson is scheduled to appear in a Florida court following his arrest after two years on the run. Tommy Thompson was arrested...
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Plane’s disappearance officially declared an accident
The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been officially declared an accident with no survivors. No trace of the Beijing-bound aircraft has been found...
AirAsia Flight QZ8501crash: Co-pilot Remi Plesel was flying plane before crash
According to Indonesian investigators, the co-pilot of AirAsia Flight QZ8501, French national Remi Plesel, was controlling the plane before it crashed. Authorities said this information...
Alberto Nisman’s death: Argentine prosecutor borrowed gun because he did not trust guards
According to one of his colleagues, Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who died in unexplained circumstances, borrowed a gun because he did not trust the...
Sydney cafe siege inquest: Hostage Katrina Dawson killed by police bullet
An inquest into the Sydney cafe siege has heard that hostage Katrina Dawson was killed by fragments from a police bullet or bullets. Another hostage,...
Raul Castro issues Guantanamo Bay demand to US
Cuban leader Raul Castro has demanded the US hand back the Guantanamo Bay military base before relations with Washington are normalized. In a speech, President...
Northeast blizzard 2015: New England digs out of heavy snow
New England residents are digging out after up to 36in of snow fell in a day-long blizzard. The Northeast snow storm, which also destroyed part...
Bart the Miracle Cat: Florida cat buried by his owner crawls out of grave
A Florida cat has had surgery after apparently clawing its way out of his grave following a collision with a car. Bart the cat was...
Alexis Tsipras first cabinet meeting: Greece will not default on its debts
Addressing his first cabinet meeting, Greece’s new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says his country will not default on its debts. Alexis Tsipras said he would...
Michelle Obama causes stir in Saudi Arabia after not wearing a head scarf
President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama visited Saudi Arabia to pay respects to late King Abdullah and the first lady’s outfit caused a stir...
Northeast blizzard 2015: Why did forecasters get it wrong?
According to several independent meteorologists, National Weather Service experts misjudged the path and impact of the blizzard that struck the Northeast on January 26...
Kim Jong-un to visit Russia in May
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has accepted an invitation to Moscow in May, South Korea's Yonhap reports. The news agency cites a written response from...
Greece: Alexis Tsipras’ anti-austerity government sworn in
Greece’s new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has formed a new cabinet with Yanis Varoufakis as finance minister and right-winger Panos Kammenos as defense minister. Yanis...
Northeast snowstorm: National Weather Service admits its snow forecasts were wrong
The National Weather Service (NWS) has admitted its forecasts were wrong, after predicting a "potentially historic blizzard" would strike. The storm piled deep snow on...
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