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Little boy takes off Pope Francis’ white skullcap
A little boy took off Pope Francis' white zucchetto (skullcap) during a meeting with children and volunteers of the Santa Marta Vatican Institute at...
Pope Francis denies being a Marxist
In a recent interview, Pope Francis said he is not a Marxist but that even Marxists can be good people. Pope Francis was responding to...
Jang Sung-taek’s execution will not alter North Korea’s trade goals
Jang Sung-taek's execution will not alter North Korea’s economic goals, an official said. Jang Sung-taek, uncle of leader Kim Jong-un, had been building trade with...
Nelson Mandela’s body buried in family plot in Qunu
Nelson Mandela's body has been buried in a family plot, after political and religious leaders paid tribute to South Africa's first black president at...
Kim Kyong-hui: Kim Jong-un’s aunt remains in power after Jang Sung-taek’s execution
Kim Kyong-hui, Jang Sung-taek’s widow and the influential aunt of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has been given a prestigious position, even after the...
Nelson Mandela’s state funeral in Qunu
Nelson Mandela's state funeral is taking place in his ancestral home in Qunu, ending a week of commemorations for South Africa's first black president. Some...
Ukraine: Rival protests expected in central Kiev
Rival protests are expected in central Kiev, amid fears of possible clashes. Activists and opposition parties are hoping hundreds of thousands of people will take...
Chile elections 2013: Michelle Bachelet favorite in presidential run-off
Left-wing candidate Michelle Bachelet appears as the favorite in the presidential run-off in Chile. She faces Evelyn Matthei, a former minister in the governing centre-right...
Nelson Mandela’s coffin arrives in Qunu for burial
Nelson Mandela's body has arrived in his ancestral home in Qunu in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa, the final leg of its...
North Korea recalls business people from China
Just days after Jang Sung-taek’s execution, the North Korean business people have been recalled from China, says a South Korean report. North Korean leader Kim...
Sandy Hook shooting: Barack Obama to observe a moment of silence on first anniversary
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will observe a moment silence Saturday morning on the first anniversary of Sandy Hook Elementary...
Nelson Mandela funeral: Archbishop Desmond Tutu not invited
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a veteran anti-apartheid campaigner in South Africa, has said he will not be going to Nelson Mandela's funeral because he has...
Nelson Mandela funeral: ANC members pay final tribute in Pretoria ceremony
The African National Congress (ANC) members have paid final tributes to Nelson Mandela at a ceremony in Pretoria ahead of Sunday's funeral. President Jacob Zuma...
Karl Halverson Pierson identified as Arapahoe High School shooting suspect
Authorities have identified 18-year-old Karl Halverson Pierson as the suspect gunman who opened fire at Arapahoe High School in suburban Denver, Colorado. Karl Halverson Pierson...
Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $550 million
Mega Millions jackpot for the next draw on December 17 raised to an estimated to $550 million as no winning ticket was sold yesterday. The...
Terry Lee Loewen arrested over Wichita airport suicide bomb plot
Terry Lee Loewen has been arrested in Kansas and accused of planning to detonate a suicide car bomb at Wichita airport, authorities have said. Terry...
Jay Carney: Robert Levinson not a government employee at the time of his disappearance
The White House spokesman Jay Carney has said ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson, who is believed to have been held in Iran for the last...
Jang Sung-taek execution rekindles fears of instability in North Korea
Jang Sung-taek’s execution in North Korea has rekindled fears of instability in the secretive nuclear-armed state. South Korean defense chief Kim Kawn-jin promised "heightened readiness"...
Nelson Mandela funeral: Lying in state ends with final rush from hundreds of people
Hundreds of people pushed through police lines in a last-ditch bid to see Nelson Mandela lying in state in South Africa’s capital Pretoria. They were...
Colorado school shooting: Arapahoe High School gunman dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound
A student at Arapahoe High School in Colorado shot and wounded another student before dying of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police have said. The...
Prince Harry reaches the South Pole after two-week expedition
Prince Harry successfully reached the South Pole after more than two weeks of travelling. The royal joined members of Walking With the Wounded (WWTW) charity...
Thamsanqa Jantjie: Nelson Mandela interpreter failed in 2012 with self-invented gestures
Sign language interpreter Thamsanqa Jantjie, who claimed to suffer an on-stage schizophrenic episode during Nelson Mandela’s memorial service, failed to communicate a single word...
Mega Millions jackpot grows to $400 million
Mega Millions lottery game is sporting its second-largest jackpot ever, an estimated $400 million, for Friday’s drawing. Today’s multi-state Mega Millions drawing is the fifth...
Nelson Mandela funeral: South Africans warned not to join queue at Union Buildings
South African government has warned people not to attempt to go to see Nelson Mandela's body in the capital, Pretoria, unless they are already...
Robert Levinson: Ex-FBI agent captive in Iran working for CIA
Ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson, who is believed to have been held in Iran for the last seven years, was working for the CIA on...
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