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Duke Energy fined $1 million over golden eagles death
Duke Energy Renewables has agreed to pay out $1 million over the deaths of golden eagles at two wind farms. The huge energy supplier agreed...
Domnica Cemortan says she didn’t distract Captain Francesco Schettino
Moldovan dancer Domnica Cemortan admitted at Francesco Schettino’s trial she had been in a romantic relationship with the captain, and had been present on...
North Korea confirms US citizen held
North Korea has acknowledged that it is holding an US citizen, the state department announces. The captive's identity has not been confirmed as consular access...
Typhoon Haiyan death toll rises to 5,209 in Philippines
Typhoon Haiyan death toll has risen above 5,000, officials in the Philippines say, two weeks after the devastating storm hit the country. Philippines’ National Disaster...
JFK assassination 50 years on
The US is marking 50 years since President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas, Texas. Dallas, which has long struggled with the legacy of the...
South African papers defy Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla house photo ban
Most of South African newspapers have published images of President Jacob Zuma's private residence in Nkandla, defying a government warning that this would break...
Maxima supermarket collapse death toll rises to 32 in Riga
According to Latvian officials, at least 32 people have died after the roof of a Maxima supermarket collapsed in the capital Riga. Rescue efforts continued...
Ukraine mass rally after EU trade deal delay
A mass rally has taken place in Kiev following Ukraine's decision to delay an association agreement with the European Union. Opposition leaders including former world...
North Korea urged to release veteran Merrill Newman
North Korea has been urged by US to "let our citizens go free", as reports say that US citizen Merrill Newman has been detained...
James Holmes’ trial postponed indefinitely
Colorado movie theater gunman James Holmes’ trial has been postponed indefinitely on Thursday. District Judge Carlos Samour ordered the delay as attorneys on both sides...
Riga supermarket roof collapse kills two people and traps other 50
At least 50 people are feared trapped after a supermarket roof collapsed in the Latvian capital Riga, killing two people, say reports. Other 17 people...
Boeing 747 Dreamlifter cargo lands at wrong airport in Kansas
A Boeing 747 Dreamlifter cargo plane was heading for McConnell air force base in Wichita but instead touched down by mistake at nearby Colonel...
Abdelhakim Dekhar left confused letters explaining Paris attacks
French investigators have found two "confused" letters which may explain the motives of suspect gunman Abdelhakim Dekhar behind two recent attacks in Paris. Prosecutors said...
Ukraine suspends preparations for EU trade deal after refusing to release Yulia Tymoshenko
Ukraine has suspended preparations for a trade deal with the EU after a government statement said the decision had been taken to protect the...
Fed to cut stimulus efforts in coming months
Federal Reserve's stimulus efforts will be cut in "the coming months", the central bank’s officials confirmed. They believe that the US recovery is strengthening, according...
Abdelhakim Dekhar: Paris gun suspect named by French police
Abdelhakim Dekhar has been identified by the French authorities as the man arrested on suspicion of carrying out recent gun attacks in Paris. Abdelhakim Dekhar...
Medal of Freedom 2013: Barack Obama honors 16 people with US highest award
President Barack Obama paid tribute to the legacy of the past and the politics of the present by awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom...
Paris gunman captured and taken into custody
The Paris gunman has been captured and taken into custody on suspicion of carrying out recent attacks on the Liberation office and Societe Generale...
Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise captain and other two activists released on bail by Russian court
The detained captain of Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise and other two British activists have been granted bail by a court in northern Russia. Peter Willcox...
Joseph Paul Franklin executed in Missouri
White supremacist serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin, who targeted black and Jewish people in a nationwide killing spree, has been put to death in...
Malala Yousafzai receives Sakharov human rights prize at Strasbourg ceremony
Malala Yousafzai has received the EU's Sakharov human rights prize at a ceremony in Strasbourg. In a speech, the Pakistani schoolgirl and campaigner, who was...
Egypt: At least 10 soldiers killed in Sinai car bomb attack
At least ten Egyptian soldiers are reported killed and dozens more wounded in a car bomb attack near the North Sinai city of el-Arish. Al-Masri...
Barack Obama urges senators to hold off more sanctions against Iran
President Barack Obama has urged senators to hold off from proposing more sanctions against Iran to allow time for world powers to complete a...
George Zimmerman released on bail with order to stay away from Samantha Scheibe and firearms
George Zimmerman's bail has been set at $9,000 after being charged with aggravated assault with a weapon and battery. He was accused in court of...
Joseph Paul Franklin granted stay of execution by federal judge
White supremacist serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin has been granted a stay of execution by a federal judge amid legal challenges over the use...
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