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Venezuela downs two planes suspected of drug trafficking
Venezuela has announced two light aircrafts have been shot down after entering the country's airspace over the weekend. These were the first mid-air attacks by...
Oarfishes wash up California beach sparking quake rumors
A giant oarfish washed up on a California beach - the second such discovery in several days. The 14ft dead snake-like fish was found in...
Australia bushfires rage out of control near Sydney
Australian fire fighters deliberately joined up two large fires near the Blue Mountains as part of efforts to control bushfires across New South Wales. Extensive...
Barack Obama addresses glitches with Healthcare.gov
President Barack Obama has said there is "no excuse" for the glitches that have plagued the rollout of an element of his 2010 healthcare...
Mystery girl Maria: Roma couple charged with abducting young blonde girl
The Roma couple keeping mystery girl Maria in their camp have been formally charged in Greece with abduction. The couple have been placed in detention...
China smog closes schools, highways and airport in Harbin
China’s smog has forced schools, highways and airport to shut in northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province. The density of airborne particles was several times...
Nairobi mall attack: Westgate CCTV footage shows Kenyan soldiers looting goods
Nairobi shopping center’s security camera footage shows what appear to be Kenyan security forces looting goods during last month's siege of the Westgate mall. In...
Katyn massacre: European court criticizes Russia over inquiry
Russia has failed to explain why it kept key files secret when it investigated the 1940 Katyn massacre of more than 20,000 Polish war...
Edward Snowden NSA leaks: France summons US ambassador over spy scandal
France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has summoned the US ambassador over Le Monde newspaper claims that the US spied on millions of phone calls...
Greece: Roma couple in court on charges of abducting mystery blonde girl Maria
The Roma couple keeping a four-year-old blonde girl named Maria on their camp is due to appear in court in Greece on charges of...
Edward Snowden leaks: Mexico condemns alleged US spying on President Felipe Calderon
Mexico’s foreign ministry has strongly condemned alleged US spying after a report said that former President Felipe Calderon's emails were hacked by the National...
Syria: Suicide truck bomb kills at least 30 people in Hama
A suicide truck bomb has killed at least 30 people in the central Syrian city of Hama. State news agency Sana said Syrian rebels had...
Mata Hari’s birthplace in the Netherlands destroyed by fire
The house in the Netherlands in which Mata Hari was born has been destroyed in a fire. One person was killed by the fire on...
Hong Kong TV protest draw thousands of people
Thousands of people in Hong Kong have taken to the streets to protest against what they see as a lack of government transparency and...
Elias Acevedo: Ariel Castro’s neighbor charged with 1990’s murders
Ariel Castro’s neighbor Elias Acevedo has confessed to killing two women. The man who lived in the same block as Cleveland kidnapper also faces multiple...
Jovanka Broz dead: Tito’s widow dies aged 88
Jovanka Broz - the widow of Josip Broz Tito, the Communist leader of what was once Yugoslavia - has died in Belgrade of a...
Florida killers Joseph Jenkins and Charles Walker recaptured
Convicted murderers Joseph Jenkins and Charles Walker, who used forged documents to trick their way out of prison in Florida, have been recaptured, US...
Australia bushfires: New South Wales Premier Barry O’Farrell declares state of emergency
Australian firefighters battling destructive bushfires in New South Wales are preparing for worsening conditions in the next few days. The return of hot weather and...
Lebanese Shia pilgrims kidnapped in Syria released in swap deal
Nine Lebanese Shia pilgrims kidnapped by Syrian rebels in May 2012 have been released and arrived back in Beirut. There were jubilant scenes as they...
Namur plane crash kills at least 10 people in Belgium
A small tourist plane crashed near the city of Namur in south-east Belgium killing at least 10 people. The plane was carrying a group of...
Silvio Berlusconi banned from holding public office for two years
Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been banned by Milan court from holding public office for two years, following his conviction for tax...
Buenos Aires train crash leaves at least 35 people injured
A commuter train in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has crashed at the end of the line, leaving at least 35 people injured. The train failed to...
Glenn Taylor: US scout leader faces criminal charges after Utah ancient rock scandal
Criminal charges are being considered against US scout leader Glenn Taylor who toppled an ancient rock formation in Utah, sparking an international outcry. Glenn Taylor...
Syrian soldiers killed in Damascus blast
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 16 Syrian soldiers have been killed in a suicide bombing and fighting that followed in...
Australia bushfires: Military training may started New South Wales blaze
Australian authorities are investigating whether a military training exercise using explosives may have started one of the huge bush fires burning in the state...
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