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German election: Angela Merkel faces rival Peer Steinbrueck in TV debate
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her poll rival, centre-left Peer Steinbrueck, are due to take part in their only televised election debate. The event is...
Yemeni PM Mohammed Salem Basindwa survives assassination attempt
Yemen’s PM Mohammed Salem Basindwa has survived an assassination attempt unharmed, officials in the capital Sanaa say. Gunmen in a vehicle opened fire on the...
Syria intervention: Barack Obama seeks Congress authorization for military action
President Barack Obama says he will seek congressional authorization for taking military action against Syria. The US says the Syrian government carried out chemical weapons...
Nelson Mandela is still in hospital
Reports that Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital are incorrect, South Africa's presidency says. News outlets earlier quoted sources close to the former South...
Syria intervention: Vladimir Putin challenges US to present evidence on chemical weapons attack
President Vladimir Putin has challenged the US to present to the UN evidence that Syria attacked rebels with chemical weapons near Damascus. The Russian president...
Pope Francis appoints Archbishop Pietro Parolin as new secretary of state
Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Pietro Parolin as new secretary of state. The move is seen as the Pope’s most significant appointment since he became...
US spying “black budget” detailed in Edward Snowden’s documents
The files disclosed by leaker Edward Snowden to the Washington Post revealed the multi-billion dollar "black budget" used by US intelligence. The CIA's budget is...
Positive pregnancy tests for sale on Craigslist
Women across the US have listed their positive pregnancy tests for sale on Craigslist. One expectant mother in the Buffalo, New York area is selling...
Nelson Mandela released from hospital
Nelson Mandela has returned to his home in Johannesburg after a long stay in hospital in Pretoria. The 95-year-old former South African president was admitted...
Syria intervention: UN chemical weapons inspectors leave Damascus
UN experts arrive in The Netherlands after finishing gathering evidence of alleged gas attack in Damascus suburbs. They have left Syria having completed four days of...
John Kerry: Syrian forces killed 1,429 people in Damascus chemical weapons attack
Syrian government forces killed 1,429 people in a chemical weapons attack in Damascus last week, said US Secretary of State John Kerry. John Kerry said...
Colombian troops deployed in Bogota following violent protests
Colombia has decided to deploy troops in the capital, Bogota, following violent protests in support of a strike by small-scale farmers. Colombian President Juan Manuel...
Syria intervention: France backs US action
President Francois Hollande has announced that France is still ready to take action in Syria alongside the US, despite UK MPs blocking British involvement. Francois...
India’s economy shows continuing slowdown
According to Indian government’s latest figures, the country’s economy continues to slowdown in Q2 2013. For the April-to-June quarter, India’s economy grew at a rate...
List of gifts received by US officials from foreign leaders in 2012 disclosed by State Department
A complete list of the gifts received by US officials from foreign leaders last year, as well as a couple dozen from previous years,...
British Parliament votes against Syria strike
The British Parliament vote against military strikes in Syria is a tough blow to PM David Cameron's domestic political fortunes. Since taking office in 2010,...
US economic growth above estimates in Q2 2013
The US economy grew at an annualized pace of 2.5% in Q2 2013, the Commerce Department said in revised figures. That was more than double...
Fast-food workers on strike across US
US fast-food workers are on strike, union leaders say, in what could be one of the industry's biggest walkouts. Workers want to be paid $15...
Shellie Zimmerman reveals her marriage to George Zimmerman is on verge of ending
George Zimmerman’s wife Shellie says their marriage is on the verge of ending and that she is going to have to “think about” whether...
Syria intervention: Barack Obama has not yet decided on strike
President Barack Obama has said he has not yet decided on Syria strike. However, the president said he had concluded Syrian government forces were behind...
Panama: North Korea ship to Cuba violated UN embargo
Panama announces an undeclared Cuban weapons cargo found on a North Korean ship is an "undoubted violation" of the UN' arms embargo on Pyongyang. A...
Nidal Hasan sentenced to death by lethal injection for Fort Hood rampage
Former US Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan has been sentenced to die by lethal injection for killing 13 soldiers at Texas Army base Fort...
Martin Luther King “I have a dream” speech 50th anniversary
America is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March for Jobs and Freedom, the civil rights rally at which Martin Luther King Jr. made...
Tomatina Festival 2013: Bunol to charge for tomato-throwing festival entry
Spanish town of Bunol - world-renowned for its tomato-throwing Tomatina festival - is to charge entry for the first time. Each year thousands of tourists...
Nidal Hasan trial: Fort Hood gunman makes no plea on death penalty
Nidal Hasan, the US Army psychiatrist who shot dead 13 people at Texas Army base Fort Hood, has declined to make a statement as...
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