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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...
Joe Biden: No doubt Syrian government used chemical weapons
Vice-President Joe Biden has said the US has "no doubt" that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons and that it must be held...
New Zealand: Fonterra dairy products free of botulism
New Zealand has announced that Fonterra dairy products at the centre of a global contamination scare did not contain botulism-causing bacteria. The scare had triggered...
Kenneth Bae case: US envoy sent to North Korea to seek his release
The US has decided to send a senior official to North Korea to request the release of American citizen Kenneth Bae jailed in the...
Syria intervention: US ready to launch strike
The US forces are "ready" to launch strikes on Syria if President Barack Obama chooses to order an attack, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announces. "We...
Brazil’s Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota resigns over Bolivia diplomatic scandal
Brazil’s Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota has quit in the wake of a diplomatic scandal with Bolivia. Antonio Patriota resigned after a Bolivian opposition politician holed...
India’s Food Security Bill passed by lower house
The controversial Indian Food Security Bill that aims to provide subsidized food to two-thirds of the population has been passed by the lower house. Under...
US to reach debt ceiling in October, warns Treasury Secretary Jack Lew
US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has warned that the government will reach its debt limit by mid-October unless Congress acts quickly. The debt ceiling was...
All Liberia students fail university admission exam
Liberia's Education Minister Etmonia David-Tarpeh says she finds it hard to believe that not a single candidate passed this year's university admission exam. Nearly 25,000...
John Kerry: Syrian chemical attack is undeniable
US Secretary of State John Kerry has condemned the fact that the Syrian government used chemical weapons against its own people. John Kerry said footage...
UN complains over Syria sniper fire
The UN is to complain to the Syrian government and rebels after a convoy of chemical weapons inspectors came under sniper fire. UN Secretary General...
Venice seeks safer navigation after gondola crash
Venice authorities have set out proposals to make navigation safer on the city's main waterway after a German tourist died in a crash last...
Farmers’ Almanac 2013 predicts winter colder than normal and big storm for Super Bowl
The Farmers' Almanac that hits newsstands Monday predicts a winter storm will hit the Northeast around the time the Super Bowl is played at...
Bo Xilai trial ends in China
Chinese prosecutors said no leniency should be shown as the trial of former top politician Bo Xilai ended. Bo Xilai's crimes were serious and he...
Greece may need a third bailout package
Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras has said the country may need a third bailout but would not accept new austerity measures. Yannis Stournaras said: "If...
Syrian government allows UN inspectors to investigate Damascus chemical attack
The Syrian government has allowed UN inspectors to investigate allegations of a suspected chemical weapon attack near Damascus. The team is to begin work on...
Argentina loses appeal in $1.3 billion US debt case
Argentina has been ordered again to pay back more than $1.3 billion to a group of American investors - 11 years after its record...
Hosni Mubarak in court three days after being released from prison
Hosni Mubarak has appeared in court, three days after being released from prison and placed under house arrest. The former Egyptian president is facing a...
Australian man snatched by crocodile in Mary River
An Australian man is believed to have been killed by a crocodile in the Northern Territory while swimming in Mary River during a birthday...
Tony Abbott launches campaign for Australia election
Tony Abbott, the favorite to win next month's Australian general election, has launched his campaign. The conservative opposition leader has vowed to control government spending...
Bo Xilai accuses Wang Lijun of lying over allegations of power abuse
Bo Xilai has accused his ex-police chief Wang Lijun of lying over allegations of abuse of power. Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai launched a scathing...
North Korea angry at Swiss decision to block ski lifts deal
North Korea has reacted angrily to Swiss decision to block a deal to sell ski lifts to the secretive communist country. The equipment - which...
Amanda Knox Refuses to Return to Italy for Retrial
New reports claim that Amanda Knox will not return to Italy for a retrial in the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher. Meanwhile, David Marriott,...
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