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Barack Obama wearing bronzer at inauguration ceremony?
President Barack Obama, who was sworn in for his second term at a spectacular ceremony in front of the nation today, was looking decidedly...
Mikel Ruffinelli has the world’s widest hips measuring 8 ft in circumference
Mikel Ruffinelli, a 420-pound mother of four from Los Angeles, has the world’s widest hips, measuring a staggering eight-foot in circumference. At just five-foot-four, Mikel...
Inauguration 2013: Barack Obama speech at his second term inauguration
US President Barack Obama has told the American people to "seize the moment", in a speech in Washington DC inaugurating his second term. After taking...
Mali: French troops seize towns Diabaly and Douentza from militant Islamists
French and Malian troops have seized the key towns of Diabaly and Douentza from militant Islamists, France’s defence minister has said. French warplanes have bombed...
Algeria hostage takers came from Mali
Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal has said the 32 militants who took dozens of people hostage at In Amenas gas plant had "come from northern Mali". As...
Inauguration Day 2013 schedule: Barack Obama set for public inauguration
Barack Obama is to be publicly sworn in as US president for second time. Hundreds of thousands are expected in Washington for the event, which...
North Korea long-range rocket was made using domestic technology
The North Korean long-range rocket launched last month was largely made using domestic technology, South Korea says. December's launch - condemned by its neighbors as...
Algeria hostage death toll rises to 48
At least 48 hostages are now thought to have died in a four-day siege at In Amenas gas facility in Algeria, as reports say...
Angela Merkel’s coalition loses Lower Saxony election
Germany’s SPD, Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-left opponents, has won a narrow victory in elections in the state of Lower Saxony. The Social Democrats and the...
Algeria kidnappers taken alive at In Amenas gas facility
Five suspected members of the Islamist group which held foreign and local workers hostage at In Amenas gas plant in Algeria have been arrested,...
Austria votes mandatory conscription in nationwide referendum
According to preliminary results from a nationwide referendum, Austrians have voted by a wide margin to retain compulsory military service. Some 60% voted to keep...
Barack Obama officially sworn in as US president
Barack Obama has officially been sworn in today for his second term as US president in a small ceremony at the White House. Although the...
Lower Saxony election: CDU’s David McAllister hoping for re-election
Voters in the German state of Lower Saxony are going to the polls in a regional election seen as a bellwether for national elections...
US Federal Reserve underestimated 2007 global financial crisis
The US Federal Reserve released transcripts from its 2007 meetings have shown it may have underestimated the looming global financial crisis. The documents suggested Fed...
Athens rally against neo-fascist party Golden Dawn
Some 3,000 people have taken part in a rally in Athens to protest against the rise of Greece’s neo-fascist party Golden Dawn. The protest, which...
Inauguration Day: Michelle Obama parades her new haircut at Kids’ Inaugural Concert
First Lady Michelle Obama paraded her new haircut as she took the stage with her daughters at Kids' Inaugural Concert, the star-studded gala for...
Inauguration Day: Barack Obama to be sworn in for second term as US president
Barack Obama is due to be officially sworn in for his second term as US president in a small ceremony at the White House. Although...
Emir of Kano al-Haji Ado Bayero convoy attacked by gunmen
Gunmen have attacked the convoy of prominent Nigerian religious leader, Emir of Kano al-Haji Ado Bayero. The emir survived, but his driver and two guards...
Ahmed Dogan attacked by gunman during televised conference in Sofia
A man put a gun to the head of Ahmed Dogan, the leader of Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party, during a televised conference in Sofia. Ahmed...
France urges Africans to take up baton in Mali
West African leaders have been told they must be involved in the military offensive to drive Islamist insurgents out of Mali. French Foreign Minister Laurent...
Algeria hostage crisis ended with 11 Islamist militants and 7 hostages killed
Algerian military operation has been ended at In Amenas gas facility in the Sahara desert killing 11 Islamist militants after they killed 7 hostages,...
Horse at Tesco prank in contaminated meat scandal goes viral
Two pranksters dressed up as a pantomime horse were thrown out of a UK Tesco supermarket after trotting around the frozen beef burger aisle...
Ray Nagin, former New Orleans mayor, indicted on 21 counts of corruption
Ray Nagin, New Orleans ex-mayor, has been charged with 21 federal counts of wire fraud, bribery, filing false tax returns and money laundering. Ray Nagin,...
Chinese economy shows rebound signs
Chinese economy, the world's second largest, is showing signs of a rebound that could help it emerge from its worst economic period in 13...
Algeria Kidnapping: 60 hostages still being held
About 650 hostages have been freed from militants at the In Amenas gas facility in Algeria, state media report, but about 60 foreigners are...
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