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Jewish and Muslim anger over German circumcision ruling
Jewish and Muslim groups living in Europe have joined forces to defend circumcision for young boys on religious grounds after a German regional court...
French Alps avalanche kills six climbers near Chamonix
At least six climbers have been killed and eight injured in an avalanche near the French Alpine ski resort of Chamonix, police say. The alarm...
Nawaf al-Fares, Syria’s ambassador to Iraq, defects to opposition
Nawaf al-Fares, Syria's ambassador to Iraq, has defected to the opposition and urged other senior Syrian politicians and members of the military to do...
Thomas Hollande publicly attacks Valérie Trierweiler
Thomas Hollande, French president's eldest son, has publicly attacked the country's First Lady Valérie Trierweiler, accusing her of destroying the president's election-winning "normal image". Thomas...
Spanish coal miners march in Madrid as Mariano Rajoy announces new austerity measures
Spanish coal miners came to march in Madrid with helmets on their heads and the worried look of men with no future on their...
Denmark: man killed by tigers at Copenhagen Zoo
Tigers at a zoo in Denmark have killed a man after he climbed a fence and crossed a moat to enter their enclosure. Keepers at...
San Francisco officials plan to ban Apple Macs purchase in government agencies
City officials in San Francisco plan to ban Apple Macintosh computers purchase in local government agencies. The move follows the firm's decision to pull out...
Hans Kristian and Eva Rausing: the shocking decline of the TetraPak billionaire and his wife
Hans Kristian Rausing, Tetra Pak cartons billionaire and one of Britain’s richest men, was being questioned last night about the mysterious death of his...
Spain unveils new austerity measures
Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has begun addressing parliament, setting out a new raft of austerity measures aimed at balancing the budget. His speech comes...
Egypt’ Supreme Court overturns Mohammed Mursi’s decree to recall parliament
Egypt' Supreme Court has overturned a decree by President Mohammed Mursi to recall parliament. Mohammed Mursi had issued the decree in defiance of a military...
Francesco Schettino says he is sorry for Costa Concordia sinking
Francesco Schettino, the captain of Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia, which ran aground killing more than 30 people in January, has said he is...
Eva Rausing, Tetra Pak cartons billionaire’s wife, found dead in London
Eva Rausing, wife of Tetra-Pak cartons billionaire Hans Kristian Rausing, has been found dead in west London. Eva Rausing’s body was reportedly found at Cadogan...
George Obama, Barack Obama’s half-brother, speaks out in anti-Obama documentary
George Obama, US President Barack Obama's half-brother, is making his film debut in a documentary where he talks about his non-existent relationship with his...
Egyptian parliament convenes in defiance of dissolution
Egyptian parliament has briefly convened, despite the ruling military council ordering it to be dissolved. President Mohammed Mursi had ordered the assembly to meet in...
Thomas Lubanga sentenced to 14 years in jail for using child soldiers
Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga has been sentenced by International Criminal Court (ICC) to 14 years in jail for recruiting and using child soldiers in...
Denise Rich renounces her US citizenship to save millions of dollars in taxes
Denise Rich, the wealthy socialite and former wife of billionaire trader Marc Rich, has renounced her U.S. citizenship to avoid U.S. tax bill. Denise Rich,...
Spain to get 30 billion Euros to help its troubled banks
Eurozone finance ministers have decided to lend Spain 30 billion Euros ($37 billion) this month to help its troubled banks. It will be the first...
Hostage siege at Vitry-sur-Seine school near Paris
An armed man is holding a parent hostage at a school in Vitry-sur-Seine, on the outskirts of Paris, France, after releasing a group of...
Kim Jong-Un seen with mystery woman
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been seen attending different events with a mystery woman. The fact was led to speculation in South Korean media...
Mitt Romney beats Barack Obama by $35 million in June fundraising
Mitt Romney's campaign increased its fundraising lead over Barack Obama in June, official numbers released on Monday show. Mitt Romney and the Republicans raised $106...
Ratko Mladic trial resumes at the International Criminal Court
Elvedin Pasic is the first witness who has taken the stand in the war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic. Elvedin...
Indian Viagra, a rare caterpillar fungus, becomes Himalayan gold rush
A rare caterpillar fungus, dubbed Indian Viagra, is starting to transform local economies in the Himalayas. Some of those harvesting it are now having to...
Mohammed Mursi’s decree to be discussed by Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court
Supreme Constitutional Court in Egypt, which dissolved the parliament last month, is due to discuss how to respond to President Mohammed Mursi's order to...
Spanish and Italian borrowing costs rise ahead of eurozone summit
Italian and Spanish 10-year bond yields have been rising ahead of a summit of eurozone finance ministers on Monday. The yield on Spanish 10-year bonds,...
Russia mourning for Krasnodar flash floods deaths
Russia has decided to have a day of mourning for the victims of the flash floods in southern Krasnodar region. At least 171 people were...
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