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Günter Grass warned of ‘sleepwalking’ into world war in final interview
Germany’s Nobel-winning author Günter Grass said he feared humanity was “sleepwalking” into a world war in the last interview he...
Bündchen’s body speaks: And it tells the supermodel to quit the catwalk
Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen says she will turn her focus to print ad campaigns after next week’s São Paulo Fashion Week, when...
World’s best paid supermodel Bundchen quits the catwalk
Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen, who is retiring from the catwalk next week after a two-decade-long career, said in an interview out Saturday that...
UN envoy sees Syria willing to help ease Yarmouk crisis
A U.N. envoy said on Saturday he was confident the Syrian government would cooperate in alleviating the situation facing some 18,000 people in a Palestinian...
Kenya orders UN to move massive Somali refugee camp
Kenya has given the United Nations three months to remove a camp housing more than half a million Somali refugees, as part of a get-tough response to the...
Samsung hopes to reverse dimming fortunes with Galaxy S6
Samsung rolled out its new smartphone in South Korea and 20 other countries on Friday in a bid to restore its role as market leader.
Better-than-expected profits, but still a 30 per cent slump for Samsung
Samsung Electronics on Tuesday flagged better-than-expected profits for the first quarter, with rising demand for memory chips helping offset slumping...
62 children killed in Yemen, UN to discuss a humanitarian pause
The United Nations Security Council will meet on Saturday on Yemen after Russia called for a meeting to discuss a proposal for a humanitarian pause in...
Russia calls UN meeting to discuss a humanitarian pause in Yemen
The United Nations Security Council will meet on Saturday on Yemen after Russia called for a meeting to discuss a proposal for a humanitarian pause in...
Look familiar? Groundhog Day musical to open on Broadway in 2017
It’s going to be “Groundhog Day” on Broadway. A musical version of the story about an arrogant weather forecaster forced to live the...
Playing a sorry tuna: Only one bluefin remains after mass deaths in aquarium
Experts have been left baffled after nearly 160 fish mysteriously died in an aquarium at a Japanese sea life park in the last four months. Just one...
More than 50 dead greyhounds dumped in Australia
Fifty-five dead greyhounds have been found dumped in Australia and spent rifle cartridges seen nearby, police said, with the grisly discovery coming on...
Thailand junta replaces martial law with absolute power
Thailand’s junta lifted martial law in most of the nation, but 10 months after staging a coup, it remains firmly in control — with new laws...
Top suspect in Tunis museum attack ‘killed’ as thousands join march
The leading suspect in the deadly attack on a Tunisian museum has been killed, the country’s prime minister has said.
Lena Dunham in hot water over ‘Dog or Jewish boyfriend?’ quiz
'Girls' creator Lena Dunham is fending off criticism from Jewish groups after magazine The New Yorker ran a piece she penned, “Dog or Jewish boyfriend?...
UN committee approves benefits for spouses of gay staffers
U.N. will now give benefits to all spouses of gay U.N. staffers who are legally married after Russia and other opponents of same-sex marriage failed Tuesday...
Tunisian president: Third Bardo museum gunman ‘is on the run’
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has said a third attacker is still “on the run” following Wednesday’s attack on Bardo National Museum.
Hundreds attend funeral of innocent woman killed by mob in Kabul
A woman killed by an angry mob in front of police in the Afghan capital last week for allegedly burning a copy of Islam’s holy book was wrongly accused,...
Third Bardo museum gunman ‘is on the run’, Tunisia president says
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has said a third attacker is still “on the run” following Wednesday’s attack on Bardo National Museum.
Tunisia arrest nine people after 24 die in gun attack at museum
Authorities have arrested nine people in connection with a gun attack at the Bardo Museum in Tunis that killed 22 people and two alleged attackers, a spokeswoman...
Gunmen kill at least 21 in Tunis museum attack, including 17 tourists
At least 21 people were killed, including 17 foreign tourists, when militants attacked Tunisia’s Bardo museum in the capital Tunis, Prime Minister...
Tourists among 19 dead in attack on leading Tunisian museum
Gunmen opened fire Wednesday at a leading museum in Tunisia’s capital, in an attack that left at least 19 people dead, including 17 foreign tourists,...
Developing: At least 8 tourists killed in attack on Tunisian parliament
Gunmen attacked Tunisia’s parliament compound on Wednesday, killing at least eight tourists in museum on the grounds, Reuters reports.
United Nations to pursue happiness in the form of song
What is happiness? The United Nations is teaming up with pop stars to create a playlist that asks, in musical form, that eternal question.
'Heinous': Nun, 72, critical after gang-rape in Indian school attack
A 72-year-old nun has been gang-raped by bandits at a Christian missionary school in eastern India.
Nun, 72, critical after gang-rape in Indian convent school attack
A 72-year-old nun has been gang-raped by bandits at a Christian missionary school in eastern India.
Dieting “hot-dog” dachshund goes from obese to svelte
Once a wanton wiener dog, Dennis went on a diet and is now a happy shadow of his former self after losing more than 75 percent of his body weight.
Aid groups say UN Security Council failed Syria, 2014 worst year yet
Aid agencies said on Thursday that 2014 was the worst year of the Syrian conflict so far and that three United Nations Security Council resolutions aimed...
Aid groups say U.N. Security Council failed Syria, 2014 worst year yet
Aid agencies said on Thursday that 2014 was the worst year of the Syrian conflict so far and that three United Nations Security Council resolutions aimed...
4 years later, Japan’s tsunami victims frozen in their tragedy
Japan on Wednesday commemorates the fourth anniversary of the quake-tsunami disaster that swept away thousands of victims and sparked a nuclear crisis,...
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