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Indonesia official decries Australia PM’s asylum boat stance
An Indonesian official on Friday criticized Australia’s prime minister as “unethical” for sidestepping allegations the Australian navy...
Video: Rugby player’s arm snaps during live wrestle on TV
An Australian rugby league player has broken his arm live on TV in front of a shocked studio audience. Former NRL player Ben Ross’ right arm...
Video: Rugby player’s arm snaps during live wrestle on TV
An Australian rugby league player has broken his arm live on TV in front of a shocked studio audience. Former NRL player Ben Ross’ right arm...
Obama expands U.S. force in Iraq as IS tightens grip on Middle East
President Barack Obama will send as many as 450 more U.S. military personnel to train Iraqi forces combating Islamic State militants, as his administration...
Pope creates new tribunal to probe bishops over sexual abuse
Pope Francis has approved the creation of an internal church tribunal empowered to punish bishops who cover up sexual abuse by priests, the Vatican said...
Former Brazil star Zico running for FIFA Pres as Swiss police seize Blatter’s computers
Former Brazil star Zico says he wants to run for the presidency of FIFA. The 62-year-old former playmaker said Wednesday that “there’s...
Lionel Messi ‘to face trial’ over alleged $5.6m unpaid tax bill
Lionel Messi is reportedly to stand trial over an alleged $5.6m tax fraud. A court in Barcelona has turned down an appeal filed by the Argentine footballer’s...
Bidding for the 2026 World Cup is suspended as Valcke denies wrongdoing
The bidding process for the 2026 World Cup has been suspended, FIFA’s Secretary General Jerome Valcke has said. The bidding had been due to...
‘Two killed’ as suicide bomber targets ancient Egyptian temple in Luxor
A suicide bomb attack has been carried out on an ancient site popular with tourists in the Egyptian city of Luxor. The explosion happened at the Temple...
Bidding for the 2026 World Cup is suspended by FIFA as Valcke denies wrongdoing
The bidding process for the 2026 World Cup has been suspended, FIFA’s Secretary General Jerome Valcke has said. The bidding had been due to...
For Veronica Boquete, the road to the Women’s World Cup has been a bumpy ride
A driving force, Veronica Boquete been an integral part of the team for the last decade.
This may be the last film ever shot of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart
It was a clear spring day in 1937 when Amelia Earhart, ready to make history by flying around the world, brought her personal photographer to a small Southern...
Myanmar arrests 93 traffickers but none from ‘main hub’ Rakhine
Myanmar police have arrested more than 90 people for human trafficking offences this year, but no cases have been uncovered in Rakhine state despite it...
Backlash grows as Italy migrant arrivals top 50,000
Italy’s wealthy North vowed Sunday that it would refuse to accommodate any more migrants as thousands more were rescued in the Mediterranean by a...
Turkish election deals blow to Erdogan’s ambitions for more power
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s hopes of assuming greater powers suffered a serious blow on Sunday when the ruling AK Party failed to win an outright...
Don’t be afraid of Russia, we want peace - Putin’s message to the West
Russia is not a threat to the West, President Vladimir Putin insisted in an interview published on Saturday, saying he was still committed to a Ukraine...
Don’t be afraid of Russia, Putin tells West
Russia is not a threat to the West, President Vladimir Putin insisted in an interview published on Saturday, saying he was still committed to a Ukraine...
Sarajevo visit: Pope says he senses ‘atmosphere of war’ in world
Pope Francis on Saturday attacked “the atmosphere of war” currently besetting the world as he urged Bosnians to pursue reconciliation efforts,...
China river tragedy: Unrest grows as rescue mission turns to recovery effort
The Eastern Star’s top-deck cabins with smashed blue roofs jutted out of gray water Friday, after Chinese disaster teams righted the capsized river...
Thousands rally in Hong Kong for Tiananmen Square anniversary vigil
A park in central Hong Kong turned into a sea of candles Thursday as tens of thousands gathered to mark the 26th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen...
‘No chance’ of finding survivors after capsized Chinese ferry is righted
Rescue teams have finished righting a Chinese cruise ship that capsized on the Yangtze River but officials said there was no chance of finding anyone alive. So...
More than 400 people still missing from capsized Chinese cruise ship
Hopes dimmed Wednesday for the more than 400 people still trapped aboard a capsized river cruise ship that overturned in stormy weather about 36 hours...
Over 400 people still missing from capsized Chinese cruise ship
Hopes dimmed Wednesday of saving more than 400 people still trapped aboard a capsized river cruise ship that overturned in stormy weather about 36 hours...
Rocks hurled at Sydney siege cafe
The Sydney cafe at the centre of a deadly siege last December has been vandalised with police investigating Wednesday after rocks were thrown through five...
Myanmar navy escorting 727 stranded migrants to a ‘safe but secret place’
Myanmar’s navy is escorting a boat crammed with 727 stranded migrants to a “safe” location where officials will verify their identities...
Ramadi operation: U.S. and international coalition to reexamine IS strategy
Iraq’s plan to recapture the western city of Ramadi from Islamic State jihadists will dominate a meeting Tuesday in Paris of foreign ministers from...
China tragedy: Divers search for survivors of overturned cruise ship
Divers racing to find survivors rescued a 65-year-old woman on Tuesday after the Chinese ship known in English as the Eastern Star sank with more than...
Chinese passenger ship capsizes in Yangtze river with 458 onboard
A major rescue effort is under way after a boat carrying 458 passengers capsized on China’s Yangtze River. The Eastern Star ship is reported...
Migrant boat still being held off Myanmar coast
More than 700 migrants found packed aboard an overcrowded boat in the Andaman Sea are still being held offshore by Myanmar’s navy, more than three...
On a Paris bridge, the end of a love too heavy to bear
Workmen in Paris started clipping off hundreds of thousands of padlocks attached by lovers to the Pont des Arts bridge on Monday, afraid the sheer weight...
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