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Gunman raids Turkish ruling party office one day after deadly shoot-out
Police in Turkey have detained a gunman who entered an office of Turkey’s ruling AK Party in an Istanbul suburb on Wednesday, the private Dogan news...
Three killed as Turkey hostage drama ends in deadly shoot-out
A senior Turkish prosecutor and his two hostage-takers were killed when security forces launched an operation to free the official in a bloody end to a...
More than 19,000 on death row around the world, says Amnesty report
Egypt and Nigeria accounted for well over 1,000 of the death sentences announced last year, more than a third of the world’s total, Amnesty International...
Report: Egypt, Nigeria led world in death sentences in 2014
Egypt and Nigeria accounted for well over 1,000 of the death sentences announced last year, more than a third of the world’s total, Amnesty International...
Insurers set aside £202 million in provisions for Germanwings crash
Insurers are setting aside £202 million ($300m) in provisions for the air crash in the French Alps that killed 150 people, German airline Lufthansa...
Insurers set aside $300 million in provisions for Germanwings crash
Insurers are setting aside $300 million (279 million euros) in provisions for the air crash in the French Alps that killed 150 people, German airline Lufthansa...
North Korea threatens attack on U.N. rights office in Seoul
North Korea has threatened “merciless punishment” against South Korea if it goes ahead with plans to open a U.N.
Borneo man guilty of stabbing British medical students to death
A 24-year-old man has been found guilty of killing two British medical students on the island of Borneo last August.
North Korea threatens strike against UN rights office in Seoul
North Korea has threatened “merciless punishment” against South Korea if it goes ahead with plans to open a UN field office in Seoul for monitoring...
Round-the-world solar plane lands in China
The Solar Impulse (Si2), the solar-powered aircraft on a mission to fly around the globe without a drop of fuel, left landed in China Monday, completing...
Tsunami warning issued for parts of Pacific, China, Russia and South America
A powerful earthquake rattled the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday, prompting officials to issue a tsunami warning for vast swathes of...
Iran, powers struggle to overcome disputes in push for nuclear deal
The foreign ministers of France and Germany joined the top U.S. and Iranian diplomats on Saturday to help break an impasse in nuclear negotiations as major...
New Zealand PM to attend cricket final over Lee funeral
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key decided not to attend Lee Kuan Yew’s funeral and left behind a bruising byelection defeat to be in Melbourne...
Nigeria votes in election amid Boko Haram violence
Nigeria has extended voting to Sunday after problems occurred as millions turned out Saturday to vote in a presidential election that analysts say is too...
Lights out as landmarks around the world go dark for Earth Hour
Hong Kong’s iconic skyline dimmed and the sails on Sydney’s Opera House went dark Saturday, as lights on landmarks across the world were switched...
Siege of gunmen in Somali hotel enters second day after 15 killed
Gunmen from the Somali extremist group al-Shabab, who had taken up positions in a hotel frequented by government officials and dignitaries, were exchanging...
Siege of gunmen in Somali hotel continues after 15 killed in attack
Gunmen from the Somali extremist group al-Shabab, who had taken up positions in a hotel frequented by government officials and dignitaries, were exchanging...
'Grateful to have my life back': Italy clears Amanda Knox of Kercher murder
Amanda Knox says she is “grateful to have my life back” after she and Raffaele Sollecito were acquitted of the murder of British student Meredith...
Siege of gunmen in Somali hotel continues after 15 killed in attack
Gunmen from the Somali extremist group al-Shabab, who had taken up positions in a hotel frequented by government officials and dignitaries, were exchanging...
Airlines rush to implement new cockpit rules in wake of Lubitz revelation
A day after French prosecutors revealed the Germanwings flight was deliberately crashed by a co-pilot who barricaded himself in the cockpit, airlines around...
Pope faces protests by sex abuse commission against bishop’s appointment
several members of Pope Francis’ sex abuse advisory board are expressing concern and incredulity over his decision to appoint Bishop Juan Barro,...
UN worried by rise in mass abductions of children
Mass abductions of children by groups like Boko Haram and the Islamic State are on the rise, with the practice now becoming a tactic of war, a UN envoy...
No ruling yet: Italy extends Amanda Knox courtroom drama to Friday
Italy’s supreme court has pushed back a ruling on Amanda Knox’s murder conviction to Friday, delaying what may be the final act of an eight-year...
What’s the beef? Sweden moves to defuse major Saudi spat
Sweden is embroiled in an unprecedented diplomatic spat with Saudi Arabia after leftist Foreign Minister Margot Wallstroem (pictured) referred to the oil-rich...
What’s the beef? Sweden moves to diffuse major Saudi spat
Sweden is embroiled in an unprecedented diplomatic spat with Saudi Arabia after leftist Foreign Minister Margot Wallstroem (pictured) referred to the oil-rich...
Italy’s highest court to rule on Knox conviction in Kercher murder
Amanda Knox and Rafaelle Sollecito are expected to find out today if their convictions for the murder of Meredith Kercher are upheld. British student...
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...
Two babies, 16 school children among 150 victims of Germanwings Alps crash
German officials have confirmed 16 school children and two babies were aboard a Germanwings Airbus A320 that crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday.
'No survivors': Germany-bound airliner carrying 150 crashes in French Alps
German airline Germanwings said its Airbus A320 aircraft that crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday started descending one minute after reaching its cruising...
'No survivors expected': Germany-bound jet carrying 148 crashes in French Alps
An Airbus A320 plane has crashed this morning in the southern French Alps, security sources said.
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