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Canadian PM bans Chinese media from Arctic trip
Canada has banned journalists with China’s official news agency and the Communist Party newspaper from joining Prime Minister Stephen Harper on an...
U.N.: Syrian civil war death toll tops 191,000
The death toll from three years of Syria’s civil war has risen to more than 191,000 people, the United Nations reported Friday.
Russian convoy into Ukraine prompts Western anger
The United States demanded Russia withdraw its equipment and personnel from Ukraine after Moscow sent in a convoy of trucks on Friday in what Kiev called...
Palestinian militants execute 18 suspected Israeli ‘informants’ in Gaza
Palestinian militants in Gaza City executed 18 men today for allegedly helping Israel in its six-week assault on the territory, Hamas TV reported.
Talks to settle protests against Pakistan’s government fail again
Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan has called off talks with the government aimed at ending protests seeking the fall of the prime minister.
U.S. launches criminal probe of Foley murder; Islamic State asked $135m ransom
A criminal investigation has been launched into the beheading of American journalist James Foley, U.S.
American doctor treated for Ebola to be released from hospital ‘soon’
An American doctor who contracted the deadly Ebola virus while working for a Christian aid organisation in Liberia is set to be released from hospital...
Obama: No letup in attacks on Iraq militants after beheading
President Barack Obama on Wednesday declared himself “heartbroken” by the beheading of U.S.
'World's longest hunger striker' free after 14 years of protesting rights abuses
An Indian woman who has staged a 14-year hunger strike against rights abuses in the country’s northeast broke down in tears on Wednesday as she was...
Getting personal: North Korea ridicules Kerry’s ‘hideous lantern jaw’
In its latest personal attack on a prominent official from a rival country, North Korea on Wednesday said U.S.
James Foley: Executed journalist knew risks; fuelled by passion for job
Journalist James Foley had worked in a number of conflict zones in the Middle East and he certainly knew the risks involved, but the danger didn’t...
New Zealand imposes complete ban on shark finning
New Zealand is banning the practice of shark finning, a move the Pew Charitable Trusts says is welcome and will bring the country in line with other developed...
Egyptians following events in Ferguson, urge U.S. restraint
Egypt on Tuesday urged U.S. authorities to exercise restraint in dealing with racially charged demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri—echoing language...
Pope Francis ‘deeply pained’ after relatives die in Argentina car crash
Two great nephews of Pope Francis, and their mother, have been killed in a traffic accident in Argentina, police say.
Pope Francis: I could retire or die in two or three years
Pope Francis has publicly broached the prospect of his own death for the first time, giving himself “two or three years” but not ruling out...
Airlines warned over new ash cloud as Icelandic volcano threatens to erupt
The aviation industry has been warned about the possibility of flight disruptions caused by activity at Iceland’s largest volcano system.
Melbourne named world’s most liveable city, again
Melbourne has been named the world’s most liveable city for the fourth year in a row, by the Economist Intelligence Unit’s liveability survey...
Assange refuses to leave Ecuador embassy until assured no U.S. extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not leave the Ecuador embassy in London until it is guaranteed he will avoid extradition to the United States, his...
To protect civilians, Pope blesses military intervention in Iraq
Pope Francis said on Monday the international community would be justified in stopping Islamist militants in Iraq, but that it should not be up to a single...
Floods leave 200 dead in Nepal and northern India
Floods and landslides in Nepal and northern India have killed nearly 200 people and scores more are missing, local authorities said Monday.
The two-year itch: Julian Assange ‘will leave embassy soon’
Julian Assange has told a news conference he will leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London “soon” after more than two years holed up inside the...
Ukraine retakes Luhansk as pro-Russian rebels shoot down fighter jet
Army troops have penetrated deep inside the rebel-controlled city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine in what could prove a breakthrough development in the four-month-long...
Russia: Convoy not destroyed in Ukraine because it ‘never existed’
A spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry insists that no Russian military vehicles have been destroyed in the Ukraine because none had crossed the...
ISIL could pose threat to U.S., Europe, officials say
U.S. counterterrorism officials have dramatically ramped up their warnings about the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), concluding...
Boko Haram changes tactics, abducts dozens of men, boys
Suspected Islamist Boko Haram fighters have abducted dozens of boys and men in a raid on a remote village in northeast Nigeria, loading them onto trucks...
Trojan horse? Ukraine and Russia parry over Russian aid convoy
Ukraine is inspecting the convoy of over 200 trucks of Russian aid Friday before deciding whether or not to allow the trucks to continue.
Mystery as $35,000 stolen from four MH370 victims’ bank accounts
Nearly $35,000 has been stolen from the bank accounts of four passengers who disappeared aboard the doomed MH370 flight.
Upper-caste convicted killer of India’s ‘Bandit Queen’ gets life sentence
The upper-caste killer of India’s “Bandit Queen” was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for gunning down the outlaw-turned-legislator...
Vatican gives rare approval to a military action, to protect persecuted in Iraq
Fearing a genocide of Christians, the Vatican has given its approval for U.S. military air strikes in Iraq—a rare exception to its policy of peaceful...
Journalist among five killed as Gaza bomb experts try to dismantle missile
An Italian journalist was among five people killed when an unexploded missile detonated in northern Gaza.
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