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Nigeria claims key Boko Haram success on eve of polling
Nigeria on Friday announced the recapture of Boko Haram’s headquarters, on the eve of a knife-edge vote at which President Goodluck Jonathan is eyeing...
Cat litter blunder blamed for radiation leak at nuclear waste dump
A radiation leak at an underground nuclear waste dump was partially caused by cat litter used to soak up contaminated liquid inside the barrels.
Look it up: Google to pay new finance chief around £46m in a bid to cut costs
Google Inc have agreed to pay new Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat more than £46m after she takes the post in May, putting her among the highest-paid...
Google is paying its new CFO $70 million in bonuses and grants
Google will be paying its new CFO, former Morgan Stanley CFO Ruth Porat, a salary of $650,000, with a one-time signing bonus of $5 million, according to...
Smith century guides Australia into World Cup Final against New Zealand
Australia will play fellow co-hosts New Zealand in Sunday’s World Cup final in Melbourne after they beat defending champions India by 95 runs at...
Dutch wholesaler goes on trial over horsemeat scandal
Dutch meat wholesaler Willy Selten went on trial Tuesday accused of mixing hundreds of tonnes of horse into products labelled as pure beef during Europe’s...
Top China weather expert warns on climate change
China’s top weather official has issued a stark warning on climate change, saying that rising temperatures could have “huge impacts”...
Religion helps Vanuatuans through cyclone shock
Celine Jimmy prayed three times before running out of a clubhouse into the darkness to a family home as Cyclone Pam roared through her village in Vanuatu,...
Islamic State calls on backers to kill 100 U.S. military personnel
The Islamic State (IS) has posted online what it says are the names, U.S. addresses and photos of 100 American military service members, and called upon...
Australia unveils plan to secure Great Barrier Reef’s future
Australia released its long-term blueprint to save the Great Barrier Reef on Saturday, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott saying protecting the World Heritage...
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...
Vanuatu’s cyclone survivors desperate for food and water
Relief groups struggled to get supplies to residents living in Vanuatu’s cyclone-ravaged outer islands on Thursday, as survivors grew desperate for...
Apples and oranges: How a New Yorker’s stolen iPhone led to a bromance in China
Matt Stopera and Li Hongjun met for the first time on Tuesday night at an airport in southern China, in the latest chapter of what some Chinese are calling...
Relief groups rush aid to Vanuatu’s cyclone-stricken islands
Relief workers rushed to deliver desperately needed food and water Wednesday to survivors living on Vanuatu’s outer islands, after a monstrous cyclone...
Fears of food shortages in Vanuatu as huge damage revealed
Vanuatu warned Tuesday it faces imminent food shortages as accounts emerged of huge damage to a large outer island, days after one of the fiercest cyclones...
Luck of the Irish: Kate shrugs off shamrock slip at St. Patrick’s celebrations
The shamrock is a symbol of luck to the Irish, but the Duchess of Cambridge had a spot of bother when she struggled to pin the sprig to an army mascot...
Landmarks go green for St. Patrick’s Day as Dublin parties
Landmark buildings across Ireland and the world have been floodlit green as global celebrations of the Emerald Isle’s patron saint are culminating...
Death toll, destruction rises in Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam
The United Nations reported Monday that 24 people are confirmed dead and 3,300 have been displaced by Cyclone Pam in the South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu. Radio...
Aid arrives to assist Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam ‘wiped out’ development
Aid agencies Monday described conditions in cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu as among the most challenging they have ever faced, as the Pacific nation’s president...
Meerkat CEO: We will build our own social network
Meerkat CEO Ben Rubin sat down with Yahoo Tech’s David Pogue during South by Southwest in a Yahoo TechMix interview and came across as magnanimous...
Aid pours in, but massive damage hampers Vanuatu cyclone aid effort
Cyclone-devastated Vanuatu has declared a state of emergency, as relief agencies desperately scramble to get help to the impoverished Pacific nation.
Aid pours in, but massive damage hampering Vanuatu cyclone aid effort
Cyclone-devastated Vanuatu declared a state of emergency Sunday as relief agencies desperately scrambled to get help to the impoverished Pacific nation...
After powerful Pacific cyclone, rescue effort begins in Vanuatu
Vanuatu’s president made an emotional appeal for international assistance on Saturday after his island nation was hit by a calamity of a cyclone,...
After Pacific cyclone, Vanuatu president appeals for ‘lending hand’
Vanuatu’s president made an emotional appeal for international assistance on Saturday after his island nation was hit by a calamity of a cyclone,...
UK pledges £2m as Cyclone Pam causes devastation on Vanuatu
The UK is giving up to £2m in aid to help the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu where a devastating tropical cyclone is feared to have flattened entire...
'Complete devastation': Cyclone Pam overpowers small Pacific island
A huge tropical cyclone smashed into Vanuatu in the South Pacific, terrifying residents and leaving “complete devastation” with fears Saturday...
At least 8 killed and dozens more feared dead as Cyclone Pam hits Vanuatu
Powerful winds from Cyclone Pam have caused widespread destruction in the Vanuatu islands, killing at least eight people, aid officials have said.
'Complete devistation': Cyclone Pam overpowers small Pacific island
A huge tropical cyclone smashed into Vanuatu in the South Pacific, terrifying residents and leaving “complete devastation” with fears Saturday...
Dozens feared dead as Typhoon Pam pounds Pacific island of Vanuatu
A huge tropical cyclone smashed into Vanuatu in the South Pacific, terrifying residents and leaving “complete devastation” with fears Saturday...
United Nations ‘fears the worst’ after typhoon batters Vanuatu
Widespread casualties are feared after a powerful typhoon battered Vanuatu overnight, triggering flash floods and knocking out telephone lines in the isolated...
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