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Deadlocked climate talks head for extra time, young activists lose hope
Negotiators scrambled on the final day of U.N. talks Friday to break a deadlock between rich and developing countries on forging the elements of a world...
'Simply unacceptable': Computer failure sparks travel chaos
Hundreds of flights to and from London were disrupted on Friday by a technical failure at England’s main air traffic control centre that a senior...
Have scientists solved a cosmic mystery and found first sign of Dark Matter?
Astronomers may finally have detected a signal of dark matter, the mysterious and elusive stuff thought to make up most of the material universe.
Palestinian ‘hitchhiker’ shot and arrested after acid attack on Israeli family
A Palestinian has thrown acid at an Israeli family, including children, after being given a lift in their car in the West Bank, the army has said.
Catholic Church in Australia links celibacy to abuse
The Catholic Church in Australia on Friday conceded that obligatory celibacy may have contributed to priests abusing children and said clergy should be...
Britons who fought against IS in Syria are questioned by police on return to UK
Two British men who joined Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State (IS) in Syria have told how they were treated as terrorism suspects on their return to...
Australia bows to pressure, pledges $165 m to UN climate fund
Australia on Wednesday pledged $165 million to the UN-backed Green Climate Fund to mitigate the impact of global warming on poor countries, bowing to international...
Actress Kate Hudson and Muse frontman Matt Bellamy split after 4 years
Muse frontman Matt Bellamy and Hollywood star Kate Hudson have ended their engagement and split after four years together.
Study: Risks of extreme European summer heat waves rise sharply
The chances of extremely hot summers in parts of Europe have risen tenfold this century because of man-made global warming, a study by British scientists...
Pow! Bam! Zap! Original 1960’s Batmobile fetches $137,000 at auction
Holy Bargain, Batman! The original Batmobile fetched $137,000 at auction on Saturday, a small fraction of the $4.2 million that a buyer paid last year...
Clashes erupt in Athens after protest to mark 2008 police killing
Rampaging protesters threw petrol bombs at police and set bank ATMs, cars and shops on fire in central Athens on Saturday, the anniversary of the police...
'A war inside of Islam': The Jordanian town where IS's popularity grows
It’s a problem for one of the West’s biggest allies in the fight against the most radical group in the Middle East — the ideology of the...
Kenya president ‘vindicated’ after ICC drops charges
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta (pictured) said he had been “vindicated” after the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor...
Developing world may need annual $500 bn for climate by 2050: UN
Developing countries may need up to $500 billion per year by 2050 to adapt to the ravages of climate change, dwarfing previous estimates, a UN report said.
Loss of face: Picasso’s ‘Visage’ silver plate stolen from Miami art show
A silver plate crafted by Pablo Picasso and valued at $85,000 was stolen in Miami just as one of the world’s premier art festivals kicked off, police...
Kenyan president ‘excited’ after war crimes court drops all charges
The International Criminal Court dropped its charges against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday, a decision that took six years to make but only...
Vatican finds hundreds of millions of euros ‘tucked away’ in secret accounts
The Vatican’s economy minister has revealed hundreds of millions of euros were found “tucked away” in accounts of various Holy See departments...
Antarctic glacier loss triples in just a decade, NASA research shows
The melt rate of glaciers in the fastest-melting part of Antarctica has tripled over the past decade, scientists said.
U.S. joins desperate search for missing South Korean ship crew
US rescue teams have joined an increasingly desperate search for 52 people missing from a South Korean trawler that sank in freezing waters off Russia’s...
French vote urges recognition of Palestinian state
France’s lower house of Parliament voted Tuesday to urge the government to recognize a Palestinian state, in the hope that it would speed up peace...
Woman, 23, dies on United Airlines flight from London to Newark
A young plane passenger has died aboard a transatlantic flight from London to the United States.
A new Cold War: Russia, NATO accuse each other of creating instability
Russia accused NATO on Monday of destabilizing northern Europe and the Baltics by carrying out drills there and announced new military exercises of its...
Survey: 24 million people want an Apple watch
According to a survey by UBS, 10% of consumers said they were very likely to buy a smartwatch ahead of the Apple Watch launch in early 2015. UBS surveyed...
Survey: 10% of consumers want a smartwatch
According to a survey by UBS, 10% of consumers said they were very likely to buy a smartwatch ahead of the Apple Watch launch in early 2015. UBS surveyed...
Unexplained bullet wound and forced to clean toilets: Why a jihadist quit IS
Areeb Majeed, 23, left for Iraq with three friends in late May, expecting to be a fighter, but left when he was forced to do housework.
UN climate talks spark cautious optimism for global progress
Negotiators from more than 190 countries will meet in Lima, Peru, for two weeks to work on drafts for a global climate deal that is supposed to be adopted...
Killed at the crease: Israeli cricket umpire dies after being hit by ball
An umpire and former captain of Israel’s national cricket team died after being hit by a ball, just two days after the death of Australian batsman...
Qatar bars U.S. couple from leaving after acquittal on child murder charge
A representative for the family of an American couple cleared by a Qatari appeals court of wrongdoing in the death of their adopted daughter says they...
Islamic State group attacks Kobani from Turkey
The Islamic State group launched an attack Saturday on the Syrian border town of Kobani from Turkey, a Kurdish official and activists said, although Turkey...
#putoutyourbats tribute to cricketer Phillip Hughes goes global
It began as a single, simple tribute from a cricket fan to batsman Phillip Hughes.
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