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In cancer fight, berry may hold keys to more effective treatment
Here’s a reason to stop building over and polluting our natural spaces. Scientists have discovered that a previously unremarkable berry that grows...
Is the 2022 World Cup moving away from ‘too hot’ Qatar?
The 2022 World Cup will not be held in Qatar because of the scorching temperatures in the Middle Eastern country, FIFA Executive Committee member Theo...
Pro-climate protestors fill streets as scientists reveal source of carbon overload
Spurred chiefly by China, the United States and India, the world spewed far more carbon pollution into the air last year than ever before, scientists announced...
People’s Climate March rallies thousands around the globe
Thousands across the globe have rallied for the People’s Climate March today.
Kenya marks anniversary of Westgate mall attack
Thousands of mourners gathered in Kenya’s capital on Sunday for emotional commemorations marking a year since Somali Islamist gunmen attacked Nairobi’s...
Airstrikes boost Islamic State, FBI director warns more hostages possible
Support for Islamic State increased after U.S. airstrikes began in Iraq and the militant group may take more hostages to try to force concessions from...
Eminem publishers sue New Zealand political party
The music publishers for American rapper Eminem filed a lawsuit Tuesday against New Zealand’s ruling political party over the music it used in a...
Mixed messages: U.S.-Iran conflict rises on the sidelines of Iraq fight
Secretary of State John Kerry says he won’t shut the door on the possibility of working with Iran against a common enemy in the Islamic State (IS)...
Mosul schools empty as IS instates rigid anti-West curriculum
The extremist-held Iraqi city of Mosul is set to usher in a new school year. But unlike years past, there will be no art or music.
700 feared drowned as two packed migrant boats sink in the Mediterranean
More than 700 immigrants are feared drowned in two separate incidents in the Mediterranean.
Red army: Dutch stage huge tomato fight in protest against Russian sanctions
Hundreds of young Dutch men and women turned Amsterdam’s central Dam square into a blizzard of red goop as they pelted each other mercilessly with...
North Korea sentences American to 6 years in labour camp
North Korea’s Supreme Court on Sunday sentenced Matthew Miller, a U.S. citizen, to six years of hard labour for entering the country illegally and...
Britain vows action after ‘pure evil’ murder of aid worker by IS
Condemning an act of “pure evil”, Prime Minister David Cameron vowed Sunday that Britain would do all it can to catch the killers of a British...
Golden delicious: Gold Apple watch may cost more than US$1,200
The gold Apple Watch Edition could cost as much as US$1,200 when it goes on sale in 2015, according to a new report by TechCrunch.
U.S. military action against Islamic State stokes war of words over terminology
A day after US Secretary of State John Kerry refused to use the word “war”, Obama administration officials have begun to use the word to describe...
The new crisis of connected cameras: Pics or it didn’t happen
Right now, almost every major news story turns on a single set of unresolved ethical questions: What should we do about the new proliferation of cameras?...
Australia raises terror threat to ‘high’ over fears of domestic IS support
The Australian government has raised the country’s terror threat level from “medium” to “high” for the first time since the...
Kerry pledges $500m of aid to countries affected by Syria civil war
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Friday nearly $500 million (£307.5 million) in humanitarian aid for people and countries hit by Syria’s...
Inspired by Scotland’s ballot, Spain’s Catalans demand secession vote
Hundreds of thousands of Catalan separatists swarmed Barcelona on Thursday, waving independence flags and demanding a secession referendum that the Spanish...
Obama pledges to ‘degrade and destroy’ Islamic State using air power
President Barack Obama vowed to strike the Islamic State (also known as ISIL and ISIS) in Syria and to expand operations in Iraq, seizing command of an...
Kate ‘too unwell’ from morning sickness to attend Harry’s Invictus Games
The Duchess of Cambridge’s acute morning sickness will prevent her from attending the opening ceremony and start of the Invictus Games.
New EU Commission gives key economic posts to France and Britain
The incoming head of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, unveiled an EU executive team on Wednesday that handed key economic responsibilities...
Obama’s Islamic State plan to include strikes on militants in Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama will ask Congress to quickly authorise the arming and training of Syrian opposition forces but will press forward without formal...
Dubai’s $32bn plan to make Al Maktoum International the world’s biggest airport
The ruler of Dubai—Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum—has endorsed a US$32 billion dollar (£19.8billion) expansion plan for the city’s second...
Iran’s supreme leader recovering in hospital after prostate surgery
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is recovering in hospital after having prostate surgery, state media has said.
'She said yes': Navratilova proposes to girlfriend in front of U.S. Open crowd
Tennis great Martina Navratilova has proposed to her long-term partner Julia Lemigova in considerable style.
Strategy against Islamic State in hand, U.S. now must make it work
U.S. President Barack Obama has embarked on building what is basically the third major U.S.-backed international coalition of the past 23 years to take...
Ukraine ceasefire with Russian rebels takes hold; Obama says he’s skeptical
A cease-fire began Friday night in eastern Ukraine after the president’s representative signed a deal with Russian-backed separatists in an effort...
Ukraine ceasefire with Russian rebels holds on Saturday
A ceasefire agreed by the Ukrainian government and pro-Russia rebels in the east appears to be holding.
Grammy-winning rock star Gustavo Cerati dies after four years in coma, aged 55
Argentine musician Gustavo Cerati, a flamboyant showman who brought stadium rock to Latin America with his band Soda Stereo, died on Thursday at age 55.
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