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Tony Nicklinson, right-to-die man with locked-in syndrome, dies aged 58
Tony Nicklinson, a British man with locked-in syndrome who fought for the right to legally end his life, has died aged 58. Tony Nicklinson was...
Greece asks for more time to implement tough spending cuts and reforms
Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, has called for more time to implement tough spending cuts and reforms, ahead of talks on its bailout. Antonis Samaras...
Ecuador embassy entry would be a diplomatic suicide for UK, says Rafael Correa
Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has said the UK would be committing diplomatic suicide if it tried to enter his country's embassy in London. Rafael Correa...
Duchess of Alba in floral bikini enjoying sunshine break with Alfonso Diez in Formentera
Duchess of Alba and her husband Alfonso Diez were today spotted enjoying a sunshine break on the island of Formentera. The two, accompanied by a...
Turkey: bomb attack kills at least 7 people close to a police station in Gaziantep
At least seven people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a bomb attack in Gaziantep, south-eastern Turkey, security sources and media say. The...
Austrian Freedom Party condamned for anti-Semitic cartoon posted by Heinz-Christian Strache
Far-right Austrian politician Heinz-Christian Strache has caused anger after posting a cartoon on Facebook, likened to anti-Semitic Nazi propaganda. Heinz-Christian Strache posted a caricature of...
Pussy Riot hunt continues in Russia
Russian police are searching for other members of the punk band Pussy Riot who took part in the anti-Putin protest in Moscow's main cathedral. The...
Greece: wildfire sweeps across Chios island
Firefighters in Greece are battling a large forest fire sweeping across the eastern Aegean island of Chios. The fire began in the early hours of...
Prince Philip discharged from Aberdeen hospital after five nights
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has been discharged from hospital after receiving treatment for a bladder infection. Prince Philip, 91, spent five nights at the...
Julian Assange makes his first public statement since entering Ecuador’s embassy in London
Julian Assange has urged the US to end its "witch-hunt" against WikiLeaks, in his first public statement since entering Ecuador's London embassy. Julian Assange also...
Why is Ecuador protecting Julian Assange?
The Ecuadorean government said it had granted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange asylum because it shared his fears of political persecution and the possible consequences...
Julian Assange expected to make public statement in front of London’s Ecuador embassy
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to make a public statement later on the diplomatic row that has engulfed him since being granted asylum...
Alice Pyne, teenager dying of cancer, fulfills bucket list of dreams after two years
Alice Pyne, a teenager dying of cancer, has fulfilled her “bucket list” of things she wanted to do. Her final dream came true after her...
Czech police arrest man over planning Breivik-style attack in Ostrava
Czech police have arrested a man they suspect of planning an attack similar to those launched by Anders Bering Breivik in Norway. Weapons, explosives and...
Patrick Ricard, head of global spirits company Pernod Ricard, dies at 67
Patrick Ricard, head of the global spirits company Pernod Ricard, whose father founded the Ricard firm, has died at the age of 67. The firm...
German army’s crisis role widened to using weapons on the streets
Germany’s army will in future be able to use its weapons on the country’ streets in an extreme situation, the Federal Constitutional Court says. The...
Pussy Riot jailed for two years for hooliganism
The three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot accused of hooliganism have been jailed for two years after staging an anti-Vladimir Putin protest...
Julian Assange granted asylum by Ecuador
Ecuador has granted asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange two months after he took refuge in country’s London embassy while fighting extradition from the...
Brussels Flower Carpet 2012 in African designs on the Grand Place
A flower carpet using designs from Africa has been created on the main square of the Belgian capital, Brussels. Hundreds of thousands of flowers were...
Ecuador accuses UK of threat to storm its London embassy to arrest Julian Assange
Ecuador has accused the UK of making a "threat" to enter its embassy in London to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Julian Assange, 41, took...
Prince Philip taken to hospital again as a precautionary measure
Prince Philip has been taken to hospital as a "precautionary measure" after a recurrence of a bladder infection, Buckingham Palace has said. The Duke of...
Eurozone economy shrinks by 0.2% from April to June
The economy of the eurozone shrank 0.2% in the three months from April to June compared with the previous quarter. The figures from Eurostat covering...
German economy grew by 0.3% in the second quarter of 2012
German economy grew by 0.3% in the second quarter of 2012, helped by exports and domestic consumption. Earlier, France announced its economy had recorded zero...
Paolo Gabriele, Pope’s ex-butler, to stand trial for stealing confidential papers
Paolo Gabriele, former butler to Pope Benedict XVI, will stand trial for stealing confidential papers and leaking them to the press, a magistrate has...
Italian airline Wind Jet suspends flights leaving hundreds of passengers stranded
Italian cash-strapped budget airline Wind Jet has suspended all its flights, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded. At Rome's Fiumicino airport, some 200 Israeli nationals -...
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