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Jackrabbits invade Fargo, North Dakota
Dog-sized jackrabbits have invaded a neighborhood of Fargo, North Dakota. The rabbits are not harmful and at first neighbors found them charming. But they have...
Standard & Poor’s to pay $1.4 billion settlement over mortgage crisis claims
Standard & Poor's (S&P) has agreed to pay a $1.38 billion settlement to US regulators over allegations it knowingly inflated its ratings of risky...
Balkan genocide: International Court of Justice rejects Croatia and Serbia claims
The International Court of Justice has ruled that neither Croatia nor Serbia committed genocide against each other’s populations during the Balkan wars that followed...
US imposes new visa restrictions on Venezuela officials
The US has expanded visa restrictions on unnamed Venezuelan officials it accuses of human rights violations and corruption. Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said the measures...
News Corp investigation dropped in US
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp will not be prosecuted in the US over the phone-hacking scandal in the UK. US officials were looking into whether alleged...
Groundhog Day 2015: Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter as 11,000 gathered at Gobbler's Knob on Groundhog Day, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on...
Barack Obama seeks tax rises in $4 trillion budget proposal
President Barack Obama has sent a $4 trillion budget proposal to Congress with significant tax rises, primarily on companies and the wealthy. Barack Obama's plan...
Peter Greste: Al-Jazeera reporter released from Egypt prison
Al-Jazeera reporter Peter Greste was freed from Egypt prison and deported on February 1. After 400 days behind bars, Peter Greste landed safely in Cyprus,...
Three-year-old boy shoots dad and pregnant mom in Albuquerque motel room
A New Mexico toddler has shot his mother and father with the same bullet after pulling a gun from her handbag, police say. The incident...
Barack Obama plans to tax US companies on overseas profits
President Barack Obama is planning to close a tax loophole that allows American companies to avoid paying taxes on overseas profits, the White House...
Midwest and Northeast brace for new snow storm
A new storm is expected to dump more than a foot of snow on parts of the Midwest, New York and New England, which...
Hong Kong protesters back on streets
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters have returned to the streets for their first big rally since mass protests last year. A large police presence was in...
Greece: PM Alexis Tsipras confident that agreement can be reached with creditors
Greece’s new PM Alexis Tsipras has said he is confident that agreement can be reached with creditors over repayment of his country's debts. Alexis Tsipras...
Kenji Goto: ISIS releases video of Japanese hostage killing
Japanese hostage Kenji Goto has been killed by Islamic State militants, according to a video released online. The video comes less than a week after...
Podemos March for Change: Tens of thousands of people attend Madrid rally
Tens of thousands of Spaniards have marched in central Madrid for a rally organized by radical left-wing party Podemos. The "March for Change" is one...
Two Eagles balloon lands in Mexico after completing record Pacific crossing
Two Eagles helium balloon has completed the Pacific Ocean crossing with a sea-landing off Mexico, setting new milestones on a six-day trip. Pilots Troy Bradley...
Germany: Former President Richard von Weizsaecker dies aged 94
German ex-President Richard von Weizsaecker has died at the age of 94, the president's office has announced. Richard von Weizsaecker's 10 years in office, from...
Venezuela tourism ad features detained American journalist Jim Wyss
American journalist Jim Wyss, who was detained in Venezuela while covering the 2013 elections, has become the unlikely star of a Venezuelan tourism advertisement. The...
Greece crisis: Angela Merkel rules out any debt cancellation
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out canceling any of Greece's debt, saying banks and creditors have already made substantial cuts. However, Angela Merkel told...
Heather Cho trial: Korean Air CEO Cho Yang-ho scolded daughter over nut rage
Korean Air chairman and CEO Cho Yang-ho has told a court he scolded his 40-year-old daughter, known as Heather Cho, for ejecting an air...
Venezuela issues new protest regulation allowing troops to open fire
Venezuela has issued new protest rules allowing troops to open fire if they feel their lives are at risk during demonstrations. The new regulation specifies...
US rejects Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay demand as part of thaw
According to the White House, the US will not hand back the Guantanamo Bay naval base as part of efforts to improve relations with...
Greece: Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis rejects debt talks with troika
Greece's new Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis says his government will not negotiate over the Greek bailout conditions with the "troika" team from the EU...
Mitt Romney 2016: Former Republican candidate will not run for president again
Mitt Romney has decided he will not run for president again. The 67-year-old Republican was beaten by President Barack Obama in the US 2012 election. Mitt...
Eurozone deflation deepens in January 2015
Deflation has deepened across the 19 countries that use the euro currency. In January, prices in the eurozone were 0.6% down on their levels a...
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