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Al-Shabab militant base attacked from sea in Somalia
Unidentified foreign forces have launched a night-time raid on an al-Shabab militant base in the south Somali town of Barawe from the sea, reports...
US shutdown postpones EU free trade pact negotiations
US and EU negotiations on a sweeping free trade pact have been postponed because of a partial government shutdown in America. US officials had been...
Ross Ulbricht: Silk Road mastermind appears in San Francisco court
Ross Ulbricht, the alleged mastermind behind the online illegal drugs marketplace Silk Road, is too dangerous to be bailed, US prosecutors have said. Ross Ulbricht,...
Reece Scobie: Real life Catch Me If You Can teenager sent to jail for 16 months
One of Leonardo DiCaprio s most showy characters came in his performance of real life fraudster Frank Abagnale Jr. in the 2002 film Catch...
Egypt: Clashes at pro-Morsi demonstrations in Cairo and other cities
Clashes between former President Mohamed Morsi’s supporters and Egyptian troops have erupted in Cairo and other cities on Friday. Heavy gunfire and explosions were heard...
Italian Senate cross-party panel recommends Silvio Berlusconi’s expulsion
A cross-party panel of the Italian Senate has recommended former PM Silvio Berlusconi’s expulsion from the chamber over his conviction for tax fraud. The call...
Pope Francis condemns Roman Catholic Church’s narcissistic view of religion
Pope Francis has once again condemning the Roman Catholic Church’s narcissistic “Vatican-centric view” of religion. Pope Francis, who was elected earlier this year after Pope...
Stink bugs invading Lancaster County
Stink bugs are set to hit Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in record numbers this winter. Even though the bugs are small, about the size of a...
General Vo Nguyen Giap dies in Vietnam aged 102
Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap, who masterminded victories against France and the US, has died aged 102. General Vo Nguyen Giap’s defeat of French forces...
Tropical Storm Karen threatens damaging winds, heavy rain and high tides along US Gulf Coast
Residents along the US Gulf Coast have been placed on alert as approaching Tropical Storm Karen threatens damaging winds, heavy rain and high tides. Oil...
Barack Obama cancels Asia trip as part of US shutdown
President Barack Obama has decided to cancel his trip to Asia because of the US government shutdown. Barack Obama will miss two summits, including the...
Madeleine McCann case: Scotland Yard detectives believe mobile phone records may hold the key
Scotland Yard detectives believe mobile phone records may hold the key to solving the Madeleine McCann case. Three-year-old Madeleine McCann, of Rothley, Leicestershire, vanished on...
Pope Francis to visit St Francis of Assisi’s tomb
Pope Francis has arrived in the town of Assisi to pray at the shrine of the 13th-Century saint whose name he adopted. The pontiff is...
Lampedusa boat sinking: At least 130 African migrants die and many more missing
At least 130 migrants have died and many more are missing after a boat carrying them to Europe sank off the southern Italian island...
Anti-Amazon bill approved in France
A bill to support independent bookstores against competition from online retailers has been approved in France. The new laws will restrict companies like Amazon from...
Silk Road: Bitcoin value drops after FBI shuts clandestine online marketplace
Bitcoin value has dropped after the closure of the clandestine Silk Road online marketplace. The FBI seized bitcoins worth approximately $3.6 million on Tuesday. The price...
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s lawyers ask judge to lift overly harsh restrictions against him
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s lawyers asked a judge Wednesday to lift restrictions placed on him in prison, arguing that the conditions are overly harsh, have left...
Costa Concordia salvage: Divers find more human remains near wreck
Italian officials have revealed that divers scouring the site of the Costa Concordia wreck off the coast of Italy have recovered what could be...
Migrants boat sinks off near Lampedusa killing 50 people
At least 50 people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank off near Lampedusa, southern Italy, reports say. Rescue operations are continuing and officials...
Barack Obama warns of US default danger amid government shutdown
President Barack Obama has warned that Wall Street should be concerned that a conservative faction of Republicans is willing to allow the country to...
Gambia leaves Commonwealth after 48 years
The Republic of the Gambia has decided to withdraw from the Commonwealth, 48 years after joining. The West African nation branded the 54-member grouping, which...
US shutdown could damage spy agencies
Senior intelligence officials have warned the government shutdown "seriously damages" spy agencies' ability to protect the US. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told a...
Italy: Enrico Letta wins confidence vote after Silvio Berlusconi last-minute U-turn
Italy’s Prime Minister Enrico Letta has won a confidence vote after a last-minute U-turn by former PM Silvio Berlusconi. Silvio Berlusconi had initially promised to...
Russia: 14 Greenpeace activists charged with piracy over oil rig protest
Fourteen Greenpeace activists have been charged with piracy by the Russian authorities. They were among a 30-strong crew on a Greenpeace ship that was protesting...
Nikos Michaloliakos in court over organizing a criminal group charges
Leader of Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party Nikos Michaloliakos is to appear in court to answer charges of organizing a criminal group. Nikos Michaloliakos was...
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