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David Chalian, Yahoo News Washington bureau chief, fired over Romney campaign remark
Yahoo News has fired its Washington bureau chief David Chalian for saying White House hopeful Mitt Romney was "happy to have a party with...
Anorexic twins Clare and Rachel Wallmeyer die in house fire aged 42
Identical twins Clare and Rachel Wallmeyer, who became famous through their desperate battle with anorexia, have died in a house fire aged 42. Clare and...
Schiphol airport closed after suspected WWII bomb was discovered
Certain areas of Amsterdam's Schiphol airport have been closed after a suspected World War II bomb was discovered, a spokeswoman said. The departure hall serving...
Mumbai attacker Mohammad Qasab’s death penalty upheld by India’s Supreme Court
India's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of Pakistani national Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, the sole surviving gunman of the 2008 attacks on...
Bashar al-Assad says Syrian government needs more time to win the battle against rebels
President Bashar al-Assad has said Syrian government needs more time to "win the battle" against rebel forces. In an interview with pro-government al-Dunya TV, Bashar...
Yulia Tymoshenko’s appeal rejected by Ukraine’s high court
Ukraine's high court has rejected the appeal by jailed opposition leader and former PM Yulia Tymoshenko against her conviction for abuse of office. Yulia Tymoshenko,...
Hurricane Isaac hits New Orleans exactly 7 years after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina
Thousands of people have been evacuated from New Orleans as Hurricane Isaac makes its slow approach. Hurricane Isaac will hit the Louisiana city exactly seven...
Ann Romney paints loving portrait of Mitt Romney at Republican Convention
Ann Romney, wife of presidential candidate Mitt Romney, has painted a loving portrait of her husband at the Republican convention, on the day he...
No Easy Day book by former Navy SEAL claims Osama bin Laden was unarmed and already dying
Former Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette, writing under the pseudonym Mark Owen in No Easy Day, claims that Osama bin Laden was dead when Navy...
France opens Yasser Arafat murder case
Prosecutors in France have opened a murder inquiry into the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, sources have told the French news agency AFP. His...
Isaac reaches hurricane strength as it nears New Orleans
Tropical Storm Isaac bearing down on the Gulf Coast and New Orleans is now a hurricane, US forecasters say. Hurricane Isaac boasting winds of at...
Catalonia asks for 5 billion-euro bailout from Spanish government
Spanish region of Catalonia has asked for a bailout of 5 billion euros ($6.3 billion) from the central government. This summer, an 18 billion-euro public...
Taisiya Osipova, Russian opposition activist, given long sentence for possession of heroin
Russian opposition activist Taisiya Osipova has been jailed for possession of heroin for eight years - double the sentence requested by the prosecution. Supporters of...
Rachel Corrie’s death was accidental, Israeli court rules
A Haifa court has ruled that the state of Israel was not responsible for the death of US activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed in...
Virginity cream 18 Again sparks Indian debate
Indian pharmaceutical company Ultratech has launched what it claims is the country's first vagina tightening cream, saying it will make women feel "like a...
Tropical Storm Isaac: Barack Obama declares state of emergency in Louisiana
President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana, as Tropical Storm Isaac threatens to hit the US as a category two...
Lonmin Marikana platinum mine closed by intimidation
Miners are being intimidated into staying away from work at the South African Lonmin platinum mine where 34 people were recently shot dead by...
German government criticizes call for Greek eurozone exit
German government has criticized leading conservative politician Alexander Dobrindt for suggesting that Greece will have to leave the eurozone. Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said "bullying"...
Togo women in sex strike to force President Faure Gnassingbe’s resignation
Women in Togo have been urged to abstain from sex for a week from Monday to push their demand for reform and President Faure...
Syrian Army helicopter crashes in Damascus
Syrian opposition activists say they have shot down a military helicopter over the capital, Damascus. The Free Syrian Army said the aircraft had been firing...
Tropical Storm Isaac: more than 53,000 people ordered to evacuate Louisiana
Tens of thousands of Louisiana residents have been ordered to evacuate as Tropical Storm Isaac picks up strength in the Gulf of Mexico. Isaac may...
Mitt Romney accuses Barack Obama’s campaign of seeking to divide America
Mitt Romney has accused his rival President Barack Obama of running a campaign built on "anger and divisiveness". Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said the...
Maria Pantazopoulos drowned during Trash the Dress photoshoot in a Quebec park
Canadian bride Maria Pantazopoulos has drowned during a photoshoot as she posed in her wedding dress in water at a Quebec park. Real estate agent...
Tropical Storm Isaac: Florida makes final preparations for the storm
People in southern Florida have been making final preparations for Tropical Storm Isaac, as it barrels to the US. Hundreds of flights and sailings have...
Two businessmen spend $16,000 on two bottles of ’82 Petrus at 21 Club in New York
Two business associates visiting New York City spent $16,640 on two bottles of Petrus '82 wine alone at 21 Club. The pair's waiter said he...
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