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Pope Francis appoints 19 new cardinals at St Peter’s Basilica ceremony
Pope Francis has appointed 19 new cardinals at St Peter's Basilica ceremony in Rome. This is the first such appointments of Pope Francis’ papacy. Cardinals are...
CNN expelled from Venezuela
CNN says Venezuela has revoked the accreditation of its Caracas-based reporter, Osmary Hernandez. Two journalists who had been sent to Venezuela to cover the current...
Somalia presidential palace attacked by al-Shabab group
Somalia's presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu has been attack by a huge car bomb. The bomb has blown a hole in the wall of...
Dalai Lama to meet Barack Obama at White House
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will meet President Barack Obama at the White House on Friday, US officials say. China has urged the...
Shell sells its Australian downstream business to Vitol for $2.6 billion
Shell has agreed to sell its Australian downstream business to oil trading firm Vitol for $2.6 billion. The sale includes Shell's refinery in Geelong, 870...
Ukraine: EU imposes sanctions on officials responsible for violence
EU foreign ministers have decided to impose sanctions on Ukrainian officials "responsible for violence and excessive force". According to a statement released by the EU...
Ukraine unrest: At least 21 protesters killed by security forces in Kiev
New reports claim that at least 21 protesters have been killed by security forces in Kiev following the breakdown of a truce agreed on...
Lamido Sanusi: Nigeria’s central bank governor suspended over missing $20 billion
Lamido Sanusi - Nigeria's central bank governor - has been suspended by the president pending investigations into "far-reaching irregularities". Lamido Sanusi caused shockwaves in Nigeria...
Homeland Security warns airlines of new shoe-bomb threat
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has advised airlines to beware of any attempts to smuggle explosives onboard in footwear. Homeland security officials did...
Facebook buys WhatsApp for $19 billion
Social networking giant Facebook buys messaging app WhatsApp in a deal worth a total of $19 billion in cash and shares. It is Facebook's biggest...
North Korea holds family reunions for more than 100 South Koreans
North Korea is holding family reunions for more than 100 South Koreans who have arrived in the country to meet their relatives - the...
Fed minutes confirms stimulus slowdown
The Federal Reserve will continue to cut economic stimulus measures, minutes of the US central bank's January meeting have confirmed. The Fed's policy makers said...
Serge Dassault detained for questioning over alleged vote-buying
French billionaire and senator Serge Dassault has been detained for questioning over alleged vote-buying in a Paris suburb. Police are questioning the industrialist about his...
John Short: Australian missionary detained in North Korea
Australian missionary John Short has been detained in North Korea, his wife says. John Short, 75, was making his second trip to North Korea with...
Peugeot Citroen signs rescue deal with Dongfeng Motors and French government
Europe's second-largest carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen has signed a rescue deal with China's Dongfeng Motors and the French government that will see its founding...
Ji Wenlin: Zhou Yongkang’s former secretary investigated
Ji Wenlin, a senior official linked to Chinese former security chief Zhou Yongkang, is being investigated, state media say. Ji Wenlin, the vice-governor of Hainan...
Ukraine: At least 25 people die in Kiev unrest
At least 25 people died in Kiev as the Ukrainian police have launched a fresh attack on anti-government protesters. The new attempt to uproot the...
Curitiba to remain World Cup 2014 venue
Curitiba will remain a venue for this year's World Cup in Brazil but world governing body FIFA said progress must continue at the "highest...
Leopoldo Lopez: Venezuela opposition leader hands himself over National Guard
Venezuela’s protest leader Leopoldo Lopez has handed himself over to the National Guard, witnesses say. It comes as pro- and anti-government protesters take part in...
Ukraine protesters clash with police amid tensions over constitution changes
Thousands of Ukrainian protesters have clashed with police in central Kiev amid tensions over proposed changes to the constitution. Protesters attacked the ruling-party headquarters and...
Thai protests: Three people killed and dozens injured in Bangkok clashes
At least three people died and dozens injured in violence that erupted as Thai police began clearing protest sites in Bangkok. Police are trying to...
Ai Weiwei vase worth $1 million destroyed in Maximo Caminero’s protest
Florida artist Maximo Caminero is facing criminal charges after deliberately dropping a million dollar vase by dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in an apparent...
Papua New Guinea: One asylum seeker killed in violence at immigration camp
One person has been killed and 77 injured in violence that followed the escape of asylum seekers from an Australian offshore immigration detention center...
North Korea: UN report urges international community to act against human rights abuses
A long-awaited UN report urges the international community to act on evidence that crimes against humanity are being committed in North Korea. A panel of...
Greek diplomats in anti-landmine charity fraud scandal
Three Greek diplomats and other five people are facing charges in Greece in connection with an alleged fraud involving an anti-landmine charity. The former head...
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