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Parisians gather to remember victims of Charlie Hebdo attacks

Parisians gather to remember victims of Charlie Hebdo attacks

Parisians gathered at the Place de la Republique on the first anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo massacre which led to 17 deaths over three days. January 8 2016, 11:00 3 065 views

Saudi Arabia-Iran row spreads to other nations

Saudi Arabia-Iran row spreads to other nations

Saudi Arabia's closest Sunni allies have followed its lead and severed or downgraded their relations with Iran, as the repercussions continued over the execution of a leading Shia cleric by the Saudi authorities, which has provoked international condemnation. Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary general, called the dramatic rupture between Riyadh and Tehran “deeply worrying", The Telegraph reports. January 5 2016, 11:14 3 311 views

Kyrgyzstan detains Briton for 'horse penis' delicacy comparison

Kyrgyzstan detains Briton for 'horse penis' delicacy comparison

McFeat wrote that his Kyrgyz colleagues were queueing for their “special delicacy, the horse's penis" during holiday celebrations, referring to a traditional horse sausage known as chuchu, The Guardian reports. January 5 2016, 11:05 3 669 views

Gérard Depardieu to play Joseph Stalin in new film

Gérard Depardieu to play Joseph Stalin in new film

Gérard Depardieu is set to take on the role of Joseph Stalin in a new French film by actor and director Fanny Ardant. December 30 2015, 16:16 3 491 views

Turkey supports ISIS, wants to revive Ottoman Empire – Syria’s UN envoy

Turkey supports ISIS, wants to revive Ottoman Empire – Syria’s UN envoy

Syria's envoy to the UN has accused Turkey of supporting terrorist groups and covering for their invasion into Syria. Urging the UN to end Ankara's “violations and crimes," Bashar al-Ja'afari also warned that Erdogan's goal is to “revive" the Ottoman Empire. December 30 2015, 16:02 3 310 views

US: Iranian navy fires rockets near US warships

US: Iranian navy fires rockets near US warships

The United States has accused Iran of launching rockets near a US aircraft carrier and other warships last week in what a US official called an "unsafe" action. It said Iran gave very short notice before the tests. December 30 2015, 12:10 3 671 views

Western oil firms must innovate or die

Western oil firms must innovate or die

Companies such as Exxon, Shell and BP could stop exploring and provide equipment, knowhow and technologies to oil-producing countries. December 29 2015, 22:28 3 672 views

Palmyra arch that survived Isis to be replicated in London and New York

Palmyra arch that survived Isis to be replicated in London and New York

Replicas of an ancient monument in Palmyra that has apparently survived attempts by Islamic State to demolish it are to be erected in London and New York. December 29 2015, 17:22 3 668 views

Istanbul rail terminal rocked by several blasts, Ukrainian truck suspected cause

Istanbul rail terminal rocked by several blasts, Ukrainian truck suspected cause

Several large explosions have rocked Istanbul, the biggest city in Turkey, with the incident reportedly triggered by a Ukrainian truck transporting fruit that caught fire and exploded.The incident took place overnight in Haydarpasa railway terminal, a major rail hub located on the Bosporus Strait. December 29 2015, 14:41 3 044 views

Taliban gain Putin’s help at ‘secret meeting’

Taliban gain Putin’s help at ‘secret meeting’

A senior Afghan militant commander has claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin held an unpublicised meeting with Taliban chief Akhtar Mansour to discuss possible Russian support for the insurgents. December 29 2015, 09:50 3 461 views

South Korea, Japan agree to irreversibly end 'comfort women' row

South Korea, Japan agree to irreversibly end 'comfort women' row

South Korea and Japan reached a landmark agreement on Monday to resolve the issue of "comfort women", as those who were forced to work in Japan's wartime brothels were euphemistically known, which has long plagued ties between the neighbors. December 28 2015, 18:03 3 119 views

The "Borat" star - actor Baron Cohen and wife give $1 mn for Syrian refugees

The "Borat" star - actor Baron Cohen and wife give $1 mn for Syrian refugees

British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and his wife are donating $1 million (900,000 euros) to help Syrian refugees, the charities receiving the money announced Sunday. December 28 2015, 17:55 3 940 views

Italy to fine smokers €300 for tossing cigarettes

Italy to fine smokers €300 for tossing cigarettes

Smokers beware: new 'green economy' laws approved by the Italian parliament on Tuesday will see those caught flicking their cigarette butts on the ground slapped with fines. December 28 2015, 16:20 2 935 views

Texas tornadoes: Eleven killed in Dallas area

Texas tornadoes: Eleven killed in Dallas area

Eleven people have been killed in tornadoes in Texas, police say, with heavy rain and snow causing deaths and disruption in a number of other states. December 28 2015, 10:07 3 102 views

Iraqi army declares first major victory over Islamic State in Ramadi

Iraqi army declares first major victory over Islamic State in Ramadi

Iraq's army declared victory over Islamic State fighters in a provincial capital west of Baghdad on Sunday, the first major triumph for the U.S.-trained force since it collapsed in the face of an assault by the militants 18 months ago. December 28 2015, 02:16 2 910 views

Georgia Foreign Minister Kvirikashvili picked as next prime minister

Georgia Foreign Minister Kvirikashvili picked as next prime minister

Georgia's ruling Georgia Dream coalition will nominate Foreign Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili as the next prime minister, a senior coalition lawmaker said Dec. 24. December 25 2015, 15:48 3 023 views

Christian celebrations around the world

Christian celebrations around the world

Across the world, Christians have begun marking Christmas with services, with Pope Francis holding midnight mass at the Vatican. December 25 2015, 09:45 3 455 views

Georgian Prime Minister Resigns

Georgian Prime Minister Resigns

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has resigned, an abrupt move that has injected fresh political uncertainty into the former Soviet republic less than a year before parliamentary elections. December 24 2015, 15:47 3 284 views

Kyrgyzstan’s president says Turkey’s decision to down Russian jet was wrong

Kyrgyzstan’s president says Turkey’s decision to down Russian jet was wrong

Turkey should not have taken radical measures and downed a Russian military plane, Kyrgyzstan's President Almazbek Atambayev told a press conference on Thursday. December 24 2015, 15:34 3 250 views

Number of Kyrgyz women joining terrorists growing — interior ministry

Number of Kyrgyz women joining terrorists growing — interior ministry

There is a tendency in Kyrgyzstan to replenish the ranks of terrorist and extremist groups with women, the country's Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. December 24 2015, 15:21 3 126 views

Brent crude oil price falls below $37 per barrel

Brent crude oil price falls below $37 per barrel

Futures price for Brent crude oil delivery in January 2016 on the London ICE exchange fell by 1.15% to $36.95 per barrel, breaking the mark of $37 per barrel. December 24 2015, 14:50 3 094 views

Khodorkovsky Under Arrest in Absentia, Placed on Int'l Wanted List

Khodorkovsky Under Arrest in Absentia, Placed on Int'l Wanted List

The former owner of now defunct Russian Yukos oil company, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, has been placed under arrest in absentia and put on the international wanted list, Russian Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said Wednesday. December 23 2015, 15:22 3 097 views

India, Russia likely to sign pact on Kudankulam during PM Modi’s visit

India, Russia likely to sign pact on Kudankulam during PM Modi’s visit

Government is also planning to make optimum use of the available nuclear sites in various states to accommodate more atomic reactors to meet energy-starved country's growing needs. December 23 2015, 14:47 2 878 views

Nicolas Cage returns stolen Mongolian dinosaur skull he bought at gallery

Nicolas Cage returns stolen Mongolian dinosaur skull he bought at gallery

Tyrannosaurus bataar skull will be repatriated after it was bought by the actor from a Beverly Hills gallery in 2007. December 23 2015, 14:24 3 545 views

Amnesty: Russian bombing of Syria may be a war crime

Amnesty: Russian bombing of Syria may be a war crime

Russia's bombing of Syria may amount to a war crime because of the number of civilians its strikes have killed, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, presenting what it said was evidence that the air raids had violated humanitarian law. December 23 2015, 11:25 2 980 views