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Snowden leaks: France summons US envoy over spying claims

Snowden leaks: France summons US envoy over spying claims

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has summoned the US ambassador over newspaper claims that the US spied on millions of phone calls in France. October 21 2013, 17:04 2 341 views

Syria to join Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus?

Syria to join Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus?

Syria may enter the customs union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. October 21 2013, 14:01 2 938 views

The Englishman in charge of the worst team in the world

The Englishman in charge of the worst team in the world

The island's league has six amateur teams, yet most of the players are expats meaning the coach has a pool of fewer than 25 players to choose from. October 21 2013, 10:52 3 282 views

Court hands Berlusconi two-year ban from public office

Court hands Berlusconi two-year ban from public office

A Milan court on Saturday ruled that former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi should be barred from holding public office for two years following a conviction for tax fraud. October 19 2013, 17:15 2 805 views

Snowden says he didn’t take secret documents to Russia, ‘zero’ chance Russia or China got any

Snowden says he didn’t take secret documents to Russia, ‘zero’ chance Russia or China got any

Former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden says that he did not take any secret NSA documents to Russia and that intelligence officials in China as well as Russia could not get access to the documents he had obtained before leaving the United States. October 18 2013, 16:28 2 101 views

Air pollution a leading cancer cause: WHO

Air pollution a leading cancer cause: WHO

International health experts have found "sufficient evidence" that outdoor air pollution is a leading environmental cause of cancer deaths.The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified outdoor air pollution as a leading cause of cancer in humans, sbs.com.au reports. October 18 2013, 10:38 2 029 views

11 Nobel Laureates Ask Putin to Free Greenpeace’s ‘Arctic 30’

11 Nobel Laureates Ask Putin to Free Greenpeace’s ‘Arctic 30’

Eleven laureates of the Nobel Peace Prize have petitioned the Russian president, asking him Thursday to aid the release of the 30 Greenpeace activists charged with piracy in Russia. October 18 2013, 10:13 2 646 views

India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria on slavery's list of shame, says report

India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria on slavery's list of shame, says report

A new report claiming to be the most comprehensive look at global slavery says 30 million people are living as slaves around the world, cnn.com reports. October 18 2013, 09:39 2 959 views

U.S. Congress ends default threat, Obama signs debt bill

U.S. Congress ends default threat, Obama signs debt bill

Capping weeks of political brinkmanship that had unnerved global markets, President Barack Obama quickly signed the spending measure, which passed the Senate and House of Representatives after Republicans dropped efforts to use the legislation to force changes in his signature healthcare law, reuters.com reports. October 17 2013, 14:18 2 208 views

An Uzbek national has been found dead in Moscow's troubled Biryulyovo district

An Uzbek national has been found dead in Moscow's troubled Biryulyovo district

A spokesman for the Moscow branch of Russia's Investigative Committee said on October 16 that the body of a 51-year-old Uzbek citizen had been discovered a day earlier. Officials say he had been stabbed multiple times, rferl.org reported. October 16 2013, 16:32 2 499 views

Russian Police Detain Azeri Suspect In Murder That Sparked Clashes

Russian Police Detain Azeri Suspect In Murder That Sparked Clashes

Police in Moscow have detained hundreds of youths who had gathered on October 15 to protest the killing of an ethnic Russian in a southern district of the Russian capital, rferl.org reports. October 16 2013, 12:41 2 552 views

Dutch ambassador's assistant beaten in Moscow

Dutch ambassador's assistant beaten in Moscow

An assistant to the Dutch Ambassador in Moscow was beaten by unknown assailants in his apartment early on Wednesday morning, a source from the police department said. October 16 2013, 11:24 2 463 views

Philippine earthquake death toll soars to 67

Philippine earthquake death toll soars to 67

The death toll from magnitude 7.2 earthquake in central Philippines rose to 67, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) announced on Tuesday. October 15 2013, 18:11 3 233 views

Hundreds held after Moscow rocked by race rioting

Hundreds held after Moscow rocked by race rioting

Moscow police were on Monday holding almost 400 people under arrest after the Russian capital was rocked by some of its worst ethnically-fuelled rioting in years, sparked by the killing of an ethnic Russian allegedly by a Muslim migrant from the Caucasus, tribune.com.pk reports. October 14 2013, 20:21 2 294 views

Lukashenko says Belarus to quit Customs Union if forced to pay oil duties

Lukashenko says Belarus to quit Customs Union if forced to pay oil duties

Belarus will not be able to afford membership in the Customs Union if receives no economic benefits from it, says Belarussian leader Aleksander Lukashenko. October 12 2013, 10:40 2 557 views

Toyota unveils cars with auto pilot

Toyota unveils cars with auto pilot

Toyota on Friday unveiled the next generation of cars featuring an auto pilot system that will swerve to avoid collisions and also keep to the middle of the road, all without drivers touching the wheel October 11 2013, 11:45 2 460 views

Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev claims election victory

Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev claims election victory

Azerbaijan's leader Ilham Aliyev has claimed victory in presidential polls, thanking the Azeri people for electing him to a third term October 10 2013, 12:41 2 448 views

Gulf countries propose test to 'detect' gays, ban them from entering

Gulf countries propose test to 'detect' gays, ban them from entering

Gulf nations may soon conduct tests to "detect" gays traveling to those nations in order to deny them entry. October 10 2013, 12:35 3 142 views

Libyan PM seized by armed men

Libyan PM seized by armed men

Libyan PM Ali Zeidan has been seized by armed men in the capital, Tripoli. October 10 2013, 12:29 2 473 views

Dutch authorities assault Russia diplomat

Dutch authorities assault Russia diplomat

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned the Dutch ambassador in protest over the alleged abuse and beating of a senior Russian diplomat in The Hague. October 9 2013, 16:47 4 002 views

Turkey lifts longtime ban on head scarves in state offices

Turkey lifts longtime ban on head scarves in state offices

The government on Tuesday lifted a ban on head scarves for female workers in state offices, ending a longstanding restriction that has polarized Turkish society. October 9 2013, 11:57 3 093 views

Israel condemns Council of Europe resolution on ritual circumcision

Israel condemns Council of Europe resolution on ritual circumcision

Circumcision does not harm boys' health, says Israel, claiming resolution 'fosters hate and racist trends in Europe' October 9 2013, 11:15 3 118 views

Bekmambetov-produced 3D Movie ‘Snow Queen’ Set for US Release

Bekmambetov-produced 3D Movie ‘Snow Queen’ Set for US Release

Better known for movies featuring vampires and ultra-violence, Russian-Kazakh director Timur Bekmambetov has turned family friendly with his latest project “The Snow Queen” scheduled for release in the US Oct. 11 October 8 2013, 12:14 2 525 views

Hamid Karzai blasts Nato for Afghanistan 'suffering'

Hamid Karzai blasts Nato for Afghanistan 'suffering'

As the end of his time in office approaches, the Afghan president has said Nato has brought much death and misery to his country, but little security October 8 2013, 11:37 2 468 views

Switzerland to vote on $2,800 monthly ‘basic income’ for adults

Switzerland to vote on $2,800 monthly ‘basic income’ for adults

More than 100,000 residents in Switzerland have signed a petition demanding that the government ensure a minimum monthly income of nearly $2,800 (2,500 Swiss francs) for all adults in the country. October 7 2013, 16:29 2 237 views