Ukraine: Insurgents Killed In Attack On Convoy

Is Putin Showing Olive Branch? Updated: 10:02pm UK, Friday 23 May 2014 By Katie Stallard, in Donetsk The St Petersburg economic forum was otherwise pretty unremarkable, but Vladimir Putin's speech on Friday could be significant. He said he would...

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Explosions And Gunfire Near Somali Parliament

At least four policemen have been killed after al Qaeda-linked militants carried out a bomb and gun attack outside Somalia's parliament. Police said at least six insurgents also died in the assault in a Mogadishu compound. There were two explosions...

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Iran Hangs Billionaire Over $2.6bn Bank Fraud

A billionaire Iranian businessman convicted of masterminding a $2.6bn (£1.5bn) banking scam has reportedly been hanged in Tehran's notorious Evin prison. Mahafarid Amir Khosravi was sentenced to death after being convicted of "corruption on earth......

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Mayor Castrated And Killed In French Village

A French mayor has been murdered and then castrated by an electrician who suspected the official was having an affair with his girlfriend, reports say. Dominique Leboucher was stabbed in the neck by the 39-year-old man, according to a prosecutor. Mr...

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Thailand Police Confront Anti-Coup Protesters

Police and armed soldiers have been involved in a tense stand-off with protesters marching against the military coup in Thailand. A group of around 200 demonstrators defied limits on public gatherings imposed since the army took control and refused...

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Zuma Pledges SA 'Economic Transformation'

Jacob Zuma has been sworn in again as South African president vowing "economic transformation" will take "centre stage" in his second term in power. He pledged the economy would be put on an "inclusive growth path" and promised to promote "broad-based...

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Tragic Sailors: Skipper 'Dearly Missed'

The family of yachtsman Andrew Bridge say they are "deeply saddened" by the discovery of the upturned hull of the missing boat Cheeki Rafiki. The search for the four British sailors ended at 3am UK time after a search of the capsized vessel found...

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Putin Brands Charles Hitler Slur 'Unacceptable'

Vladimir Putin has branded a comparison made by the Prince of Wales in which the Royal likened the Russian president to Hitler as "not what monarchs do". Mr Putin said Prince Charles' reported comments were "unacceptable" and "wrong". The president...

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Three Killed In Shooting Near Jewish Museum

Three people have been killed and another seriously injured in a shooting outside the Jewish Museum in Brussels. Belgian Interior Minister Joelle Milquet has tweeted to say he believes it was an "anti-semitic attack". Two women and a man are thought...

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Pope Calls For 'Urgent' End To Syrian War

By Tom Rayner, Middle East Reporter Pope Francis has said there is an "urgent" need for a peaceful solution to the Syria crisis, on the first day of a visit to the Middle East. The Pontiff was speaking in Amman following a meeting with Jordan's...

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