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Cost of violence hits $14 trillion in increasingly divided world
June 17, 2015
Cost of violence hits $14 trillion in increasingly divided world
The cost of violence around the world reached a record $14.3 trillion in 2014, equivalent to the combined economies of…
Greek PM tears into lenders, euro zone prepares for ‘Grexit’
June 16, 2015
Greek PM tears into lenders, euro zone prepares for ‘Grexit’
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras lashed out at Greece's creditors on Tuesday, accusing them of trying to "humiliate" Greeks, as he…
Taliban warn IS leader not to interfere in Afghanistan
June 16, 2015
Taliban warn IS leader not to interfere in Afghanistan
The Taliban Tuesday warned the leader of the Islamic State group against waging a parallel insurgency in Afghanistan, after a…
Putin says Russia is beefing up its nuclear arsenal
June 16, 2015
Putin says Russia is beefing up its nuclear arsenal
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Russia would add more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles to its nuclear arsenal…
African campaigners urge end to “scandal” of child marriage in a generation
June 16, 2015
African campaigners urge end to “scandal” of child marriage in a generation
It's a scandal that any family in a continent as rich as Africa, with its vast oil and mineral wealth,…
Pope draft encyclical calls for swift action on climate change
June 16, 2015
Pope draft encyclical calls for swift action on climate change
The world could see the destruction of entire ecosystems this century without urgent action on climate change, Pope Francis says…
Abbott brushes off Indonesia people-smuggling bribery claims
June 16, 2015
Abbott brushes off Indonesia people-smuggling bribery claims
Australian authorities work within the law to stop asylum-seeker boats, Prime Minister Tony Abbott insisted Tuesday, after reports officials have…
Bangladesh’s highest court upholds death sentence of top Islamist
June 16, 2015
Bangladesh’s highest court upholds death sentence of top Islamist
Bangladesh's highest court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence against the country's second highest ranked Islamist leader for committing war…
British police hunt for family of 12 suspected of traveling to Syria
June 16, 2015
British police hunt for family of 12 suspected of traveling to Syria
British police said on Tuesday they were hunting for three sisters and their nine children whose family fear they may…
Vatican orders former archbishop to stand trial for sex abuse
June 15, 2015
Vatican orders former archbishop to stand trial for sex abuse
Jozef Wesolowski, a former archbishop and papal ambassador to the Dominican Republic, will stand trial on criminal charges of paying…