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Search area for Flight MH370 to double if plane not found
April 16, 2015
Search area for Flight MH370 to double if plane not found
Government ministers from Australia, China and Malaysia on Thursday said they would double the search area for missing Malaysia Airlines…
Rousseff’s ruling party treasurer jailed in Petrobas probe
April 16, 2015
Rousseff’s ruling party treasurer jailed in Petrobas probe
Brazilian police on Wednesday arrested the treasurer of the ruling Workers’ Party Joao Vaccari, moving an investigation of rampant corruption…
Germany says aid payout to Greece in April unrealistic
April 15, 2015
Germany says aid payout to Greece in April unrealistic
The German government said on Wednesday that it was unrealistic to expect eurozone countries to be able to pay out…
UN: Burundi faces ‘crossroads’ between peace and violence
April 15, 2015
UN: Burundi faces ‘crossroads’ between peace and violence
Burundi is at "crossroads" ahead of key elections, the UN rights chief said Wednesday -- between a fair vote that…
10 Colombian soldiers die in FARC attack despite ceasefire
April 15, 2015
10 Colombian soldiers die in FARC attack despite ceasefire
Ten Colombian soldiers were killed by FARC rebels in southwestern Cauca province on Wednesday, the military said, despite a four-month-old…
Annual survey: Anti-Semitic attacks surged worldwide in 2014
April 15, 2015
Annual survey: Anti-Semitic attacks surged worldwide in 2014
Anti-Semitic attacks surged worldwide in 2014, with the highest number of incidents occurring in France, according to an annual study…
UN in partnership to combat match-fixing
April 15, 2015
UN in partnership to combat match-fixing
The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) and the International Center for Sports Security (ICSS) have engaged in…
Turkey’s Erdogan says will disregard European vote on Armenian killings
April 15, 2015
Turkey’s Erdogan says will disregard European vote on Armenian killings
President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would disregard the European Parliament's vote later on Wednesday on the 1915 mass killings of…
EU files antitrust charges against Google, opens Android probe
April 15, 2015
EU files antitrust charges against Google, opens Android probe
The European Union accused Google on Wednesday of cheating competitors by distorting Internet search results in favour of its Google…
Obama to remove Cuba from terror blacklist
April 15, 2015
Obama to remove Cuba from terror blacklist
US President Barack Obama has agreed to take Cuba off a list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House…