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WikiLeaks’ Assange says to leave Ecuador embassy, accept arrest if loses UN case
February 4, 2016
WikiLeaks’ Assange says to leave Ecuador embassy, accept arrest if loses UN case
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he took refuge in June 2012 to avoid…
Gbagbo forces ‘shot unarmed Ivory Coast protesters,’ ICC told
February 3, 2016
Gbagbo forces ‘shot unarmed Ivory Coast protesters,’ ICC told
The first witness in the trial of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo gave a harrowing account Wednesday of being shot…
Pilot fears Somalia airliner blast was bomb, after landing safely
February 3, 2016
Pilot fears Somalia airliner blast was bomb, after landing safely
A blast that ripped a hole in a commercial airliner shortly after take-off from Somalia's capital was probably caused by…
Declaring de-radicalisation success, China reduces 11 sentences
February 3, 2016
Declaring de-radicalisation success, China reduces 11 sentences
Authorities in China's unruly far-western region of Xinjiang have reduced the sentences of 11 people jailed for threatening state security…
Germany’s Steinmeier tells Iran’s Rouhani: please visit Germany
February 3, 2016
Germany’s Steinmeier tells Iran’s Rouhani: please visit Germany
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Wednesday that he had told Iranian President Hassan Rouhani he was welcome to…
Farce, joke or delusion? British press trashes Cameron’s EU deal
February 3, 2016
Farce, joke or delusion? British press trashes Cameron’s EU deal
Dubbing it a farce, a joke and a delusion - Britain's largely eurosceptic press ripped into a deal to keep…
Obama to make first visit of his presidency to a US mosque
February 3, 2016
Obama to make first visit of his presidency to a US mosque
President Barack Obama's first visit to a US mosque comes as Muslim-Americans say they're confronting increasing levels of bias in…
Murder rate dips, but Venezuela still global hotspot
February 3, 2016
Murder rate dips, but Venezuela still global hotspot
Venezuela's murder rate fell last year to 58 per 100,000 inhabitants, the government said on Tuesday, but the violence-racked nation…
Australian asylum ruling paves way for deportation of infants
February 3, 2016
Australian asylum ruling paves way for deportation of infants
Australia's High Court threw out a challenge to offshore immigration detention camps on Wednesday, clearing the way for the deportation…
Ukraine’s Poroshenko sees increased risk of open war with Russia
February 3, 2016
Ukraine’s Poroshenko sees increased risk of open war with Russia
The risk of open war between Russia and Ukraine is greater than it was a year ago and Russian President…