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Obama reassures Jewish groups on US-Israel relationship
August 29, 2015
Obama reassures Jewish groups on US-Israel relationship
President Barack Obama reassured US Jewish groups on Friday that the US-Israel relationship is strong, despite differences over the nuclear…
Prosecutors mull corporate charge over phone-hacking at Murdoch papers
August 29, 2015
Prosecutors mull corporate charge over phone-hacking at Murdoch papers
Prosecutors said on Friday they had received a file of evidence relating to the police investigation of phone-hacking at Rupert…
Libyan drownings, lorry of corpses drive up migrant toll
August 29, 2015
Libyan drownings, lorry of corpses drive up migrant toll
Austria said on Friday 71 refugees, including a baby girl, were found dead in an abandoned freezer truck, while Libya…
Greece’s Syriza to win election but face setback, poll shows
August 28, 2015
Greece’s Syriza to win election but face setback, poll shows
Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' leftist Syriza will emerge as the biggest party after next month's election but without…
Austria: 71 refugees found in abandoned truck probably died of suffocation
August 28, 2015
Austria: 71 refugees found in abandoned truck probably died of suffocation
Dozens of refugees -- most likely fleeing war-ravaged Syria -- died of suffocation inside an abandoned truck on an Austrian…
Catalonia prepares for key vote on its future in Spain
August 28, 2015
Catalonia prepares for key vote on its future in Spain
Catalan political parties sharpened their knives on Thursday one month ahead of a key regional election which separatists want to…
North Korea hails ‘landmark’ accord with South
August 28, 2015
North Korea hails ‘landmark’ accord with South
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called this week’s accord between the rival Koreas “a landmark occasion,” paving the way for…
Death toll climbs in Brazil massacre
August 28, 2015
Death toll climbs in Brazil massacre
The death toll from a mass killing in Sao Paulo earlier this month has risen to 19, after a teenager girl died of…
Boat packed with migrants sinks off Libya; up to 200 feared dead
August 28, 2015
Boat packed with migrants sinks off Libya; up to 200 feared dead
A boat packed with mainly African migrants bound for Italy sank off the Libyan coast on Thursday and officials said…
Government: More than 70 bodies found in Austrian refugee lorry
August 28, 2015
Government: More than 70 bodies found in Austrian refugee lorry
Investigators have found more than 70 bodies in a lorry full of refugees discovered abandoned on an Austrian motorway on…