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Prosecutor: Four under investigation after Paris attacks
January 21, 2015
Prosecutor: Four under investigation after Paris attacks
Four men have been placed under formal investigation and detained as part of the inquiry into the Islamist militant attacks…
PM: France must tackle ‘social and ethnic apartheid’
January 20, 2015
PM: France must tackle ‘social and ethnic apartheid’
Deadly shootings by homegrown Islamists have cast a light on France's "geographical, social and ethnic apartheid", Prime Minister Manuel Valls said…
IMF cuts global economic growth forecasts
January 20, 2015
IMF cuts global economic growth forecasts
The International Monetary Fund lowered its forecasts for global growth over the next two years, warning Tuesday that weakness in…
Islamic State issues video purporting to show Japanese hostages
January 20, 2015
Islamic State issues video purporting to show Japanese hostages
The Islamic State armed group which holds swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria issued a video online on Tuesday…
U.N. saw drones over Syria before Israel strike in breach of truce
January 20, 2015
U.N. saw drones over Syria before Israel strike in breach of truce
U.N. peacekeepers stationed in the Golan Heights along the Syrian-Israeli border observed drones coming from the Israeli side before and after…
French aid worker kidnapped in Central African Republic
January 20, 2015
French aid worker kidnapped in Central African Republic
Two aid workers, including a 67-year-old French woman, were kidnapped on Monday in the capital of the strife-torn Central African…
UN warns of growing inequality and joblessness
January 20, 2015
UN warns of growing inequality and joblessness
Unemployment will rise by 11 million in the next five years due to slower growth and turbulence, the UN warned…
IMF chief warns Greece: ‘A debt is a debt’
January 19, 2015
IMF chief warns Greece: ‘A debt is a debt’
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Monday warned of "consequences" if European countries try to renegotiate their debts, ahead…
Bahrain charges opposition chief with ‘regime overthrow’ bid
January 19, 2015
Bahrain charges opposition chief with ‘regime overthrow’ bid
Prosecutors on Monday charged Bahrain's Shiite opposition chief with attempting to overthrow the regime and sent him to trial despite…
Israel strike on Syria ‘also killed six Iranians’
January 19, 2015
Israel strike on Syria ‘also killed six Iranians’
An Israeli strike on Syria that killed six members of Hezbollah also killed six Iranian solders, including commanders, a source…