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Several hundred thousand at Chechnya anti-Charlie Hebdo rally
January 19, 2015
Several hundred thousand at Chechnya anti-Charlie Hebdo rally
On Monday an estimated 800,000 hundred thousand people joined a state-organized rally in the Chechen capital Grozny against Charlie Hebdo…
Argentine prosecutor who accused Fernandez of Iran plot found dead
January 19, 2015
Argentine prosecutor who accused Fernandez of Iran plot found dead
The Argentine prosecutor who accused President Cristina Fernandez of orchestrating a cover-up in the investigation of Iran over the 1994 bombing of…
Oil prices slip on record Iraq output
January 19, 2015
Oil prices slip on record Iraq output
Brent crude oil prices fell below $50 a barrel on Monday after Iraq announced record oil production and the global economic…
Yemen army and Houthi fighters clash in capital
January 19, 2015
Yemen army and Houthi fighters clash in capital
The Yemeni army and Houthi fighters clashed near the presidential palace in the capital Sanaa on Monday, a Reuters witness…
Nigeria lowers oil price ahead of presidential vote
January 19, 2015
Nigeria lowers oil price ahead of presidential vote
Africa's largest oil producer Nigeria announced a cut in petrol prices, a month before the country votes in presidential and…
Australian beaches reopen as sharks move on
January 19, 2015
Australian beaches reopen as sharks move on
Australian beaches that had closed due to sightings of large sharks for a record nine days, reopened on Monday, officials…
Cameron defends free speech ‘right to cause offence’
January 18, 2015
Cameron defends free speech ‘right to cause offence’
British Prime Minister David Cameron said there was "a right to cause offence about someone's religion" in a free society,…
Suicide car bombing at Nigeria bus station kills four, wounds 35
January 18, 2015
Suicide car bombing at Nigeria bus station kills four, wounds 35
A suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into a busy bus station in the northeast Nigerian town of…
Anti-Charlie rally in Pakistan draws 5,000
January 18, 2015
Anti-Charlie rally in Pakistan draws 5,000
- Around 5,000 people rallied against French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Sunday, and the…
Security source: Israeli helicopter strikes Syrian Golan
January 18, 2015
Security source: Israeli helicopter strikes Syrian Golan
An Israeli helicopter carried out a strike Sunday against "terrorists" in the Syrian sector of the Golan Heights who were…