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Venezuela, Iran plea for oil cut hits Gulf OPEC brick wall
January 12, 2015
Venezuela, Iran plea for oil cut hits Gulf OPEC brick wall
A diplomatic push by Venezuela and Iran for an OPEC oil output cut has failed to soften the refusal of the group's…
Havana has released all 53 political prisoners in US Cuba-deal
January 12, 2015
Havana has released all 53 political prisoners in US Cuba-deal
The Cuban government has freed all 53 of its political prisoners, as part of its normalization deal with the United…
Afghanistan names ‘unity’ cabinet after months of delay
January 12, 2015
Afghanistan names ‘unity’ cabinet after months of delay
Afghanistan's new cabinet was unveiled on Monday after three months of wrangling following the election of President Ashraf Ghani and…
Kerry: US, Iran eye progress in next round of nuclear talks
January 12, 2015
Kerry: US, Iran eye progress in next round of nuclear talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday that he and his Iranian counterpart would seek at their meeting on…
Millions to welcome Pope on Asia trip
January 12, 2015
Millions to welcome Pope on Asia trip
Pope Francis will immerse himself in some of Asia's most fervent Catholicism during a trip to the Philippines and Sri…
Oil prices sink further, dollar hit by wage data
January 12, 2015
Oil prices sink further, dollar hit by wage data
Oil prices tumbled again Monday, while most Asian stock markets also retreated after a sell-off in New York at the…
At least 3.7 million march across France in record mobilisation
January 11, 2015
At least 3.7 million march across France in record mobilisation
At least 3.7 million people marched against extremism across France on Sunday in the biggest mobilisation ever recorded in the…
Austria detains teenage girls who wanted to marry IS fighters
January 11, 2015
Austria detains teenage girls who wanted to marry IS fighters
Austria has detained two teenage girls after they tried to travel to Syria to marry fighters of the jihadist group Islamic State…
Paper: Pope calls for more market regulation, denies he is Marxist
January 11, 2015
Paper: Pope calls for more market regulation, denies he is Marxist
Pope Francis has called for more regulation of financial markets and rejected suggestions that his criticisms of unbridled capitalism smack…
Belgian paper that ran Charlie cartoons evacuated after threat
January 11, 2015
Belgian paper that ran Charlie cartoons evacuated after threat
The offices of a Belgian newspaper that republished cartoons from the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were evacuated on Sunday…