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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…
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…