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US confirms it made 'Cuban Twitter'
White House confirms that a US government aid agency was behind a text-message service that was allegedly designed to foment unrest in Cuba
White House confirms that a US government aid agency was...

Nobel winner Gabriel García Márquez hospitalised
Nobel prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez is...
Nobel prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel García...

Israel cancels prisoner release
Israel cancels release of a group of Palestinian prisoners blaming it on Palestinian leadership's pursuit of further recognition at the UN
Israel cancels release of a group of Palestinian prisoners...

Turkey’s Twitter ban violates rights, according to country’s highest court
Although ruling by the court is binding, it is unclear whether the government will overturn the ban.
Although ruling by the court is binding, it is unclear...

Soldier shoots several dead at US army base
Gunman kills three people and wounds 16 before turning gun on himself at Fort...
Gunman kills three people and wounds 16 before turning gun...

Second quake hits Chile
Chile leader evacuates as second big quake strikes
Chile leader evacuates as second big quake strikes

Muscat insists on the repatriation of ‘illegal’ asylum seekers
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat meets Nigerian president Goodluck Johnathan in...
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat meets Nigerian president...

Gazprom hikes Ukraine gas price
Russian energy company, Gazprom raises the price it charges Ukraine for gas by more than a third
Russian energy company, Gazprom raises the price it charges...

Hollande appoints new French Prime Minister
The new Prime Minister Manuel Valls is disliked by those to the left...
The new Prime Minister Manuel Valls is disliked by...

Nato to step up pressure against Russia
Thousands of Russian soldiers are still said to be deployed along the eastern border of Ukraine.
Thousands of Russian soldiers are still said to be deployed...

Athens bans protests as Greece hosts EU meeting
Greece continues to struggle with high debt and unemployment.
Greece continues to struggle with high debt and...

Cuba approves law aimed at attracting foreign investment
Cuba's National Assembly passes a new foreign investment law that aims to...
Cuba's National Assembly passes a new foreign...

French Socialists suffer heavy defeat in local elections
France's governing Socialists sustain substantial losses in local polls, as...
France's governing Socialists sustain substantial...

Former Israeli PM Olmert convicted of bribery
Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert found guilty in a bribery trial...
Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert found guilty...

Turkish Prime Minister claims local elections victory
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed victory for his...
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has...

US-Russia deadlock on Ukraine crisis
US Secretary of State John Kerry announces no breakthrough on Ukraine, after four hours of "frank" talks with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.
US Secretary of State John Kerry announces no breakthrough...

Egypt presidential election set for late May
Egypt to hold its first round of elections on May 26 and 27, the...
Egypt to hold its first round of elections on May 26 and...

12 dead in Iraq shooting and suicide bombings
Soldiers and civilians killed by gunfire and a suicide car in Sunni-majority...
Soldiers and civilians killed by gunfire and a suicide car...