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“This Conservative government is aggressively pursuing a damaging Brexit in unprincipled ways. It is putting lives and livelihoods at risk unnecessarily and it is wantonly...
Boris Johnson faces a showdown in Parliament on Tuesday after No 10 officials warned he would call for a snap general election on 14 October if MPs succeed in seizing control of...
Kim Jong-un announced North Korea’s supreme military commander
The youngest son of the late Kim Jong-il has been appointed supreme commander...
The youngest son of the late Kim Jong-il has been appointed...
Iran denies test-firing missiles in Gulf
Iran denies reports it fired long-range missiles during a naval exercise in the Gulf.
Iran denies reports it fired long-range missiles during a...
Muslim-Christian relations volatile in Nigeria
Christian leaders demand more responsibility to be taken by Islamic leaders as...
Christian leaders demand more responsibility to be taken by...
Arsonists remain at large in California
California authorities post $60,000 reward to catch arsonists responsible for 21 car fires in Hollywood area where damages extend to home once inhabited by the...
California authorities post $60,000 reward to catch...
Samoa and Tokelau first to enter 2012
The South Pacific Islands are the first countries to enter 2012 in a day that will see billions celebrating the beginning of the New Year.
The South Pacific Islands are the first countries to enter...
New Year celebrations begin in South Pacific
Samoa and Tokelau ahead with New Year celebrations but New Zealand and...
Samoa and Tokelau ahead with New Year celebrations but New...
Spectacular fireworks greet 2012 in Sydney
New Year celebrations continue with spectacular fireworks show in Sydney,...
New Year celebrations continue with spectacular fireworks...
Syrian opposition groups sign pact for democracy
Two leading Syrian opposition parties agree on a road map to democracy if mass...
Two leading Syrian opposition parties agree on a road map...
Spain's new PM set to launch austerity drive
Spain's newly-elected centre-right government is set to announce billions of...
Spain's newly-elected centre-right government is set to...
China to conquer the moon
China declares its intention to launch lunar mission, aiming to become the first nation to reach the moon since 1972.
China declares its intention to launch lunar mission,...
U.S. says talks with Taliban should resume in 2012
U.S. officials say that talks with Taliban rebellion which halted in December...
U.S. officials say that talks with Taliban rebellion which...
Emergency security talks held in Nigeria
Nigerian president calls for emergency talks on security after Christmas terrorism but officials find difficulty in tackling this new phenomenon.
Nigerian president calls for emergency talks on security...
Chavez makes absurd cancer claims
Venezuela’s renegade President Hugo Chavez alludes that the US may have given cancer to him and other South American leaders. The US state department says...
Venezuela’s renegade President Hugo Chavez alludes that...
Jamaican opposition secures electoral victory
Jamaica's main opposition party, the People's National Party secures a big...
Jamaica's main opposition party, the People's National...
Deadly Israeli military air strike in Gaza
Israel claims it killed a leader of an al Qaeda-inspired faction in the Gaza...
Israel claims it killed a leader of an al Qaeda-inspired...
North Korea continues Kim's memorial service
North Korea holds another day of national mourning for late leader Kim Jong-il,...
North Korea holds another day of national mourning for late...
Warehouse blast kills 17 in Myanmar
Blast in Myanmar warehouse kills 17 people including four firemen but officials rule out bomb as cause.
Blast in Myanmar warehouse kills 17 people including four...
Fresh clashes hit Sryian towns
At least 13 killed in violence in various cities, as Arab League observers visit cities across Syria amid continuing anti-government violence.
At least 13 killed in violence in various cities, as Arab...