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Ukraine leader defiant amid turmoil
(BBC) -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has insisted that he and his government have "fulfilled all the obligations" to solve the crisis in the country.
But the political opposition continued to "whip up" the situation, he added.…
Russia IDs 2 in connection with Volgograd bombing
(CNN) -- Russian police have identified two alleged suicide bombers believed to be responsible for the deadly Volgograd bombings and detained another two suspected accomplices, anti-terrorism officials said Thursday, according to Russian…
6 gunmen killed as police retake Iraq ministry, security sources say
(CNN) -- Iraqi police have won back full control of a ministry building stormed by gunmen who took civil servants hostage, security sources said Thursday.
Six gunmen were killed in the police operation to retake part of the Human Rights…
Trierweiler: Learning about Hollande affair was ‘like falling from skyscraper’
(CNN) -- The former partner of French President Francois Hollande said she felt like she "was falling from a skyscraper" when she learned about his alleged affair with an actress, Paris Match magazine said Thursday.
Trierweiler gave an…
Pistorius murder trial to have dedicated TV channel
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's top cable TV provider says it will launch a 24-hour channel dedicated to covering Oscar Pistorius' murder trial.
MultiChoice announced in a statement Wednesday that it will launch a temporary…
Opposition mounts against ICC relegation proposal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC) — There is growing opposition to a controversial plan by India, Australia and England to control cricket as a crucial meeting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket’s governing body takes place…
Philippine police condemned over ‘torture wheel’
(BBC) -- Human rights groups have criticised police in the Philippines for the alleged use of a 'torture wheel' at a detention facility.
Police reportedly spun the wheel to select abuse for detainees. Punishments included "bat position",…
South Africa’s Mamphela Ramphele joins DA
(BBC) -- South Africa's main opposition party has announced anti-apartheid activist Mamphela Ramphele will be its presidential candidate this year.
Ms Ramphele, the companion of late black consciousness leader Steve Biko, only formed her…
Obama State of the Union speech to act on income inequality
(BBC) -- US President Barack Obama will bypass a fractured Congress to act on income inequality as he delivers his annual State of the Union address later.
The White House said Mr Obama would unveil an executive order to raise the minimum…
Ousted Egyptian leader Mohamed Morsy in court to face charges
(CNN) -- Exactly three years after a high-profile jailbreak in Egypt, former President Mohamed Morsy arrived at a Cairo court Tuesday to face charges related to the escape, state media reported.
Nineteen Muslim Brotherhood members,…
Ex-army chief Ratko Mladic refuses to testify at Karadzic genocide trial
(CNN) -- Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic refused to testify Tuesday at the trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic in the Netherlands and denounced the U.N.-backed court as "satanic."
Both men are on trial at the…
Ukraine’s parliament scraps anti-protest laws, Prime Minister resigns
Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) -- Lawmakers in Kiev voted Tuesday to repeal sweeping anti-protest laws whose passage this month angered demonstrators and helped plunge Ukraine into political crisis.
The vote came only hours after Prime Minister…
Don’t worry about me, I’m fine, says France’s former first lady
(CNN) -- With the world's eyes on her after a media frenzy over her former partner's alleged affair, France's former first lady, Valerie Trierweiler, said Monday she was doing fine and told people not to worry about her.
The former partner…
Shark culling begins in Western Australia, angering conservationists
(CNN) -- The Western Australian government killed its first shark over the weekend as part of a controversial culling program that has drawn an angry reaction from conservationists and activists.
A spokesman for the Western Australia (WA)…
Woman in India tells police village head ordered her gang-raped
New Delhi (CNN) -- A 20-year-old woman in India has alleged that she was gang-raped by a group of men this week after the head of a village ordered them to do so, police in West Bengal said on Thursday.
The incident allegedly took place…