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After Captain Coward, Italy salutes Captain Courageous 29 Dec 2014 - 08:30 pm

A woman is lifted from the deck of the Italian-flagged ferry Norman Atlantic by a rescue helicopter after it caught fire in the...

Tunisia's new president to be sworn in Wednesday 29 Dec 2014 - 08:23 pm

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki (C) and new PM Mehdi Jomaa (2nd L) TUNIS - Newly elected Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi will be...

Snap poll in Greece after failure to choose president 29 Dec 2014 - 08:20 pm

Members of the Parliament vote for Greek President at the Parliament in Athens, Greece, 23 December 2014 ATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Antonis...

Egypt court bans annual Jewish pilgrimage 29 Dec 2014 - 08:17 pm

A vendor sells pictures during the annual pilgrimage to the tomb of Rabbi Abuhatzeira in 2012 CAIRO - An Egyptian court Monday banned...

Palestinians seek to move forward on UN resolution 29 Dec 2014 - 08:14 pm

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas UNITED NATIONS, United States - Palestinian envoys pressed on with changes to a draft UN resolution on statehood...

Clinton, Oprah women most admired by Americans poll 29 Dec 2014 - 08:07 pm

President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton were voted most admired man and woman in a U.S. poll WASHINGTON -...

Eight missing after migrant boat sinks off Turkey 29 Dec 2014 - 08:02 pm

Rescuers retrieve a boat that sank, killing 24 migrants, off the Black Sea village ISTANBUL - The Turkish coastguard was searching Monday for...

Chile seeks overhaul of Pinochet anti-strike laws 29 Dec 2014 - 08:00 pm

Battle lines drawn as protesters seek overhaul of Chile's political system SANTIAGO - Chilean President Michelle Bachelet sent a bill to Congress Monday...

Greece must pursue reforms after new elections 29 Dec 2014 - 07:46 pm

Greece hit by new strikes as jobless rate soars BERLIN - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Monday that Greece must stick to...

Blaze-ferry captain leaves ship, death toll rises to seven 29 Dec 2014 - 07:23 pm

Nick Channing-Williams, right, with Italian Air Force captain Paolo Papi after the British showjumper was rescued from the ferry Norman Atlantic ROME -...

Taiwan kicks off plan to build its own submarines 29 Dec 2014 - 07:17 pm

Taiwanese navy staffs salute from a US-made Guppy class submarine at the Tsoying navy base in southern Kaohsiung on September 30, 2014 TAIPEI...

US gives go-ahead to fast Ebola test 29 Dec 2014 - 07:13 pm

Experts say a vaccine to prevent the deadly Ebola virus is between two to six years GENEVA - US authorities have given emergency...

Briton 'absolutely terrified' as flames engulfed ferry 29 Dec 2014 - 07:09 pm

Photo grab taken from a video made available by the Italian Navy LONDON - A British man rescued from a burning ferry in...

Erdogan to chair Turkish cabinet in unprecedented move 29 Dec 2014 - 06:43 pm

Prime Minister Davutoğlu and President Erdoğan during their weekly meeting ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday announced he would chair a...

Russia to deliver Navalny verdict Tuesday 29 Dec 2014 - 06:39 pm

Alexei Navalny (centre) took a 12-hour train journey to Kirov for the verdict MOSCOW - Russia has suddenly brought forward the date of...

Poroshenko says three Ukraine troops killed at Donetsk airport 29 Dec 2014 - 06:18 pm

Ukraine says it controls Donetsk airport after fighting leaves dozens dead KIEV - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday that his forces...

Argentina leader cancels Pope visit over broken ankle 29 Dec 2014 - 06:14 pm

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner attends the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) trade bloc annual presidential 47th summit in Parana, north of Buenos...

Russia to close independent Siberian TV channel 29 Dec 2014 - 06:10 pm

A protester expresses his support for Tomsk TV-2 MOSCOW - An independent TV station based in Siberia will go off air on January...