At least 30 people have died in clashes in Bangladesh sparked by a death sentence handed to a senior Islamist leader for war crimes.
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Pope Benedict the 16th has officially resigned, saying that he now "will simply be a pilgrim" starting his last journey on earth.
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Pope Benedict the 16th was spending his last night in his Vatican apartments after bidding an emotional farewell yesterday to some 150 thousand... Read More
Pope Benedict the 16th will hold the last audience of his pontificate in St Peter's Square today on the eve of his historic resignation as leader of the... Read More
World powers and Iran exchanged offers at "useful" talks in Kazakhstan aimed at breaking a decade of deadlock over Tehran's disputed nuclear... Read More
Centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani says Italy is in a "dramatic situation" after election results that leave the country in political stalemate.
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A new round of talks between world powers and Iran over its controversial nuclear programme are set to open in the Kazakh city of Almaty.
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The Syrian opposition has agreed to attend an international summit in Rome, after the US and UK "promised specific aid" to the Syrian people.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived on a two-day visit to Turkey where she will discuss Ankara's bid to join the European Union and the conflict... Read More
Cuban President Raul Castro has said he will stand down at the end of his second term in 2018, following his re-election by the National Assembly.
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Park Geun-Hye, the daughter of South Korea's late military ruler, will be sworn in as the country's first female president today, in a ceremony... Read More
Syria's main opposition group said that it was pulling out of international talks and demanded world action to stop the slaughter of Syrians, after... Read More
Britain's most senior Roman Catholic has been reported to the Vatican over historical allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
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French President Francois Hollande has said his country's forces are engaged in the "final phase" of the fight against militants in northern Mali.
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The most prominent Syrian opposition group, the Syrian National Coalition, has announced it is pulling out of the upcoming Friends of Syria meeting in... Read More
US President Barack Obama pledged with Japan to take a firm line on a defiant North Korea but his administration also tried to calm rising tensions between... Read More
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who faces murder charges over the fatal shooting of his girlfriend, has been granted bail after a lengthy hearing.
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India said it will send a 70 million dollars space mission to Mars this year to study the red planet's atmosphere.
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Iran has begun installing next-generation equipment at one of its main nuclear plants, a new UN atomic agency report said, five days before talks with... Read More
At least 20 people were killed and more than 50 wounded when bombs ripped through a crowded suburb of the Indian city of Hyderabad yesterday in what police... Read More