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Gay Rights Groups Protest Moscow 'Anti-Gay Propaganda' Law

Gay rights activists protested at the Moscow City Duma Monday afternoon against a law banning "gay propaganda" among minors that could be imposed by the Moscow authorities.

World | April 23, 2012, Monday // 19:30 | Viewed: 1471

Breivik Wanted to Behead Ex-PM, Journalist, Foreign Minister

Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has revealed that he planned to behead the country's former Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, as well as journalist Marte Michelet and Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store.

World | April 23, 2012, Monday // 13:57 | Viewed: 1875

Dutch PM Resigns over Failed Austerity Talks

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is to offer his resignation to the queen after his coalition fell apart, it has been announced.

World | April 23, 2012, Monday // 13:41 | Viewed: 1430

France Vote: Hollande Lead over Sarkozy Just 1%

The gap between Socialist candidate for French president Francois Hollande and incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy has tightened to just 1%, it emerged in the early hours on Monday.

World | April 23, 2012, Monday // 07:59 | Viewed: 1195

Sarkozy to Face Hollande in French Presidential Vote Runoff

Exit polls from the French presidential elections have shown Socialist candidate Francois Hollande with 28.4% of the vote and President Nicolas Sarkozy with 25.5%, according to French television.

World | April 22, 2012, Sunday // 21:15 | Viewed: 2463

Tymoshenko Sent Back from Hospital to Prison

Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been returned to prison after a brief hospital stay, Interfax-Ukraine reported Sunday citing a statement made by penitentiary sources.

World | April 22, 2012, Sunday // 16:39 | Viewed: 892

Russians Rally to Defend Orthodox Church from 'Pussy Riot'

Thousands of Orthodox Church believers gathered at Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral for a nationwide prayer "in defense of the faith and desecrated sacred objects" on Sunday.

World | April 22, 2012, Sunday // 14:37 | Viewed: 5257

OSCE Ambassador in Skopje: Macedonia Safe, Stable

The situation in Macedonia over the recent five murders near Skopje that caused ethnic tensions is not dangerous, according to OSCE Ambassador Ralf Breth.

World | April 22, 2012, Sunday // 13:56 | Viewed: 2272

Vietnam Seeks Foreign Aid to Tackle Mysterious Lethal Disease

The government of Vietnam intends to ask for international help to find out what is causing a skin infection that has already killed 19 people.

World | April 22, 2012, Sunday // 12:40 | Viewed: 1222

France Votes in Presidential Elections

Polls have opened in France's presidential election, taking place amid widespread concern over the eurozone crisis and high unemployment.

World | April 22, 2012, Sunday // 11:31 | Viewed: 748

125 Injured in Amsterdam Train Crash

About 125 people have been injured, at least 13 of them seriously, when two passenger trains collided in the Amsterdam area, Dutch officials say.

World | April 22, 2012, Sunday // 11:26 | Viewed: 1343

Lakeside Murders Shouldn't Hinder Macedonia EU Bid - Rapporteur

The murder of five people near a lake in the vicinity of Macedonian capital Skopje last week must not hinder the country's EU accession bid, European Parliament Rapporteur on Macedonia Richard Howitt has said.

World | April 21, 2012, Saturday // 19:36 | Viewed: 1781

Netherlands Heading for Early Elections - PM

Early elections are looming in the Netherlands, as talks on a fiscal austerity package broke down Saturday, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has announced.

World | April 21, 2012, Saturday // 18:55 | Viewed: 6713

Protester Found Dead ahead of Bahrain F1 Start

A Bahraini man has been found dead after clashes with riot police in the village of Shakhoura, just a day before the Formula One Grand Prix in the country.

World | April 21, 2012, Saturday // 15:31 | Viewed: 1703

No Hopes for Survivors aboard Crashed Pakistan Plane

The grisly search for remains at the scene of a commercial plane crash in Pakistan continued Saturday, with officials doubting anyone on board survived.

World | April 21, 2012, Saturday // 11:29 | Viewed: 994

UN to Vote on Sending More Observers to Syria

The UN Security Council is expected to vote Saturday on a resolution that would expand the size of a UN monitoring mission in Syria, CNN reported, citing Western diplomats..

World | April 21, 2012, Saturday // 09:05 | Viewed: 595

127 Perish in Karachi-Islamabad Plane Crash in Pakistan

A plane carrying nearly 130 people has crashed outside Islamabad, local media in Pakistan reported

World | April 20, 2012, Friday // 18:36 | Viewed: 4520

Russia Discovers that Syria 'Faces Civil War'

Syria faces a catastrophic civil war if both sides in the crisis that has gripped the country for over a year fail to take advantage of the current fragile ceasefire there, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

World | April 20, 2012, Friday // 15:28 | Viewed: 9018

Breivik's Serbian Connection Is Srebrenica Killer - Report

Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik's "Serbian contact" is possibly Milorad Pelemis, a military commander in the Srebrenica massacre, the Norwegian NTB has reported, citing Bosnian media.

World | April 20, 2012, Friday // 14:19 | Viewed: 3769

Breivik Says He Got Rid of Empathy Through Meditation

Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has claimed he deliberately got rid of his empathy through meditation.

World | April 20, 2012, Friday // 12:43 | Viewed: 2687

Libya Has Evidence of Seif al-Islam Crimes, ICC Says

Libya possesses strong evidence linking Seif al-Islam, the son of late strongman Muammar Gaddafi,  to recruiting mercenaries and executing people, according to the International Criminal Court.

World | April 20, 2012, Friday // 08:33 | Viewed: 1730
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