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Libya Holds 1st Free Election in 42 Years

Libyans are voting in their first free election after 42 years of dictatorship of Col Muammar Gaddafi, who was ousted and killed in 2011.

World | July 7, 2012, Saturday // 13:08 | Viewed: 1170

London Inaugurates EU Tallest Skyscraper

Citizens and visitors to London have been treated to an amazing laser show, staged to celebrate the inauguration of Shard skyscraper, the tallest in the European Union.

World | July 6, 2012, Friday // 15:39 | Viewed: 1427

Cyprus Blames Greek Debt Restructuring for Bailout

Cyprus, whose banks are heavily exposed to Greece, says it deserves easier conditions on its bailout due to the heavy blow dealt by the restructuring of Greek government debt.

World | July 6, 2012, Friday // 13:19 | Viewed: 933

Slovenia Won't Seek Bailout in Coming Year - FinMin

Slovenia will not apply for an international bailout for at least a year and most probably not thereafter, according to the country's Finance Minister, Janez Sustersic.

World | July 5, 2012, Thursday // 18:12 | Viewed: 1149

UN Endorses Freedom of Online Expression

The UN Human Rights Council has endorsed a resolution upholding the principle of freedom of expression and information on the Internet.

World | July 5, 2012, Thursday // 16:24 | Viewed: 1305

Palestinians May Exhume Yasser Arafat's Body

The widow of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat confirmed she wants his body exhumed for tests as lab results showed he may have lost his life as a result of being poisoned by polonium.

World | July 5, 2012, Thursday // 13:14 | Viewed: 7017

Monti: Italy to Have Worse Deficit Than Expected

Italy's 2012 public deficit will be 2.0% of its GDP, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Wednesday.

World | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 20:32 | Viewed: 883

Romania's Leftist Govt Moves to Impeach President Basescu

Romania's leftist government will seek to suspend and then impeach the country's center-right President, Traian Basescu.

World | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 16:56 | Viewed: 1607

Yasser Arafat Might Have Died of Polonium Poisoning - Report

The late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who died in 2004, may have lost his life as a result of being poisoned by polonium, according to a study ordered by Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based TV channel reported on Wednesday.

World | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 15:22 | Viewed: 8004

Gunman Takes Hostages in Germany, 1 Killed - Report

A man due to be evicted from his house has taken hostages in the Southern German city of Karlsruhe, according to media reports.

World | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 11:51 | Viewed: 1028

CERN May Have Discovered Elusive Higgs Boson

CERN Scientists may have made the biggest scientific discovery of the century by capturing the elusive Higgs boson particle that gives matter mass and holds the physical fabric of the universe together.

World | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 11:19 | Viewed: 1550

French Police Raid Sarkozy's Home and Offices

French police searched former President Nicolas Sarkozy's home and office Tuesday as part of an investigation into allegations of campaign finance violations.

World | July 3, 2012, Tuesday // 20:37 | Viewed: 1619

Syrian President Assad 'Regrets 100%' Downing of Turkish Jet

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he regrets "100%" that a Turkish warplane was shot down by Syrian forces.

World | July 3, 2012, Tuesday // 12:52 | Viewed: 1195

Slovenia Too May Ask for Eurozone Bailout

Slovenia may become the sixth Eurozone country to seek an international bailout, according to economists.

World | July 3, 2012, Tuesday // 09:54 | Viewed: 1442

No Turkey-Syria War Looming, NATO Chief Says

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has played down the risk of a military confrontation between Turkey and Syria.

World | July 2, 2012, Monday // 20:02 | Viewed: 2128

Kosovo to Gain Full Sovereignty in September

Kosovo was granted full sovereignty by the international community on Monday, as the International Steering Group decided in Vienna to end its political oversight process over the country.

World | July 2, 2012, Monday // 15:40 | Viewed: 1230

Russian Capital Moscow Doubles Territory

Russia's capital Moscow acquired on Sunday 150,000 hectares of neighboring territories from its southwest borders, following the city's expansion plan brokered by then-President Dmitry Medvedev in 2011.

World | July 1, 2012, Sunday // 19:02 | Viewed: 2739

Serbia Faces 'Total Bankruptcy' - Report

Serbia is facing "total bankruptcy" unless its future government manages to procure at least EUR 4 B in FDI per year, according to a report of Serbian magazine "Presmagazin".

World | July 1, 2012, Sunday // 17:52 | Viewed: 2680

US Museum Erects Bust of Yury Gagarin

The bust of Russian cosmonaut Yury Gagarin, the first man in space, has been unveiled at Long Island's Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, NY.

World | July 1, 2012, Sunday // 16:08 | Viewed: 1518

Iceland Incumbent President Wins Record 5th Term

Iceland's incumbent President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson has won a record fifth term in office, gathering a total of 52.4% of all votes in Saturday's election.

World | July 1, 2012, Sunday // 12:57 | Viewed: 10067

Hague Calls on UN to Allow Military Intervention in Syria

UK Minister of Foreign Affairs William Hague has called UN Security Council members to draft a resolution allowing the use of military force to tame the conflict raging in Syria.

World | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 18:21 | Viewed: 1717
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