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2 Earthquakes Shake Christchurch, New Zealand

Two earthquakes, magnitudes 3.9 and 5.5, have been detected near southern New Zealand city of Christchurch, which in 2011 was damaged by another tremor.

World | May 12, 2012, Saturday // 09:42 | Viewed: 2250

Anti-Putin Protesters Move to 'Occupy Moscow'

Some 2 000 anti-Putin activists have gathered at a three-day old camp at a square in downtown Moscow’s trendy Chistye Prudy neighborhood

World | May 11, 2012, Friday // 19:09 | Viewed: 2397

Turkey's PM Boasts FDI Up 76% in 2011 y/y

Foreign direct investments, which Turkey attracted in 2011, were up by 76% over the previous year, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan said on Friday.

World | May 11, 2012, Friday // 17:55 | Viewed: 945

Macedonian Govt Building Assaulted in Albanian Protest - Report

Most windows on the second of the Macedonian government's building in Skopje have been broken by protesting ethnic Albanians, according to Macedonian media.

World | May 11, 2012, Friday // 16:34 | Viewed: 5971

Rescuers Find 14 Bodies on Russian Airliner Crash Site

Rescue teams have recovered 14 bodies from the crash site of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100.

World | May 11, 2012, Friday // 14:10 | Viewed: 1319

Macedonia Braces for Mass Albanian Protests

Massive protests are expected to take place in Macedonia on Friday, as ethnic Albanians in the country are concerned with the police operation that followed last month's brutal murder of five men.

World | May 11, 2012, Friday // 12:24 | Viewed: 3523

British Intelligence Played Key Role in Foiled Underwear Bomb Plot

British intelligence played a key role in preventing an attempt to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner using a new type of explosive hidden in the underwear of a suicide bomber.

World | May 11, 2012, Friday // 08:44 | Viewed: 1544

Bodies Spotted Near Wreckage of Sukhoi Superjet

Body fragments have been discovered near the Russian Sukhoi Superjet passenger plane that crashed into Indonesia's Mount Salak on Wednesday.

World | May 10, 2012, Thursday // 12:19 | Viewed: 1875

Up to 20 Killed in Damascus Blasts - Report

Twin bomb explosions shook Syria's capital Damascus on Thursday.

World | May 10, 2012, Thursday // 11:04 | Viewed: 1114

No Survivors Found in Sukhoi Superjet Crash

No survivors have been found in the wreckage of a Sukhoi Superjet-100 passenger plane that crashed into an Indonesian mountain on May 9, Indonesian authorities say, as cited by international media.

World | May 10, 2012, Thursday // 09:15 | Viewed: 6169

Obama Officially Endorses Same-Sex Marriage

Barack Obama has become the first sitting US President to officially declare his support for same-sex marriage.

World | May 10, 2012, Thursday // 08:35 | Viewed: 1285

Missing Russian Plane Might Be Hijacked, Indonesia Says

Indonesian authorities have suggested that the Russian airplane that has gone missing near Jakarta may have been hijacked.

World | May 9, 2012, Wednesday // 17:29 | Viewed: 2743

Rain, Darkness Render Search for Missing Russian Plane Futile

Darkness, fog and rain are complicating the search of Russia's Sukhoi Superjet-100, which went missing on Wednesday on a demonstration flight near Jakarta, a spokesman of aeronautical airspace control in Indonesia said.

World | May 9, 2012, Wednesday // 17:24 | Viewed: 2712

Russian Plane with 44 Passengers Goes Missing near Jakarta

A Russian Sukhoi SuperJet 100 with 44 people on board disappeared from radar during a demonstration flight near Jakarta on Wednesday.

World | May 9, 2012, Wednesday // 14:58 | Viewed: 4045

Roubini: Europe Turmoil 'Slow Motion Train Wreck'

Nouriel Roubini, the economist who predicted the credit crisis, has shored up his reputation as a prophet of gloom, saying the political turmoil in Europe resembles a "slow motion train wreck."

World | May 9, 2012, Wednesday // 13:13 | Viewed: 3918

Tymoshenko 'Moved to Ukraine Hospital'

Jailed Ukraine opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko has arrived at a hospital in Kharkiv to be treated for back pain by a German doctor, reports say.

World | May 9, 2012, Wednesday // 12:03 | Viewed: 1360

Portugal Axes Public Holidays in Austerity Drive

Portugal has taken austerity measures to a new level with the decision to scrap four of its 14 public holidays.

World | May 9, 2012, Wednesday // 08:30 | Viewed: 1191

Tymoshenko to End Hunger Strike Wednesday

Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will end her 19-day hunger strike after agreeing to be hospitalised under the supervision of a German doctor, her daughter Yevgenia has stated.

World | May 8, 2012, Tuesday // 18:49 | Viewed: 1548

Serbia Set to Built World's Largest Solar Park

The Securum Equity Partners Europe company will invest EUR 2 B in Serbia's project to build the world's largest individual solar park.

World | May 8, 2012, Tuesday // 18:20 | Viewed: 1649

Russia Confirms Medvedev as PM

Russia's State Duma has confirmed the appointment of former President Dimitar Medvedev as the country's new Prime Minister, thus completing his job swap with new President Vladimir Putin.

World | May 8, 2012, Tuesday // 17:40 | Viewed: 1474

Ukraine Scraps Summit Boycotted over Tymoshenko

The 18th Central European Summit that was to take place on May 11-12 in Ukraine's Yalta has been postponed over the boycott declared by several European politicians, it has been announced.

World | May 8, 2012, Tuesday // 14:44 | Viewed: 1048
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