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Police fire plastic bullets in N. Ireland riots
Some 3,000 people were killed in the three decades of sectarian bombings and shootings in Northern Ireland known as “The Troubles.”
China press freedom campaign swells with new rally
Scores of people, some carrying mourning flowers, gathered outside the Guangzhou offices of the Southern Weekly
Obama set to nominate Hagel as defence secretary
Obama is also expected to announce who he has chosen to replace David Petraeus at the helm of the CIA, with acting director Michael Morell and counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan seen as the frontrunners
Indian gang-rape victim ‘has severe organ failure’
“Her vital signs are deteriorating with signs of severe organ failure,” Kelvin Loh, chief executive officer of Mount Elizabeth Hospital, said.
US gun lobby urges armed police in every school
And a string of celebrities including Jeremy Renner, Gwyneth Paltrow and Beyonce launched a video to back a campaign to clamp down on gun sales following the Newtown school massacre
Police clash with Delhi gang-rape protesters
The number of rape cases in New Delhi has risen 17 percent from 2011 to 661 this year
Obama backs bid to ban assault weapons
The killings of 26 people, including 20 children, at a Newtown elementary school sent the US into shock
Russia frees protesters after anti-Putin rally
Scores of activists are facing jail time for taking part in 6 May protests on the eve of Putin’s inauguration
Russia arrests opposition leaders at banned rally
Russian police cracks down on opposition rally, arrests prominent figures
Another mass killing, another debate on US gun control
At least 26 people, including 20 young children, were killed when a gunman assaulted a US primary school
Powerful quake shakes buildings in Tokyo
Triggering a tsunami alert o
Climate talks deadlocked as countdown starts for final week
Despite the warnings, observers say the Doha talks have become stuck
Japan’s ruling party promises to phase out nuclear power
Japan goes to the polls on December 16, with most commentators expecting no party to gain overall control of the powerful lower house
Rice to meet McCain to try to douse Libya row
Rice said the assault appeared to have started from a “spontaneous” reaction by protesters
Sarkozy to wade in to battle ravaging French right
Polls show the overwhelming majority of French voters and UMP supporters would like to see the party run the election again
US senator urges Morsy U-turn
US aid to Egypt could be in jeopardy
Rivals clash over leadership of French right ahead of talks
The party has faced ridicule over the leadership debacle
British PM ‘open-minded’ on press regulation
Victims of press intrusion are calling for the introduction of an independent regulator with the backing of the law
Pakistan attacks kill 36 as summit convenes
Kills 36 people across the country on one of the deadliest days of violence claimed by the Taliban in months
CIA Spy Chief resigns over extramarital affair
The affair came to light as the FBI was investigating whether a computer used by Petraeus had been compromised
Interpol elects French woman as first female president
Balestrazzi, 58, became a police commissioner in France in 1975 and was already vice-president for Europe on Interpol’s executive committee
Greek workers stage mass anti-austerity walkout
Many flights were to be cancelled or rescheduled as traffic controllers held a three-hour work stoppage.
US votes in nail-biting presidential race
The central message of Obama’s campaign has been that he saved America from a second Great Depression after the economy was on the brink of collapse when he took over from President George W. Bush in 2009.
US election night nail-biter could drag on for weeks
The campaigns have already assembled an army of lawyers prepared to fight it out if any of those scenarios play out
Dirty tricks sully US presidential election
Experts warn that the unfortunately typical attempts to keep a rival’s supporters from the polls or sway voters with flat out lies could end up deciding the outcome
World Bank to provide historic loan to Myanmar
Aid provided falls within “technical assistance” currently allowed by United States after it lifted many sanctions
Iranians burn US flags to mark embassy seizure
The demonstrators also chanted anti-British and anti-Israeli slogans, and burnt Israeli flags
Nigeria forces accused of massive abuses
Amnesty International accuses Nigerian armed forces of showing “little regard for the rule of law or human rights” in its campaign against Boko Haram
Indigenous Brazilian tribe demands extinction over expulsion
The Guarani Kaiowá tribe and others like it have often received threats from ranchers and loggers with little help from the government
Showdown set on bid to give UN control of Internet
US officials say placing the Internet under UN control would undermine the freewheeling nature of cyberspace