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Latest International News

  • Japan emperor to have heart bypass surgery

    Japan emperor to have heart bypass surgery

    Sun, 12th Feb - A Japanese television report says Emperor Akihito will have heart bypass surgery... Read more

  • Thousands march against nuclear power in Japan

    Thousands march against nuclear power in Japan

    Sun, 12th Feb - Thousands of Japanese people marched against nuclear power Saturday... Read more

  • Footage of confusion before sinking - Costa Concordia

    Footage of confusion before sinking - Costa Concordia

    Sun, 12th Feb - New video footage has been released showing confusion on the bridge of the cruise ship Costa Concordia... Read more


Latest International News Headlines

  • Man wields chainsaw in pub

    Man wields chainsaw in pub

    Sun, 12th Feb - Security camera footage has shown a man storming into a pub in Northern England with a chainsaw... Read more

  • Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies

    Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies

    Sun, 12th Feb - Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, has died. She was 48... Read more

  • Guatemala president to propose legalizing drugs

    Guatemala president to propose legalizing drugs

    Sun, 12th Feb - Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina said Saturday he will propose legalising drugs in Central America... Read more

  • Bobby Brown ‘devastated’ by Whitney Houston’s death

    Bobby Brown ‘devastated’ by Whitney Houston’s death

    Sun, 12th Feb - Whitney Houston ex-husband Bobby Brown is said to be “struggling” following the news that the iconic singer has died... Read more

  • US general discusses crackdown with Egypt ruler

    US general discusses crackdown with Egypt ruler

    Sun, 12th Feb - The United States' top general discussed an Egyptian crackdown on Western-funded pro-democracy groups with the head of the country's ruling military council... Read more

  • Syrian army general assassinated in Damascus

    Syrian army general assassinated in Damascus

    Sun, 12th Feb - Gunmen assassinated an army general in Damascus Saturday... Read more




  • Further austerity measures for Greece

    Further austerity measures for Greece

    Sun, 12th Feb - Greek lawmakers are set to vote on further austerity measures, including pension cuts and reducing the minimum wage.. Read more

  • Aung San Suu Kyi campaigns for Myanmar parliament

    Aung San Suu Kyi campaigns for Myanmar parliament

    Sun, 12th Feb - Thousands of cheering supporters turned out yesterday as Aung San Suu Kyi campaigns for a seat in parliament.. Read more

  • Libya asks Niger to hand over Gadhafi's son

    Libya asks Niger to hand over Gadhafi's son

    Sun, 12th Feb - Libya has demanded that Niger hand over one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons who is under house arrest there... Read more

  • DEA: Mexican governor got millions in drug cash

    DEA: Mexican governor got millions in drug cash

    Sat, 11th Feb - U.S. drug agents have evidence that cartel leaders paid millions to a Mexican border state governor and other figures in Mexico's former ruling party... Read more

  • Bali bomb made using rice ladle

    Bali bomb made using rice ladle

    Sat, 11th Feb - An Indonesian terrorism suspect told interrogators he used common household items, including a rice ladle and a kitchen scale, to build a massive bomb in Bali... Read more

  • Two killed as tensions rise in Lebanon

    Two killed as tensions rise in Lebanon

    Sun, 12th Feb - Two have been killed in Tripoli after tensions between pro- and anti-Syrian forces spilled over into a gunfight.. Read more

  • Five tabloid staff arrested in bribe inquiry

    Five tabloid staff arrested in bribe inquiry

    Sun, 12th Feb - Britain's tabloid newspaper The Sun is fighting to contain the damage after five of its employees were arrested yesterday... Read more

  • US gov't official meets with new Maldives leader

    US gov't official meets with new Maldives leader

    Sat, 11th Feb - A top US government official met Saturday with leaders in the Maldives to get a fresh assessment of the political situation in the Indian Ocean nation... Read more

  • Japanese Emperor Akihito hospitalized for tests

    Japanese Emperor Akihito hospitalized for tests

    Sat, 11th Feb - Japan's Imperial Household Agency says Emperor Akihito has been hospitalized for tests... Read more

  • Family facebook feud goes viral

    Family facebook feud goes viral

    Sat, 11th Feb - Here is a story for every teenager who has ever taken to Facebook to complain about their parents... Read more




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