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Published:Friday | February 17, 2012 | 12:00 AM

KIEV (AP):Health officials say 151 people have died in the Ukraine during Eastern Europe's record-breaking cold spell, with alcohol regularly a contributing factor.The health ministry said yesterday that nearly 4,000 others have been hospitalised with...

Published:Friday | February 17, 2012 | 12:00 AM

BEIJING (AP):China's state news agency says 15 miners were killed and three others hurt when the mine carriages they were in plunged into a tunnel.Xinhua said the accident happened early yesterday in Hunan province in central China when the miners were...

Published:Friday | February 17, 2012 | 12:00 AM

PYONGYANG (AP):Army trucks loaded with artillery rolled by the memorial palace for North Korea's late leaders as Kim Jong Un presided over a military birthday commemoration for his father Thursday....

Published:Friday | February 17, 2012 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):Top United States intelligence officials told Congress yesterday that al-Qaida of Iraq was likely behind a series of bombings against the Syrian regime in recent months.Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said bombings...

Published:Friday | February 17, 2012 | 12:00 AM

LAGOS (AP):Attackers stormed a federal prison in Nigeria with heavy gunfire and explosives, killing one guard and freeing 119 inmates in a new assault demonstrating the continued instability in the nation, an official said yesterday.The gunmen attacked...

Published:Thursday | February 16, 2012 | 2:10 PM

At least 21 people, believed to be Pakistani militants, have reportedly been killed in two separate attacks by an unmanned US drone aircraft in north-west Pakistan.

Published:Wednesday | February 15, 2012 | 12:00 AM

BUCHAREST (AP):Thousands of Romania's coal miners volunteered yesterday to donate some of their food to help feed people in areas buried in snow as deep as 15 feet (4.5 metres).Helicopters already are rushing to 150 communities in Romania that have been...

Published:Wednesday | February 15, 2012 | 12:00 AM

ZAGREB (AP):What becomes of a garden gnome hurled in fury at a windscreen during a stormy break-up?Or a teddy bear that was once a Valentine's Day present? A wedding dress from a marriage gone awry? An axe that...

Published:Wednesday | February 15, 2012 | 12:00 AM

NEW JERSEY (AP):Whitney Houston's funeral will be held on Saturday in the church where she first showcased her singing talents as a child, her family choosing to remember her in a private service rather than in a large event at an arena.The owner of the...

Published:Tuesday | February 14, 2012 | 3:07 PM

Reports out of the UK have revealed that a record number of people were prosecuted for racially and religiously motivated hate crimes in England and Wales last year.

Published:Tuesday | February 14, 2012 | 10:15 AM

Moody's has cut the credit ratings of six European countries amid continued anxiety over the continent's debt crisis and its sluggish economy.

Published:Monday | February 13, 2012 | 12:00 AM

SAO PAULO (AP): A Brazilian airliner made a forced landing after a passenger reportedly attacked a pilot and crew members.The TAM Airlines jet was en route from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Sao Paulo when a man entered the cockpit an hour into the flight....

Published:Monday | February 13, 2012 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):Mitt Romney takes a hard line against congressional earmarks, but the GOP presidential front-runner had a more favourable view of federal pork-barrel spending when he was governor of Massachusetts.Under his leadership, Massachu-setts...

Published:Monday | February 13, 2012 | 12:00 AM

KINSHASA (AP):A senior presidential adviser was among two killed after a private jet crashed while landing in Congo's eastern city of Bukavu, a transport minister said yesterday."We've extracted two bodies from the plane, that of the honourable Augustin...

Published:Monday | February 13, 2012 | 12:00 AM

JOHANNESBURG (AP): The complete series of South African bank notes will bear Nelson Mandela's image, the country's president said Saturday on the 22nd anniversary of the anti-apartheid icon's release from prison....

Published:Monday | February 13, 2012 | 12:00 AM

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Rick Santorum is pursuing an aggressive strategy to challenge Mitt Romney in the state where the Republican presidential front-runner grew up.Santorum said yesterday he could do "exceptionally well" in Michigan, where Romney's...

Published:Sunday | February 12, 2012 | 12:00 AM

DALLAS (AP):In just the past few days, she's danced with cheering schoolkids, chatted with troops, swapped ideas with busy parents and engaged in a friendly cooking competition with stars from 'Top Chef'.Michelle Obama is...

Published:Saturday | February 11, 2012 | 6:40 PM

The government in Greece has voted to approve new austerity measures demanded by the Eurozone and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in return for a 130 billion euro bailout.

Published:Thursday | February 9, 2012 | 12:00 AM

SALVADOR (AP):Disgruntled police across Brazil are taking aim at the country's iconic carnival celebration, raising threats to the annual street parties that draw hordes of foreigners as a way to press their...

Published:Thursday | February 9, 2012 | 12:00 AM

BEIJING (AP):China's government yesterday promised to raise minimum wages by 13 per cent a year through 2015 and to launch measures to generate 45 million new jobs.Communist leaders face pressure to spread China's prosperity more widely ...

Published:Thursday | February 9, 2012 | 12:00 AM

MOGADISHU (AP):A car bomb killed eight people and wounded two members of parliament in Somalia's capital yesterday, officials said, in an attack claimed by a spokesman for Somalia's Islamist insurgency.A car parked near a hotel in Mogadishu exploded,...

Published:Thursday | February 9, 2012 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):The United States (US) and five European nations are pledging to crack down on global tax evaders.The Treasury Department said yesterday that the US government has signed a joint agreement with France, Germany, Italy...

Published:Thursday | February 9, 2012 | 12:00 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP): Officials at an elementary school rocked by teacher sex abuse claims are investigating yet another allegation of misconduct, this one involving a 50-year-old teacher's aide accused of sending love letters to an 11-year-old boy....

Published:Thursday | February 9, 2012 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):House Speaker John Boehner accused the Obama administration yesterday of an "unambiguous attack on religious freedom", promising that Congress will reverse a new policy requiring religious schools and hospitals to provide employees with...

Published:Wednesday | February 8, 2012 | 9:43 AM

Republican hopeful Rick Santorum last night thrashed front runner Mitt Romney in Minnesota and Missouri in the presidential nomination contests.

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