March 18, 2013
Famed French Criminal Lawyer Metzner Found Dead
French lawyer Olivier Metzner, well-known for defending such high-profile clients as former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega and ex-prime minister Dominique de Villepin, was found dead Sunday.Police say his body was floating near his private…
March 18, 2013
Pope Francis Delights Pilgrims with Informal 1st Sunday Address
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March 18, 2013
Lima’s first woman mayor Villaran ‘survives recall vote’
The first woman mayor of Peru's capital Lima, Susana Villaran, has narrowly survived a vote to depose her from office, exit polls suggest. They indicate that Ms Villaran was backed by about 52% of voters. The campaign to recall her was backed by the…
March 16, 2013
23 Killed in Bus Accident in Pakistan
A Pakistani official says at least 23 of the country's soldiers were killed in a bus accident in northern Pakistan. The official says the soldiers were traveling on the bus Saturday when it slid off a road and into a ravine in a mountainous region.…
March 16, 2013
Egypt Deports 7 Palestinians to Gaza
Egyptian media say seven Palestinians deported by Egyptian authorities have arrived in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinians were detained a few days ago at an airport in Cairo for security reasons, after arriving on a flight from Syria. After an…
March 16, 2013
Zimbabwe Polls Close on Constitution Referendum
Polls have closed in Zimbabwe on a referendum for a new constitution that would limit the terms of a president for the first time in the country's history. The proposed constitution would allow presidents to serve only two five-year terms.…
February 22, 2013
Ukraine ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko ‘can return to prison’
Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is well enough to return to prison after spending nine months in hospital, the health ministry has said. Tymoshenko was being treated for back problems after being jailed in 2011 for abuse of…
February 22, 2013
Oscar Pistorius granted bail in Reeva Steenkamp case
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who faces murder charges over the fatal shooting of his girlfriend, has been granted bail after a four-day hearing. Magistrate Desmond Nair said the state had not made a case that he would flee, or that he had…
February 22, 2013
Italy election: Bersani, Monti and Berlusconi campaign
Candidates in Italy's general election are completing their final day of campaigning ahead of two days of voting, beginning on Sunday. The election is being closely watched in the eurozone, with the Italian government's future commitment to…
February 22, 2013
North Korea to offer mobile internet access
North Korean mobile phone provider Koryolink is planning to launch a 3G data service for foreign visitors and residents from abroad. Egyptian telecoms firm Orascom, which is a partner in Koryolink, estimates that more than 1 million North Koreans…