At least 76 garment workers have been confirmed dead in Bangladesh after an eight-storey building containing clothing manufacturing units collapsed, officials say. ...

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Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in as Venezuelan president, succeeding the late Hugo Chavez who died of cancer in March after ruling for 14 years. During his speech, ...

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Two men suspected in the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three people this week terrorized the area overnight. One is dead, but the other is on the loose, ...

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The FBI on Thursday released photos and video of two men it called suspects in the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon and pleaded for public help in identifying ...

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Investigators in Washington and Boston denied Wednesday that an arrest had been made in the bombing of the Boston Marathon. They had earlier said there was ...

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‘Suspicious substance’ found...

Published April 17, 2013

The US Secret Service says it has intercepted a letter addressed to President Barack Obama that contained a “suspicious substance”. Secret Service ...

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Venezuela’s chief prosecutor has said that seven people were killed and 135 arrested on Monday in post-election protests and marches that turned violent. Both ...

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A pair of explosions rocked the finish line at the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon, injuring several people. The Boston Globe reported at least 12 people were ...

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Margaret Thatcher passes on

Published April 8, 2013

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died, following a stroke. She was 87. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as ...

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It was with a call for the protection of the weakest in society that Francis was officially inaugurated Tuesday as the Catholic Church’s 266th pontiff, before ...

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Hugo Chavez has died

Published March 5, 2013

Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, has died. He died at 4:25 pm on Tuesday. The announcement was made by a teary vice president, Nicholas Maduro on Tuesday ...

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A California ban on gay marriages should be overturned by the US Supreme Court, the Obama administration says. In a legal brief filed ahead of arguments scheduled ...

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Hugo Chavez ‘battling for lifeR...

Published March 1, 2013

Hugo Chávez is still fighting for his life, said the country’s vice-president on Thursday night, yet a recent poll says nearly three in five Venezuelans ...

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Pope Benedict bids farewell to faithful

Published February 27, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI has held the last audience of his pontificate in St Peter’s Square on the eve of his historic resignation as leader of the world’s 1.2 ...

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Meteorite crashes over Russia, hundreds ...

Published February 15, 2013

A flaming meteorite crashed to the earth on Friday, injuring hundreds and reportedly prompting fears of an alien invasion. In scenes reminiscent of a Hollywood ...

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Struggling Caribbean islands selling cit...

Published February 13, 2013

Hadi Mezawi has never set foot on the Caribbean island of Dominica, has never seen its rainforests or black-sand beaches. But he’s one of its newest citizens. ...

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British PM’s party split as first ...

Published February 6, 2013

Britain’s parliament voted heavily in favor of legalizing gay marriage on Tuesday, but Prime Minister David Cameron’s authority in his own party took a ...

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Obama makes history by citing gay rights...

Published January 22, 2013

President Barack Obama made history in his inaugural address on Monday when he mentioned the word “gay” and spoke on the issue of gay rights for the ...

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Obama opens 2nd term in lower key

Published January 21, 2013

WASHINGTON — Barack Hussein Obama will renew his oath of office just before midday Monday, ceremonially marking the beginning of another four years in the White ...

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While the issue of raising the age of consent is being discussed in Dominica, CNN is reporting that a 70-year-old man has married a 15-year-old in Saudi Arabia. But ...

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