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Australian accused of planning to pack kangaroo with bomb

Thursday, 28 January 2016, 07:59 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A teenage suspect discussed with a British accomplice packing a kangaroo with explosives before setting it loose on Australian police officers, prosecutors alleged on Thursday. Sevdet Ramadan...

United Nations Libya envoy says changes could be made to peace deal

Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 12:02 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The UN Envoy to Libya says changes to the country's peace deal are possible after the internationally recognized parliament rejected one article of the agreement, which would strip a powerful army...

Obama to honour four who protected Jews during Holocaust

Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 09:52 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

President Barack Obama is honouring four people, including Americans from Indiana and Tennessee, for risking their lives to protect Jews during the Holocaust. The United Nations has...

California prosecutor chided for calling escapee 'Hannibal Lecter'

Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 07:44 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Orange County's district attorney on Tuesday rebuked one of the prosecutors in his office for referring to one of three escaped Southern California inmates as "Hannibal Lecter." Deputy District...

Italy covers nude statues as Iran president visits country

Tuesday, 26 January 2016, 19:32 Last update: about 10 years ago

Italian hospitality for the visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stretched to covering up nude statues. Mr Rouhani and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi spoke at Rome's Capitoline...

Bosnia to apply for European Union membership in February

Tuesday, 26 January 2016, 15:14 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

After years of lingering behind its neighbors on the path to EU membership, Bosnia's president has announced his country will apply for EU membership in mid-February. Dragan Covic, chair of the...

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