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Watch: Rockets kill 30 in Ukrainian city as rebels launch offensive

Sunday, 25 January 2015, 07:20 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Indiscriminate rocket fire slammed into a market, schools, homes and shops Saturday in Ukraine's southeastern city of Mariupol, killing at least 30 people, authorities said. The Ukrainian president...

Eurozone in suspense as Greeks head to polls

Saturday, 24 January 2015, 15:41 Last update: about 11 years ago

  Greeks head to the polls tomorrow in an election likely to put a far-left government in power in the country most hurt by the economic crisis and the austerity measures linked to its...

Bid to raise AirAsia fuselage begins

Saturday, 24 January 2015, 13:57 Last update: about 11 years ago

Salvage teams have begun an operation to raise the fuselage of AirAsia flight QZ8501, which crashed into the Java Sea last month killing all 162 on board. However, the initial attempt was...

German court rules that men can urinate while standing

Saturday, 24 January 2015, 12:25 Last update: about 11 years ago

A court in Germany has ruled in favour of a man's right to urinate while standing up after his landlord demanded money for damage to the bathroom floor. The landlord, who was seeking €1,900,...

Pope Francis warning to new cardinals: No flashy parties

Saturday, 24 January 2015, 07:59 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Pope Francis is warning his new cardinals to keep the partying to a minimum - and keep their egos in check - when they are formally elevated at a Vatican ceremony next month. In a letter...

Mississippi fugitive arrested in Utah after 34 years

Saturday, 24 January 2015, 07:24 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A man who police say has been on the run since he escaped from a Mississippi jail 34 years ago was arrested Thursday in a small central Utah town, police said. Sam Gene Harris has lived under at...

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