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Female suicide attacker hits Istanbul police station

Tuesday, 6 January 2015, 18:50 Last update: about 11 years ago

A female suicide bomber has blown herself up in the Turkish city of Istanbul, injuring two police officers, the city governor says. She hit a police station in the tourist hub of Sultanahmet....

Thousands of asylum seekers to be returned to Bulgaria

Tuesday, 6 January 2015, 14:15 Last update: about 11 years ago

3600 refugees from third countries will be returned to Bulgaria from other states in the European Union, the government in Sofia announced Monday. In recent years, Bulgaria...

Cameron Diaz ties the knot

Tuesday, 6 January 2015, 13:45 Last update: about 11 years ago

Cameron Diaz is officially off the market after tying the knot with rock star Benji Madden at their Beverly Hills mansion on Monday evening. The Annie actress, 42, and former Good Charlotte star...

Counter-protests dwarf German anti-Islam rallies

Tuesday, 6 January 2015, 13:34 Last update: about 11 years ago

A record 18,000 people marched on the streets of Dresden on Monday against what they call the Islamisation of Europe, but counter-protests outnumbered them all over Germany. Launched in October,...

Government again warns against travel to Libya

Monday, 5 January 2015, 19:19 Last update: about 11 years ago

The Maltese Foreign Ministry today renewed its advice against all travel to Libya. In a statement, the ministry said that in view of the recent escalation in the intensity of military activity in...

Euro touches a nine-year low against US dollar

Monday, 5 January 2015, 19:08 Last update: about 11 years ago

The euro slid to a nine-year low against the dollar as investors predicted the European Central Bank may act to stimulate the economy. The euro fell by 1.2% against the dollar to $1.1864, marking...

Girl, 7, survives US plane crash that kills four in her family

Sunday, 4 January 2015, 10:36 Last update: about 11 years ago

Bleeding and alone, 7-year-old Sailor Gutzler had just survived a plane crash that killed her family. She walked through about a mile of woods, wearing only a short-sleeve shirt, shorts and no shoes...

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