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Surprised Iran subway riders brush shoulders with president

Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 09:51 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Rush-hour passengers in the busy subway of Iran's capital have brushed shoulders with a surprising commuter — President Hassan Rouhani. Rouhani, along Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif...

Dad gets 'no-show' bill after son, aged 5, misses birthday party

Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 09:47 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

It was not what Derek Nash expected to find in his 5-year-old's school bag: A bill demanding a "no-show fee" for another child's birthday party. Nash said the bill from another parent sought...

Updated: Feminists cheer as bare breasts disappear from UK tabloid

Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 08:06 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Feminists are rejoicing at the disappearance of bare breasts from the British tabloid The Sun — though the newspaper is not saying whether the decision to ditch its "Page 3 girls" is permanent....

Pope Francis: Charlie Hebdo 'punch' not a justification of violence

Monday, 19 January 2015, 20:49 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Pope Francis said Monday he wasn't justifying violence when he said a friend who had cursed his mother could "expect a punch" in return. Rather, he says he was only expressing a very human response to...

Updated - Pope Francis: Catholics don't have to be 'like rabbits'

Monday, 19 January 2015, 20:20 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Pope Francis is denouncing what he calls the "ideological colonization" of families and the developing world, where he says progressive, Western ideas about birth control and gay rights are...

EU looks to mothball Libya border mission

Monday, 19 January 2015, 18:02 Last update: about 11 years ago

The EU is looking to mothball its Libya border-control mission despite concerns about foreign fighters and irregular migrants website EUObserver reported. Launched in May 2013, but parked in...

Jewish centre bombing: Argentine prosecutor Nisman found dead

Monday, 19 January 2015, 17:56 Last update: about 11 years ago

An Argentine federal prosecutor who accused President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner last week of a cover-up has been found shot dead at his home in the capital, Buenos Aires. Alberto Nisman was...

To counter terror, Europe's police reconsider their weapons

Monday, 19 January 2015, 17:08 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

One was a young policewoman, unarmed on the outskirts of Paris and felled by an assault rifle. Her partner, also without weapons, could do nothing to stop the gunman. Another was a first responder...

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