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North Korea threatens strikes on United States amid hacking claims

Monday, 22 December 2014, 06:45 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

President Barack Obama is "recklessly" spreading rumors of a Pyongyang-orchestrated cyberattack of Sony Pictures, North Korea says, as it warns of strikes against the White House, Pentagon and "the...

Exit poll: Ex-regime official, now 88, is Tunisia's new president

Sunday, 21 December 2014, 21:27 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Tunisian polling firms have declared Beji Caid Essebsi, an 88-year-old official from previous regimes, as the winner of Sunday's presidential runoff, cementing his dominance over a country where his...

Long-time partners Elton John and David Furnish marry in England

Sunday, 21 December 2014, 14:47 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Entertainer Elton John and longtime mate David Furnish have officially converted their civil partnership into a marriage. The ceremony took place exactly nine years after they entered into a...

Cribs, fantastic fable-like cribs

Sunday, 21 December 2014, 12:47 Last update: about 11 years ago Marika Azzopardi

A group of men have joined forces to launch something which they've been repeating every year for the past six years. This being its seventh Christmas on show, their collection of unique handmade...

Russia sees harsh crackdown on independent media

Sunday, 21 December 2014, 12:02 Last update: about 11 years ago

Among the five TV journalists interviewing Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the odd one out was easy to spot. Mikhail Zygar's questions were sharper than those of the others, who headed back to...

Hungary is new hot spot on migrant route into European Union

Sunday, 21 December 2014, 08:24 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

With the Mediterranean Sea becoming too treacherous and other routes blocked by barbed-wire fences, would-be migrants are taking a new route into the Europe Union: through Hungary. Coming from as...

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