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

Sunday, 21 December 2014, 14:47 Last update: about 13 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...

Russia sees harsh crackdown on independent media

Sunday, 21 December 2014, 12:02 Last update: about 13 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 13 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...

'Allahu Akbar' attacker shot by French police

Saturday, 20 December 2014, 20:30 Last update: about 13 years ago

Police in central France have shot dead a man who attacked them with a knife and shouted "Allahu Akbar!" ("God is great!"), French media report. They quote a source as saying the attacker injured...

Azerbaijan’s dubious honour: Abundance of political prisoners

Saturday, 20 December 2014, 13:01 Last update: about 13 years ago

Azerbaijan currently holds a dubious distinction of holding almost double the number of political prisoners than those held in Belarus and Russia combined. The Azerbaijani government's use of criminal...

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