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WADA says Russian hackers published athletes' medical data

Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 19:14 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The World Anti-Doping Agency says Russian hackers broke into its database and posted some athletes' confidential medical data online. WADA says the attack - which targeted some American female...

Western nations urge Libya general to give up oil terminals

Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 15:40 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The United States and five Western nations have called upon forces loyal to a Libyan general to withdraw from three eastern oil terminals seized earlier this week, drawing a rebuke Tuesday from the...

Meet Newman: baby born shortly after family rescued in Med

Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 10:15 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Just 24 hours after his family was rescued from an overcrowded rubber boat, a baby boy has been born aboard a rescue vessel in the Mediterranean Sea. Doctors Without Borders, one of the operators...

Former British leader David Cameron to leave Parliament

Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 06:10 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Former Prime Minister David Cameron, who has stayed out of the public eye since leaving Downing Street in July, has decided to step down from his position in Parliament and put an end to his...

Quake-hit Italian town files complaint over cartoon satire

Monday, 12 September 2016, 14:32 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The Italian town hardest hit by last month's earthquake has filed a criminal defamation complaint denouncing French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo for a cartoon depicting victims in layers of...

Pope Francis' sex abuse panel scores awareness victory in Vatican

Monday, 12 September 2016, 14:08 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Pope Francis' sex abuse commission has scored a victory within the Vatican: Members have been invited to address Vatican congregations and a training course for new bishops, suggesting...

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