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New Greek leader tamps down rhetoric, vows to pay off debts

Sunday, 1 February 2015, 07:24 Last update: about 13 years ago Associated Press

A day after Greece appeared on a collision course with its creditors, new radical left Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has tamped down the rhetoric by vowing to pay off debts and not act...

Watch: Whitney Houston's daughter found unresponsive in tub

Sunday, 1 February 2015, 07:19 Last update: about 13 years ago Associated Press

The daughter of late singer and entertainer Whitney Houston was found unresponsive, face down in a bathtub Saturday and taken to a hospital in the north Atlanta suburbs, police said. Bobbi...

Watch: Japan outraged as video purportedly shows hostage beheaded

Sunday, 1 February 2015, 07:11 Last update: about 13 years ago Associated Press

Japan and other nations condemned with outrage and horror on Sunday the beheading purportedly by the Islamic State group of Kenji Goto, a journalist who sought through his coverage of Syria to convey...

Vatican: Two prelates are investigated in child porn case

Saturday, 31 January 2015, 20:29 Last update: about 13 years ago Associated Press

A Vatican spokesman says two Polish-born prelates are being investigated by Holy See authorities for alleged possession of child pornography. The Rev. Federico Lombardi on Saturday identified one...

Spanish radical left party gets boost with huge Madrid rally

Saturday, 31 January 2015, 19:09 Last update: about 13 years ago Associated Press

Tens of thousands of people have massed in central Madrid for a rally organised by radical Spanish leftists Podemos. The "March for Change" is one of the party's first outdoor mass rallies, as it...

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