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Brazil show supremacy on second day of FINA Worlds

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UEFA bars Crimean clubs from playing in Russian football league

UEFA makes no exceptions for Crimea and prevents its football clubs from changing federation to play in the Russian leagues .

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Hungary

McCain's 'neofascist' comments strain US-Hungary relations

Republican Senator John McCain calls Prime Minister Victor Orban a 'neo-fascist dictator' during an outburst against the nomination of TV producer Colleen Bell as ambassador to Hungary.

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Italy

Italy police release video showing arrest of alleged 'Mafia Capitale' boss

Italian police have released a video showing the moment they arrested the alleged criminal boss of a group said to have bribed or extorted its way to

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Sport

German documentary claims large-scale Russian doping

Ninety-nine percent of Russian Athlete’s are guilty of doping – that’s according to a recent German documentary aired on ARD. The programme also

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Afghanistan

Britain and US pledge to help Afghanistan after combat troops leave

Britain and the US have renewed pledges to support Afghanistan after foreign combat troops withdraw from the country. Both Western nations

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Sport

Astana on tenterhooks over awarding of WorldTour licence

Pro-tour cycling team Astana face an anxious wait to know whether it will be eligible to compete next season. The Kazakh outfit has provisionally

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Sport

Violinist Mae appeals four-year ski ban

Pop violinist Vanessa Mae is appealing her four-year skiing ban for allegedly helping to fix a series of qualifying races that allowed her to compete

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Ukraine

Ukraine president announces new ceasefire

Ukrainian authorities announced a new ceasefire to begin on December 9 to secure the Minsk agreement.

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Afghanistan

Afghan new president faces major test of skills, NATO leaving, stronger Taliban

The new President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani faces great leadership challenges. The former finance minister who also worked with the World Bank is

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Russia

Human Rights Watch accuses Russia of 'worst crackdown since Soviet era'

The international organisation says a 'dramatic deterioration in the past decade has made Russia's human rights landscape virtually unrecognisable'.

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world news

Rebel raid on Chechen capital Grozny leaves 20 people dead

At least 20 people were killed in Chechnya - 10 police and 10 suspected militants - after heavily-armed rebels stormed the turbulent Russian region's capital, Grozny.

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Sport

Hawk-Eye set for Bundesliga bow next season

The German Bundesliga is to follow in the footsteps of the English Premier League and implement goal-line technology. Hawk-Eye will be introduced in

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USA

Lift-off letdown as NASA Orion capsule launch is postponed

It was a lift-off letdown but NASA is hoping for better luck on Friday. Gusty winds at Cape Canaveral on Thursday and a last-minute technical problem

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Israel

Israel oil spill 'worst in country's history'

The Eilat-Ashkelon crude oil pipeline ruptured overnight on Wednesday, spilling millions of litres of crude oil into rivers and streams and through the Evrona nature reserve.

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Culture news

China aims for Gangnam Style hits

‘Little Apple’ by China’s Chopsticks Brothers is a massive success at home. But their recent appearance at the American Music Awards in November

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Cinema

Bhopal: world's worst industrial disaster brought to big screen 30 years on

Thirty years on, ‘Bhopal, a prayer for rain’ dramatises the story of the world's worst industrial disaster, when cyanide gas from an American

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Sport

Keane voted 2014 MVP of MLS

Ireland international Robbie Keane has been voted Major League Soccer’s Most Valuable Player for 2014. The LA Galaxy forward has scored 20 goals in

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Yemen

Al Qaeda militants in Yemen threaten to kill US hostage Luke Somers

Al Qaeda militants in Yemen have released a video purportedly showing a British-born US hostage, with the threat to kill him.

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Europe News

Final EU agreement on GM crops edges closer

EU governments have struck a tentative deal with MEPs that would allow member countries to decide whether they cultivate GM crops. The deal still

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Switzerland

Kerry tells Russia the US is not seeking confrontation over Ukraine

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed Ukraine at talks on the sidelines of an OSCE summit in Switzerland.

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Russia

Putin defies West over Ukraine and 'sacred Crimea'

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused what he called “enemies of yesterday” of trying to bring a new Iron Curtain down around Russia. As it

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USA

'I can't breathe': US protests spread over 'chokehold' death of Eric Garner

Demonstrators echoed the unarmed black man's last words as they vented their anger at a decision not to charge a white policeman over his death.

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Cinema

Greek New Wave cinema has 'A Blast'

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Europe News

Bulgaria, EU still want South Stream pipeline

Brussels says the South Stream gas pipeline can still go ahead. Russia had scrapped the 400 billion euro project to pump gas to the European Union

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Switzerland

False gunman alarm spreads panic at Zurich University

A false alarm briefly spread panic at Zurich University on Thursday when reports of a gunman shooting on the campus led to 5,000 students and

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Germany

Former East German state Thuringia first to get post-unification leftist leader

The former eastern German state of Thuringia looks set to lower the curtain on 24 years of Conservative rule with the swearing-in on Friday of the

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France

Driving licences suspended for French anti-radar activists who used Facebook to warn motorists of police activity

Fifteen members of a rural French Facebook group who warned local motorists of police radar traps have had their driving licences suspended for a

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United Kingdom

Next James Bond film 'Spectre' vows loyalty to past 007 icons

The name of the next 007 movie is a clear reference to the global criminal organisation that Bond has battled in the past.

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Russia

Putin attacks West and claims Russia can withstand any challenge in State of Nation speech

Putin's State of the Nation speech roundly attacks the West and affirms Russia will meet every challenge, yet his economic proposals to revive the sagging economy fail to convince critics.

04/12/2014

Technicians repair fire damage after arson incidents on French railway

How does Paris 2024's iconic flying Olympic cauldron work?

Trump criticises Harris' remarks on Israel-Hamas war

Italy to return ambassador to Syria after decade-long absence

Technicians repair fire damage after arson incidents on French railway

How does Paris 2024's iconic flying Olympic cauldron work?

Trump criticises Harris' remarks on Israel-Hamas war

Italy to return ambassador to Syria after decade-long absence

2014-12-04

Brazil show supremacy on second day of FINA Worlds

UEFA bars Crimean clubs from playing in Russian football league

McCain's 'neofascist' comments strain US-Hungary relations

Italy police release video showing arrest of alleged 'Mafia Capitale' boss

German documentary claims large-scale Russian doping

Astana on tenterhooks over awarding of WorldTour licence

Violinist Mae appeals four-year ski ban

Human Rights Watch accuses Russia of 'worst crackdown since Soviet era'

Rebel raid on Chechen capital Grozny leaves 20 people dead

Hawk-Eye set for Bundesliga bow next season

Lift-off letdown as NASA Orion capsule launch is postponed

Israel oil spill 'worst in country's history'

China aims for Gangnam Style hits

Bhopal: world's worst industrial disaster brought to big screen 30 years on

Keane voted 2014 MVP of MLS

Al Qaeda militants in Yemen threaten to kill US hostage Luke Somers

Final EU agreement on GM crops edges closer

Putin defies West over Ukraine and 'sacred Crimea'

'I can't breathe': US protests spread over 'chokehold' death of Eric Garner

Greek New Wave cinema has 'A Blast'

Bulgaria, EU still want South Stream pipeline

False gunman alarm spreads panic at Zurich University

Former East German state Thuringia first to get post-unification leftist leader

Driving licences suspended for French anti-radar activists who used Facebook to warn motorists of police activity

Next James Bond film 'Spectre' vows loyalty to past 007 icons

Putin attacks West and claims Russia can withstand any challenge in State of Nation speech