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2015-01-03

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Sport

Gerrard confirms stateside move

A move stateside has been confirmed by Steven Gerrard after he announced on Friday he was leaving Anfield at the end of the season. “It will be

Greece

Greece: Police rearrest fugitive Marxist extremist Christodoulos Xiros

Despite radical changes to his appearance, fugitive Christodoulos Xiros, a member of Marxist guerrilla group November 17, is back under lock and key in Greece.

Greece

Ex-PM launches new party three weeks ahead of elections in Greece

Back with a vengeance, former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has delivered a rallying cry for his newly created left-leaning party Movement

Sport

Austrian Robert Theuretzbacher wins stage five of the Africa Eco Race.

Austrian Robert Theuretzbacher sealed victory in stage five of the Africa Eco Race. Despite his win on the 225 kilometre leg he still trails Pal

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Republic of the Congo

"The situation is very dire": DR Congo hospital for rape victims assets seized

A hospital that treats victims of rape has accused the Congolese government of hounding it after tax authorities seized its assets. Panzi hospital in

Sport

From Abu Dhabi to China in the Volvo Ocean Race

Competitors set sail on Saturday from Abu Dhabi for what is arguably the toughest stage in the Volvo Ocean race. Ahead lies 4,670 nautical miles to

Nigeria

Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnap 40 men in north-east Nigeria

Suspected Boko Haram militants have kidnapped at least 40 men and boys in a remote village in north-east Nigeria. People who fled from Malari in

India

India arrests five men suspected of gang rape of Japanese tourist

Five men have been arrested in India in connection with the kidnap and gang rape of a Japanese woman. The assaults took place over one month, before

USA

Seven-year old sole survivor of small plane crash in US

A seven-year-old girl has emerged as the only survivor of a plane crash which killed her family in the US state of Kentucky. The girl, who is yet to

USA

Suspected al Qaeda bomb planner dies days before trial in New York

A Libyan man accused of helping plan al Qaeda bombings of US embassies in Africa in the late 1990s has died of liver cancer in New York only days

Greece

Greek fugitive terrorist Christodoulos Xiros arrested after 12 months on the run

Convicted terrorist from the disbanded November 17 group, Christodoulos Xiros has been arrested 12 months after he disappeared. Local media report

Jordan

'Treat him well', says father of Jordanian pilot captured by ISIL

The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by the self-proclaimed Islamic State group in Syria has appealed to the militants to treat his son well

Italy

Migrant 'ghost ship' arrives in Italy

Abandoned at sea, 360 migrants aboard the Ezadeen are now safe on land at the Italian port of Corigliano Calabro. All were described as being in

Italy

Italian investigators in second inspection of burnt-out Norman Atlantic ferry

A prosecutor in Brindisi boarded the vessel on Saturday in another inspection of the ferry which caught fire in the Adriatic.

World News

Australia: lives in danger as bush fire threatens Adelaide suburbs

A massive bush fire in South Australia has destroyed homes and is putting people’s lives in danger. The fire is out of control on several fronts and

Indonesia

Indonesia claims breakthrough in AirAsia search after large objects found

Officials claim to have found what they have been looking for, in their search for the wreckage of AirAsia flight QZ8501.

World News

Ebola can be beaten by the end of 2015 says UN mission head

Months of hard work lie ahead but the world can stamp out the Ebola outbreak in West Africa by the end of the year according to the outgoing chief of

Italy

Italy: Abandoned cargo ship full of migrants is safely towed to port

An uncertain future faces some 450 migrants on board a cargo ship abandoned by its crew off Italy in a new tactic by people smugglers.

Hungary

People power in Hungary as protesters stage huge anti-government rally

They say they are demonstrating for democracy and against poverty. Thousands of Hungarians have staged an anti-government rally in Budapest, piling

USA

Consumers sue saying not-so-big Apple made false claims over memory

Two Florida-based consumers have launched a lawsuit against mighty Apple claiming the company has been falsely advertising the memory capacity of its