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Seamus Kearney

Canada

Canada overturns ban on doctor-assisted suicide

In a unanimous decision, Canada's Supreme Court has reversed a ruling it made in 1993

World News

Joe Biden: "Russia cannot be allowed to redraw the map of Europe"

The crisis in Ukraine has dominated talks between the US Vice President and top EU officials

Russia

Russian woman, 81, dies after being arrested for stealing butter

Media reports say the pensioner was accused of taking three packets of butter without paying

Poland

Protesting farmers block main roads in Poland

Farming organisations are demanding compensation for crop losses

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Jordan

King of Jordan visits family of pilot murdered by ISIL

King Abdullah II travelled to Karak, south of Amman, to present his condolences

Ukraine

Pro-Russian rebels claim control of another Ukrainian town

Pro-Russian separatists are seen patrolling in a town they claim to have taken control of in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukrainian army officer held in Moscow vows to continue hunger strike

A Ukrainian army officer being held in prison in Moscow is vowing to continue a hunger strike in protest at her detention

World News

Ukraine calls for more weapons as allies push for dialogue

France says it will not provide any weapons for the moment, saying it prefers to focus on encouraging dialogue

Taiwan

Dramatic dashcam video captures Taiwan plane crash

The dramatic moment a TransAsia Airways plane crashed in Taiwan is captured on video by a motorist

Ukraine

Deadly rocket attack on hospital in rebel-held Donetsk in Ukraine

At least five people are reported dead after the shelling of a hospital in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine

Hundreds of civilians caught up in fighting in Ukraine being evacuated

Rebels and government troops in Ukraine are attempting to help civilians flee fighting

Ukraine

Death toll rises amid renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian officials say at least 16 civilians have been killed in the past 24 hours in renewed fighting in the east of the country

Egypt

Release of another Al Jazeera journalist in Egypt "imminent"

Canada says the release of another Al-Jazeera journalist from jail in Egypt is "imminent"

France

"Pimping" trial of former IMF head Strauss-Kahn begins in France

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, known in the media as DSK, is charged with "pimping with aggravating circumstances

United Kingdom

Wife of murdered ex-KGB spy Litvinenko appears at inquiry

The wife of the former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko arrives at the official inquiry in London into his murder

Economy

What did Eurogroup head whisper to Greek minister after frosty meeting?

Some reports say Jeroen Dijsselbloem told Greek minister Yanis Varoufakis: "You've just killed the troika."

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's Mugabe elected as new African Union chairman

Robert Mugabe at the centre of controversy again after being appointed head of the African Union

South Africa

Controversy in S. Africa over parole for apartheid death squad leader

Eugene de Kock has spent more than 20 years in prison for the torture and murder of scores of black South African activists

Ukraine

Euronews sees damage first-hand in government-held city under rebel fire in Luhansk

Euronews has visited a government-held city that has come under fire from separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine

Spain

Greek crew of crashed F-16 jet had attempted to eject

Investigators say the crash of a military jet in Spain that killed 11 people was due to a technical problem during takeoff. They say the crew of the

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