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Iranian vessel points weapon at US helicopter: officials
November 29, 2016
Iranian vessel points weapon at US helicopter: officials
A small Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard vessel pointed its weapon at a US military helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz…
UPDATED: 76 dead in Colombia plane crash, with Brazilian footballers on board
November 29, 2016
UPDATED: 76 dead in Colombia plane crash, with Brazilian footballers on board
An aircraft with 81 people aboard, including a Brazilian football team, crashed in central Colombia, the country's civil aviation association…
Fillon vs Juppe: how French right’s presidential hopefuls shape up
November 28, 2016
Fillon vs Juppe: how French right’s presidential hopefuls shape up
Francois Fillon and Alain Juppe, the two men duelling for the presidential nomination of the French right, both advocate deep…
Trump, without evidence, says illegal voting cost him US popular vote
November 28, 2016
Trump, without evidence, says illegal voting cost him US popular vote
US President-elect Donald Trump said in a tweet on Sunday that he won the popular vote in the November 8…
High turnout as French conservatives choose candidate to battle far-right for presidency
November 27, 2016
High turnout as French conservatives choose candidate to battle far-right for presidency
Two former prime ministers went head-to-head on Sunday in a runoff vote for France's center-right presidential nomination, with the victor…
Clinton team to take part in US state vote recount, Trump blasts effort
November 27, 2016
Clinton team to take part in US state vote recount, Trump blasts effort
Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign will take part in a recount of Wisconsin votes in the U.S. presidential race, an effort…
Key events in Fidel Castro’s life
November 26, 2016
Key events in Fidel Castro’s life
Fidel Castro, polictical leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, died on November 25, 2016. Born Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz on…
44 killed in train collision in Iran
November 26, 2016
44 killed in train collision in Iran
Two trains collided in northern Iran on Friday morning, killing 44 people and injuring dozens of others, Iran's semi-official Tasnim…
Two dead in shootings outside US stores on Black Friday
November 26, 2016
Two dead in shootings outside US stores on Black Friday
A Good Samaritan who tried to stop a woman being assaulted was shot to death outside a Texas Walmart packed…
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies at 90
November 26, 2016
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies at 90
Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for…