Japan marks second tsunami anniversary
Japan has observed a moment of silence to mark the second anniversary of a devastating earthquake and tsunami that claimed
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The world’s statements and statistics on International Women’s Day 2013
On the eve of International Women’s Day, March 8 2013, a new Eurobarometer shows that 78 per cent of Europeans
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Galactic neighbour Large Magellanic Cloud closer than previously thought
An international team of astronomers has discovered that one of our closest galactic neighbors is about 40,000 light years closer
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Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez dies
Socialist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died at the age of 58 following a long battle with cancer. Chavez once
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Israeli president to press EU on declaring Hezbollah a terrorist organisation – report
Israeli president Shimon Peres will urge European Uninon leaders to put Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese Shiite group, on its list
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Protesters block dismantling part of Berlin Wall
Protesters in Berlin are trying to stop developers from dismantling one of the longest remaining stretches of the Berlin Wall.
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Turkish PM Erdogan’s Zionism comments ‘particularly offensive’, US says
The United States is expressing its disapproval with the comments of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who this week
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ICTY appeals chamber acquits and orders release of Momčilo Perišić
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia’s appeals chamber said on February 28 2013 that it had acquitted and
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Demand for internet and mobile services rising due to lower prices, UN report says
There will soon be as many mobile cellular subscriptions as the seven billion people inhabiting the planet, according to figures
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