Russia Threatens EU And US Flight Ban

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said the country is considering a ban on flights from Europe and the US to Asia. Speaking at a government meeting he said the "serious measure" of blocking Russian airspace was a response to sanctions that...

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Khmer Rouge Leaders Sentenced To Life In Prison

Two Khmer Rouge leaders have been sentenced to life in jail for their part in the deaths of up to two milllion people in Cambodia. The UN-backed tribunal's verdicts were announced against Khieu Samphan, 83, the Maoist regime's former head of state,...

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Ukraine: Russia Troop Build-Up Invasion Fear

Russia has built up the number of combat ready troops on the Ukrainian border to 20,000, according to Nato. Officials fear the troop movements are a precursor to an invasion, which could be carried out under the pretext of a humanitarian or peacekeeping...

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Thailand Surrogacy Raid Uncovers Nine Babies

Police have found nine babies in a Bangkok apartment, fuelling concerns about Thailand's surrogacy industry. A Japanese millionaire is reportedly the father of the youngsters, who are believed to have been born to Thai surrogate mothers. Officers who...

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France Calls For Urgent UN Meeting Over Iraq

Iraqis Suffer In Nineveh As World Watches Gaza Updated: 4:40pm UK, Wednesday 06 August 2014 By Sam Kiley, Foreign Affairs Editor An ancient landscape that was once the envy, perhaps the centre, of the civilised world. Now a desert hell for hundreds...

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WHO Under Pressure To Support New Ebola Drug

Ebola Cure 'A Long Way Off': Facts About Virus Updated: 12:08am UK, Thursday 07 August 2014 A cure for the deadly ebola virus, which has killed hundreds of people in West Africa, is "a very long way off", an expert has told Sky News. David Evans,...

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Pistorius 'Armed Himself And Planned To Kill'

The man prosecuting Oscar Pistorius has summed up his case by insisting the athlete committed premeditated murder involving a "deliberate weighing up of actions". Prosecutor Gerrie Nel said the athlete acted with intention when he fired four shots through...

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Oscar Pistorius Detective Told 'Blatant Lies'

The former lead detective in the Oscar Pistorius investigation told "blatant lies" to incriminate the Paralympic champion, a court has heard. The athlete's lawyer Barry Roux made the claim against Hilton Botha as he gave the defence's closing arguments...

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Ebola Outbreak: First Case Treated In Europe

A Spanish missionary priest infected with ebola has become the first person to be treated in Europe during the deadly outbreak which has hit West Africa. Miguel Pajares, who contracted it while helping ebola patients at a hospital in the Liberian capital...

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Russia Extends Snowden Asylum By Three Years

US National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has been granted permission to stay in Russia for three more years, according to his lawyer. The American was last year granted temporary asylum of 12 months in Russia, but that ran out at the beginning...

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