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Russia vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution to set up an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing Malaysia Airlines MH17 over Ukraine a year ago. Wednesday’s vote followed a last-minute effort to […]

The Afghan government is investigating reports that Taliban leader has died. The death of Afghan Taliban leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, has been confirmed by Pakistani authorities to Afghan government officials, according to media reports. The […]

Walter Palmer the hunter who killed Cecil the Lion in Zimbabwe says he believed the hunt was legal and had no idea the animal he went after was a “known, local favourite“. “Again, I deeply […]

McDonald’s have announced the closing of an additional 350 restaurants on top of the 350 they announced were closing earlier in the year, bringing the total to 700 chains.  It’s the first time since the 1970’s […]

The Palestinian girl who made headlines after German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her cry, has said that she hopes that one day Israel is abolished.  Reem Sahwil told German newspaper Die Welt am Sonntag, “My hope is […]

At least two people have been injured in a shootout in Barcelona’s main tourist district, La Rambla, one is said to be in a serious condition. Police have reportedly killed one of the two gunmen. […]

The only surviving son of Libya’s slain leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been sentenced to death along with several other members of the former government A court in Tripoli sentenced  Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in absentia along with […]

Cecil the lion was found dead, skinned and headless on the outskirts of Hwange national park earlier this month. The 13-year-old male lion, was a popular tourist attraction at the Park in Zimbabwe, and the […]

A strong magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Papua region at 06.41 am local time on Tuesday. The quake, believed to be 32.8 miles deep, was centred 154 miles west of the  provincial capital Jayapura, near […]