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Baghdad calls on Ankara to ‘immediately’ withdraw troops
Middle East

Baghdad calls on Ankara to ‘immediately’ withdraw troops

Iraq calls on Turkey to "immediately" withdraw forces, including tanks and artillery, it has deployed in the country's north without…
Samsung to pay Apple $548 mn in lengthy patent case
Science

Samsung to pay Apple $548 mn in lengthy patent case

Samsung has agreed to pay smartphone rival Apple just over US$548 million in a years-long patent battle in federal court…
Eagles of Death Metal to join U2 in emotional Paris return: report
Culture

Eagles of Death Metal to join U2 in emotional Paris return: report

Eagles of Death Metal, whose gig was targeted during terror attacks in Paris last month, will return to the stage…
Hot demand for dress worn by baby Princess Charlotte
Culture

Hot demand for dress worn by baby Princess Charlotte

A small Spanish fashion label has been swamped with demand for Princess Charlotte's floral dress, its owner told AFP on…
Three dead as Lebanese army raids home of alleged militant
Middle East

Three dead as Lebanese army raids home of alleged militant

A suspected militant killed himself and two family members by detonating a grenade during an army raid at his sister's…
Portugal moves to halt privatization of public transport
World

Portugal moves to halt privatization of public transport

Portugal's new left-wing, anti-austerity government announced it was moving to halt the privatisation of transport systems in Lisbon and Porto,…
World squash championship in Egypt called off for security reasons
Egypt

World squash championship in Egypt called off for security reasons

The Men's World Team Squash Championship in Cairo from December 12-18 has been called off for security reasons, the sports'…
Kiribati envisages floating islands in ‘crazy’ climate plan
Culture

Kiribati envisages floating islands in ‘crazy’ climate plan

Giant floating islands, castle-like sea walls and mass migration are among some of the "crazy" plans the leader of Kiribati…
Brazilians hot and bothered over risque sand sculptures
Art news

Brazilians hot and bothered over risque sand sculptures

Sand sculptures of curvaceous, full-bottomed women on Copacabana beach may be one of Rio de Janeiro's wackier tourist attractions, but…
‘Star Wars’: the space epic no one believed in
Art news

‘Star Wars’: the space epic no one believed in

It may well be one of Hollywood's biggest success stories, but when the original "Star Wars" film was released in…
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