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Baghdad calls on Ankara to ‘immediately’ withdraw troops
Middle East
December 5, 2015
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
December 5, 2015
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
December 5, 2015
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
December 5, 2015
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
December 5, 2015
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
December 5, 2015
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
December 4, 2015
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
December 4, 2015
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
December 4, 2015
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
December 4, 2015
‘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…