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Italy dishes up world record with longest ever pizza
Food
June 22, 2015
Italy dishes up world record with longest ever pizza
Italy beat the world record for the longest ever pizza today, serving up a sizzling margherita over one and a…
Ducati Museum wins TripAdvisor award
Life & Style
June 22, 2015
Ducati Museum wins TripAdvisor award
Located within the motorcycle company's current production facility in Bologna, Italy, the museum tracks the marque's history from its humble…
France hails ‘quality’ work on latest Greek debt proposals
World
June 22, 2015
France hails ‘quality’ work on latest Greek debt proposals
France's finance minister on Monday hailed the "quality" work around Athens' latest proposals to end Greece's debt crisis, hours before…
Afghan parliament attack ends, all 7 militants killed
Middle East
June 22, 2015
Afghan parliament attack ends, all 7 militants killed
A Taliban attack on the Afghan parliament Monday ended after all seven militants were killed, the government said. "The attack has…
Apple bows to Taylor Swift on streaming payments
Culture
June 22, 2015
Apple bows to Taylor Swift on streaming payments
Tech giant Apple late Sunday bowed to pressure from pop superstar Taylor Swift and raised payments to artists for its…
S.Africa ministers ‘plotted to protect Sudan’s Bashir’
Middle East
June 21, 2015
S.Africa ministers ‘plotted to protect Sudan’s Bashir’
The South African government secretly plotted to ensure safe passage out of the country for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir despite…
Kuwait court orders female activist jailed for criticising emir
Middle East
June 21, 2015
Kuwait court orders female activist jailed for criticising emir
A Kuwaiti court sentenced a female rights activist to three years in jail on Sunday after convicting her in absentia…
Arab League slams ‘hateful campaign’ against Qatar
Middle East
June 21, 2015
Arab League slams ‘hateful campaign’ against Qatar
The Arab League on Sunday condemned what it called the "hateful campaign" against Qatar's controversial hosting of the 2022 World…
Greek debt talks haunted by ghost of Argentina
World
June 21, 2015
Greek debt talks haunted by ghost of Argentina
With Greece in danger of tumbling into the economic abyss it faces the haunting memory of Argentina in 2001, when…
Baghdadi: The enigmatic IS jihadist chief
Middle East
June 21, 2015
Baghdadi: The enigmatic IS jihadist chief
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi rose from obscurity to lead the world's most infamous and feared jihadist group, but shuns the spotlight…