Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to resign was influenced by a gay 'network' inside the Vatican, some of whom were being blackmailed by outsiders, it has been claimed in an explosive report carried by
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Oscar Pistorius granted bail in Reeva Steenkamp case
February 22, 2013 Comment Off 32 ViewsSouth African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who faces murder charges over the fatal shooting of his girlfriend, has been granted bail after a lengthy hearing. The Paralympic sprinter denies murder,
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Obama extends presidential power in bypassing Congress on gun control
January 17, 2013 Comment Off 29 ViewsPresident issues 23 actions sidestepping Congress Critics accuse him of exceeding presidential powers Analysts say presidents often resort to such unilateral
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Hotel Worker Settles Claim Strauss-Kahn Forced Sex
December 11, 2012 Comment Off 96 ViewsThe former French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the hotel housekeeper who accused him of sexually assaulting her last year have agreed to settle her lawsuit stemming from their sexual
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Italy: Last days of Mario Monti
December 10, 2012 Comment Off 76 ViewsMario Monti Sooner or later, politics - with all its raucousness and uncertainty - was going to return to Italy. It now looks as if elections will be held in February rather than in April when the
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Nobel Peace Prize: ‘We will come out of crisis stronger than ever,’ says EU …
December 10, 2012 Comment Off 76 ViewsMr Van Rompuy Three days after picking up the peace prize, Mr Van Rompuy, the president of the European Council, who chairs monthly EU summits, will table a plan for “complete economic and
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Clinton to join Gaza ceasefire effort
November 20, 2012 Comment Off 22 ViewsHillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, is expected to leave for Israel on Tuesday, adding weight to the growing international effort for a ceasefire between Israel and the Islamist Hamas
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Storm-crippled US Northeast struggling to recover
November 3, 2012 Comment Off 25 Views• With death toll exceeding 90, the hurricane-affected U.S. Northeast is struggling to recover. • Floodwater across Hudson River are slowly receding, people in NYC are trying to
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Skydiver sets speed and YouTube record
October 15, 2012 Comment Off 56 ViewsRemarkable images of a man free-falling from the edge of space have set new records, not just for daredevil stunts but for live online viewing, as more than 8m people watched the Red Bull Stratos
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Papal pardon ‘likely’ as butler sentenced
October 7, 2012 Comment Off 54 ViewsTHE Pope's former butler is likely to be pardoned after a Vatican court sentenced him to 18 months' jail for leaking confidential documents. Father Federico Lombardi, a spokesman for the Pope,
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