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FIFA group calls for November-December World Cup in Qatar
A FIFA World Cup task force on Tuesday called for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be shortened and held in ...UK security committee head steps down over cash-for-access scandal
Malcolm Rifkind, the chairman of an influential parliamentary committee which oversees the work of Britain\'s intelligence services, said on Tuesday he was ...France deploys aircraft carrier in Gulf for IS fight
France deployed an aircraft carrier in the Gulf on Monday as part of the US-led military campaign against the Islamic State jihadist ...Ukraine peace march hit by deadly blast in Kharkiv
Ukraine said on Sunday it feared unrest could spread beyond territory held by pro-Russian separatists, after an explosion killed two people at ...Oscars 2015: Polish movie Ida wins best foreign film
Black-and-white Polish drama "Ida" won the Oscar for best foreign language film on Sunday, capping a successful awards season run in which ...Hungarian PM Viktor Orban loses super-majority in parliament
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban lost his two-thirds majority in parliament in a key by-election on Sunday that could trigger a further ...Egypt quit race to host 2017 Cup of Nations
Egypt have quit the race to host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations two weeks after 19 people died outside a Cairo ...Pro-Russian rebels say agree to withdraw weapons in east Ukraine
A senior pro-Russian rebel commander said separatist forces were due to begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line in east Ukraine ...Prisoner swap boosts Ukraine ceasefire
Ukrainian forces and rebel separatists traded dozens of prisoners in a frontline eastern town, the first clear sign of progress for an ...Iran sends high-level negotiators to Geneva nuclear talks
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has dispatched his brother and atomic chief to Geneva to try to overcome hurdles in high-profile nuclear talks ...