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French actress linked to Hollande sues magazine over affair report
French actress Julie Gayet has initiated a privacy suit against Closer magazine over its report that she was having an affair with ...Hariri assassination trial opens at The Hague
A U.N.-backed tribunal has opened the trial against four men accused in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri.Egyptians overwhelmingly approve new constitution, says official
Egyptian officials are counting the ballots after two days of voting for a referendum on a new constitution.Donors pledge $2.4 billion to Syria at UN donor conference
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says international donors have pledged more than $2.4 billion to help those affected by the fighting in ...Egypt government holds vote on new constitution amid deadly violence
Egypt\'s vote on a new constitution entered a second day on Wednesday, in what amounted to a referendum on the military-backed government\'s ...S Korea activists launch anti-North balloons
Activists in South Korea, including some North Korean defectors who were soldiers when they lived in the North, sent propaganda-loaded balloons over ...Boeing hit by fresh 787 battery problem
Battery problems have prompted the grounding of another Boeing 787, one year after a similar issue led to a months-long global suspension ...Egypt votes in constitutional referendum
Egyptians voted for the first time since the military ousted president Mohamed Mursi on Tuesday in a constitutional referendum that may set ...Over 200 South Sudanese dead as ferry sinks in River Nile
More than 200 South Sudanese civilians have drowned in a ferry accident on the White Nile river, an army spokesman said.Israel holds state funeral service for ex-PM Ariel Sharon
The state funeral service for Israel\'s former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon took place Monday morning amid tight security, and against the backdrop ...